Christopher Young's chilling score is a highlight of Hellraiser and it's hard to imagine the movie without it. But Clive Barker's original choice was the industrial band Coil. According to the band, they withdrew from the project after getting the cold shoulder from corporate big-wigs. They also took credit for the creation of Pinhead after showing Barker a body piercing magazine.
Shortly after her father is murdered by her uncle, Kirsty is admitted into a psychiatric hospital.
The revelation of his own former humanity leaves Pinhead trapped among the writhing figures and distorted faces etched into the surface of an intricately carved pillar -- the Pillar of Souls.
This scene is titled "Hammer Horror" on the DVD inlay, though the humor may be lost on her unfortunate victim.
Henriksen's role as the Host in Hellraiser: Hellworld remains his only appearance in the series to date.
Swallowing a lit cigarette might have seemed less impressive if she hadn't been drinking so much.
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