Video Explores That Time When Kristy Cotton Became Pinhead
There’s an irony in Hellraiser fandom: Many die-hards refuse to accept anyone besides Doug Bradley playing Pinhead in film adaptations of Clive Barker’s The Hellbound Heart.
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It’s ironic for a few reasons. First of all, Bradley played Pinhead for three decades (and not since 2005!), so why not give someone else a chance? Second, Pinhead was never meant to be the intimidating antihero he became in film, rather a minion of another Cenobite. Finally, fans of the BOOM! Hellraiser comics understand that Pinhead is more of a title than a person. Leviathan’s Hell Priest is adorned with scars and nails, whoever he (or she) is. Indeed, Elliot Spenser (Pinhead’s human name) was not the first Hell Priest–or the last.
In his video below, Mr. H explores the time when Kristy Cotton (played by Ashley Laurence in the Hellraiser movies) became Pinhead. How in the hell did it happen? Watch and learn!
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