Hellraiser
part of Hellraiser

Hellraiser is a 1987 British horror film exploring the themes of sadomasochism, pain as a source of pleasure, and morality under duress and fear.

The story resolves around the original creator of the Lament Configuration, a French toymaker named Philip Lemarchand, commissioned by Duc de L'Isle, a wealthy Aristocrat, master of the dark arts who wished to open a gateway to Hell in order to enslave a demon. The story takes place in 1784 France. It presents the story of the later Lemarchand/Merchant bloodline and their unconscious bond with the Lament Configuration, and a plot to create a new design, the Elysium Configuration, able to close the gateway opened by the first box and destroy the Cenobites.

Hellraiser: Inferno is a psychological thriller take on the Hellraiser series. The plot follows the descent into obsession and madness for a detective who discovers the Lament Configuration while working on a series of ritualistic murders.

Pinhead appears to return in the eighth Hellraiser film to terrorize five friends who are Hellraiser fans addicted to an online computer game called Hellworld.