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{{Distinguish|Pinhead}}
{{Character
| individual name       = {{BASEPAGENAME}}
| aliases               = [[Pinhead]]<br>[[Elliot Spencer]]<br>[[Captain Elliot Spencer]]
| film                  = 
| franchise             = [[Hellraiser]]
| image                 = [[File:Lead Cenobite 003.jpg|center|250px]]
| notability            = {{Antagonist}}
| type                  = 
| race                  = {{Cenobite}}
| gender                = {{Male char}}
| base of operations    = [[Hell]]
| known relatives       = 
| status                = {{Alive}}
| born                  = 
| died                  = 
| 1st appearance        = ''[[Hellraiser (1987)]]''
| final appearance      = 
| actor                 = [[Doug Bradley]]<br>[[Stephan Smith Collins]]
}}
'''The Lead Cenobite''', colloquially referred to as ''Pinhead'' is the central antagonist from the ''[[Hellraiser]]'' film franchise. The character was created by author [[Clive Barker]] and first appeared in the [[1986]] novella ''The Hellbound Heart''. Pinhead made his first film appearance in the [[1987]] film ''[[Hellraiser (1987)|Hellraiser]]'' where he was played by [[Doug Bradley]]. In the first and second films in the series, Pinhead was presented as the enigmatic leader of a breed of [[demons]] known as Cenobites. Traditionally, demons actively seek to seduce or corrupt mortal beings, but in the case of the Cenobites, the process is actually in reverse. The Cenobites respond to those seeking the ultimate forbidden pleasures, and are summoned once an individual solves the riddle of the Lament Configuration, which takes the form of an ornate, cube-shaped puzzle box. In the third film in the franchise, ''[[Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth (1992)|Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth]]'', it is revealed that Pinhead was once a mortal himself named Elliot Spencer. Pinhead's fourth appearance was in ''[[Hellraiser: Bloodline (1996)|Hellraiser: Bloodline]]'', which marked the final film in the series to be released theatrically. Pinhead appeared in five more sequels, albeit briefly, all of which were released direct-to-video. For the [[2011]] sequel, ''[[Hellraiser: Revelations]]'', regular actor Doug Bradley refused to work on the project and the role of Pinhead was taken up by actor [[Stephan Smith Collins]]. The character has also been featured in numerous comic book titles including Clive Barker's ''Hellraiser'', ''Hellraiser/Nightbreed: Jihad'' and the short-lived ''Pinhead'' comic book series by Marvel Comics.
 
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== External Links ==
* {{imdb|character/ch0008734/}}
* [[Wikipedia:Pinhead (Hellraiser)|Lead Cenobite at Wikipedia]]
* [http://cenobite.wikia.com/wiki/Pinhead Lead Cenobite at the Cenobite Wiki]
* [http://hellraiser.wikia.com/wiki/Pinhead Lead Cenobite at the Hellraiser Wiki]
* [http://horror-movies.wikia.com/wiki/Pinhead Lead Cenobite at the Horror Film Wiki]

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