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List of Hellraiser characters, including pictures when available. These characters from the movie Hellraiser are listed by their importance to the film, so leading roles can be found at the top of the list. From main characters to minor roles and cameos, these characters are a big part of what made the film so great. The names of the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-greatest-film-actors-and-actresses-of-all-time?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">actors and actresses</a> who portrayed each character are included below as well, so use this Hellraiser character list to find out who played your favorite role.Pinhead and Larry are a great starting point for your to rank your favorites on this listIf you want to know, "What are the character's names in Hellraiser?" then this list will answer your question.You can view this list of Hellraiser roles alphabetically by clicking on "Name" at the top of the list. If one of your favorite characters is missing, you can add them by typing in their name at the bottom of the list.

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Pinhead

Pinhead is a fictional character from the Hellraiser series, mostly serving as the main antagonist. Pinhead is the leader of the Cenobites, formerly human creatures from an extradimensional realm who travel to Earth through the Lament Configuration and harvest human souls. Depicted as intelligent and articulate, the character was deliberately presented as a departure from the mute or wise-cracking 1980s horror movie villains who preceded him, being based more on Count Dracula.

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John "Jigsaw" Kramer wants to know how far you'll push yourself just to stay alive. Like, will you cut yourself open? Take out someone else? Watch an entire Saw movie? Or 8 of them?

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It seems <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/most-popular-movie-villain-year-you-were-born/mike-mcgranaghan" target="_blank">every year</a>, new iconic villains are coming out of the woodwork. While some of us tend to <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/movie-villains-who-wore-out-their-welcome/jacob-shelton" target="_blank">despise movie villains</a>, plenty of movie-goers&nbsp;favor some of these antagonists. Whether that&#39;s due to a cool accent, <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/over-the-top-comic-book-movie-performances/tyler-mitchell" target="_blank">an over-the-top performance</a>, or an intimidating disposition, some villains just stand out - and <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/actors-who-got-big-after-playing-bad-guys/orrin-grey" target="_blank">redefine the actors playing them</a>.&nbsp;For instance, who doesn&#39;t have some type of fondness for Hannibal Lecter? How about the evil Darth Vader for that matter?&nbsp;Who are the greatest villains of all time? These movie bad guys are the scourge of the movie universe - and that&#39;s to say nothing of their <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/which-henchman-would-win-in-a-battle/matthew-ludwinski" target="_blank">loyal, powerful henchmen</a> - and you can now vote on the meanest villain ever to appear on film.

These are the greatest, most vile movie characters <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-hateable-villains-in-comedy-movies/elle-tharp" target="_blank">we love to hate</a>&nbsp;(or even <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/funny-villains-in-serious-movies/jacob-shelton" target="_blank">laugh at</a>) ranked by the wisdom of the crowd, which makes this ranking an accurate, real-time reflection of the crowd&#39;s collective opinion.

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&quot;Demons to some, angels to others.&quot; That&#39;s one of the ways we&#39;re introduced to the Cenobites in Hellraiser, horror author and director Clive Barker&#39;s most enduring contribution to the visual lexicon of horror cinema. These &quot;explorers in the further regions of experience&quot; come when you solve a puzzle box called the Lament Configuration, and usually they drag you off to join them in a labyrinth that just might be hell. Not all of the Cenobites in&nbsp;Hellraiser&nbsp;originally had names - not even the &quot;Lead Cenobite,&quot; who came to be known and loved as Pinhead - but they all have&nbsp;nicknames that stuck, and over the course of several movies, a number of other Cenobites were introduced. And&nbsp;between movies, books, and comics, the Cenobites have done some <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/worst-cenobites-moments-clive-barker/sabrina-ithal" target="_blank">pretty gruesome things</a>.

What are the Cenobites? In&nbsp;Hellraiser&nbsp;and its sequels,&nbsp;the Cenobites are explained as a&nbsp;sort of monastic order that serves Leviathan and views flesh as something to be modified and sculpted and that seems to draw no distinction between pleasure and pain. Here&#39;s a list of&nbsp;all the nastiest Cenobites from the&nbsp;Hellraiser, ranked by how vile and unpleasant they are. See if you agree!

All The Cenobites From The 'Hellraiser' Films, Ranked By Nastiness

All The Cenobites In The 'Hellraiser' Movies, Ranked By Nastiness

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Just because someone is fictional, deceased, or an entire universe doesn't stop Ranker from tossing them into Battle Royale-type tournaments against their worthiest foes.

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Machete-wielding maniacs, dream demons with a sophomoric sense of humor, and mythical creatures with a bone to pick - horror movies offer some of the most enthralling and terrifying villains in cinema. They&rsquo;re all scary as hell - but which horror villain would win a fight?&nbsp;

We&rsquo;ve seen Freddy Krueger and Jason Voorhees go toe to toe without deciding who&rsquo;s the stronger horror monster, but this time there&rsquo;s no sequel, and no box office at stake - just the worst of the worst duking it out for horror movie supremacy.

To determine who is the toughest horror movie villain, we&rsquo;re looking at a specific set of criteria: What&rsquo;s their signature weapon, and do they have a particular strength? What are their weak points? And the most important thing for a classic horror villain to have - a good catchphrase. We can&rsquo;t tell you who&rsquo;s going to be the last baddie standing - it&rsquo;s up to you to figure out who&rsquo;s the strongest movie monster.

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Horror movie villains are something of an anomaly in the film world; more often than not, the less you know about them, the more frightening they are. Unlike characters in any other genre of film, they operate on pure dream logic, and &ndash; because of that &ndash; the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-film-villain-protagonists/louis-patterson" target="_blank">best film villain protagonists</a> don&rsquo;t require a raison d&rsquo;&ecirc;tre beyond terrorizing the other characters. Unfortunately, thanks to the sequelization of literally every modern horror film, every terrifying horror villain has received some kind of terrible&nbsp;backstory.

In most instances, <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/dumbest-horror-villain-origin-stories/jacob-shelton" target="_blank">characters ruined by backstory</a> are given three or more films before a writer doles out an <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/the-10-lamest-super-hero-origins/ihateeverything">unnecessary backstory</a> for a creature that&rsquo;s meant to exist as a pure metaphor, but some horror writers don&rsquo;t even wait for a sequel to wreck a perfectly fine film and provide a sad-sack story for the creature handing out ironic punishments to teens in the original property.

Continue reading to explore the worst origins of some of <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/horror-movies-likable-villains/jacob-shelton">your favorite characters</a>.

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This is a list of the most chillingly terrifying figures in film, as ranked and voted on by horror fans. There are a lot of scary movies out there, some that stick with you in your nightmares and others you just love to peek through your fingers at while shrieking in glee - or maybe even <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-horror-movie-halloween-costumes/ranker-shopping" target="_blank">dress up as for Halloween</a>. But then there are the ones that have <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/scariest-villain-performances/williamsbrianjake" target="_blank">a particular figure in them</a>, a monster or a man or a pale child... that really makes the hairs on the back of your neck stand up - or makes you immediately <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/horror-villains-you-think-you-could-outrun/eric-vega" target="_blank">break out into a sprint</a>. Which is the scariest? Which one is the one you would LEAST like to EVER meet? Vote for your favorite <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/slasher-movie-antagonist-motivations/jacob-shelton" target="_blank">horror movie villains, killers, and otherwise freaky figures</a> and&nbsp;add any you see missing. Be&nbsp;sure to rank your own version if you really want to impact this list!

Check out more lists like <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/the-creepiest-kids-in-horror-movies/ron-mexico">Terrifying Children in Horror Films</a>, <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/dumbest-moves-made-by-every-horror-movie-victim/ranker-horror">stupid things victims do in every horror films</a>&nbsp;and <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/scariest-animal-movies-ever-made/ranker-horror">horror films based on animals</a>.&nbsp;

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People love to live dangerously, which probably leads many of you out there to lust after fictional villains from pop culture. For one reason or another, people crush on villains, often attracted to their powers, their nefarious agendas, or their aptitude for emotional manipulation.&nbsp;*Swoons.&nbsp;That being said, usually people know their crushes on villainous fictional characters get into some awkward territory, especially if you're crushing on some sexy monsters. But in the same way some people can't help but be bad, other people can't help but be compelled by the bad boys and girls out there. Ranker reached out to you, the people reading the articles, to ask &quot;&quot;which villain are you weirdly attracted to, even though you know it's wrong?&quot;&nbsp;Included below are the crushes you told us about on our&nbsp;Facebook page, and why you find their bad sides just&nbsp;so good.A number of villainous women&nbsp;on this list make sense, as they will sometimes use&nbsp;their charms to get what they want. But villainous males are just as capable of detonating charm bombs, and in some ways much more insidiously. All of them somehow made their way into your affections, an implication that you may not be as good a person as you previously thought. Well, at least you have company!

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There&#39;s nothing worse than getting to the end of a movie and watching as a villain who&#39;s racked up millions of dollars in property damage, committed multiple homicides, and kicked a dog, is rewarded for his poor conduct with a slap on the wrist. Villains who got off easy are all over the spectrum of film, and it&#39;s just as frustrating to see it happen to a supervillain as&nbsp;it is when a cartoon cat doesn&#39;t have to face the music for its attempted mass-mice murder.

These aren&#39;t villains who got away to get their crime on another day, but baddies who were stopped and let off too easily following a series of horrific events. Some of these evildoers didn&#39;t just get an easy out - they were actually rewarded for their bad behavior.&nbsp;

None of these villains suffered as much as they should have, but it&#39;s up to you to decide which of their easy outs is the most frustrating.&nbsp;

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Immortality is a common theme in fiction. It often explores many different themes, from what it means to live forever, to what it’s like to see the world change around you. Many fictional immortal characters deal with eternal loneliness. Characters like The Doctor from &quot;Doctor Who&quot; and the vampire Lestat are constantly looking for companions to spend their eternal, never ending days with, even if they know the company is only temporary.Many fictional immortal characters are supernatural beings, such as vampires, highlanders, and aliens. The most famous immortal vampires include Dracula, Barnabas Collins, and practically the entire cast of &quot;True Blood,&quot; and &quot;Twilight.&quot;Other times immortality comes from a special, even magical source as in the cases of Dorian Gray, Ra’s al Ghul, and Jesse Tuck.Who is your favorite immortal character? This list features some of the most famous immortal characters to ever appear in fiction, whether it be books, TV, film, or comic books.

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What is goth? For starters, it's black, it's bleak, and it's ~mysterious~. 

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Goths have been a source of curiosity, outrage, self-expression, and fear since the 1970s. Inspired by <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/new-romantic-bands-and-musicians/reference?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">the New Romantic</a> fashions and Edwardian era, the goth umbrella is wide but cohesive, with various genres reaching beyond the traditional modern subculture represented by some of the best goths in movies today.&nbsp;

<a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-goth-characters-tv/oliver-pretl-drummond/edit" target="_blank">Goth representation </a>began long before this concrete subculture developed. Gothic literature has existed since the late 18th century, and some of the media&#39;s most beloved goths made their first appearance on the silver screen. From 1915 to today, the best goth characters - including a fair number of <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/most-goth-comic-book-characters/oliver-pretl-drummond" target="_blank">comic-book goths</a> - have sent our cultural environment to darker&nbsp;and more romantic depths, and the best goth characters in movies prove that.&nbsp;

The Most Memorable Goth Characters From Movies

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Every now and then, a horror film comes out that actually scares you. The writing is brilliant, the villain is terrifying, and you have to sleep facing the door with the lights on&nbsp;for the next few weeks. But most of the time, horror films are just there to keep you amused for a couple of hours.&nbsp;

Given that fact, a lot of <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/horror-movie-villains-low-self-esteem/maggie-clancy?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">horror movie villains</a> are not actually that scary. We decided to survey the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/supposedly-scary-movie-monsters-a-child-could-fight/jacob-shelton" target="_blank">weakest ones</a>. Which&nbsp;cinematic monster could you totally beat up in&nbsp;a hand-to-hand fight?&nbsp;Let&#39;s get down to the facts: their strengths, their weaknesses, and their most humiliating defeats.&nbsp;

13 Horror Villains You Could Totally Beat Up

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List of the fictional monsters you’d least like to have after you. Big or small, slimy or humanoid, these are the monsters that have made you afraid to enter darkened rooms -- the monsters you’d least like to have to run from. From classic monsters such as Godzilla to 21st century baddies, you’ll find them here.&nbsp;While it’s true that filmmakers sometimes create monsters or baddies that are laughable (was anyone scared of the creatures in “Troll 2”?), they sometimes come up with creatures so bone-chilling that viewers are left searching for their night-lights. Think about it -- would you want to encounter beings like the ones found in “The Descent”? Or, imagine the blob coming after you in the dark of night; although a big mound of goo may not sound frightening, you’d probably be wise to run for your life if it did decide to take you.&nbsp;Why is it, then, that viewers keep watching horror movies, knowing that they might come out of the theater worried that one of these great fictional monsters will be after them? No one knows, at least not conclusively. Some claim viewers enjoy the fright of movie monsters because they allow exploration of pent-up fears or aggressions; others claim the attraction to horror movies is a holdover of the ‘rite of passage.’ No matter the reason, though, you only have to look at box office figures to see that horror movies and fictional monsters are perennially popular.&nbsp;This list contains some of the most frightening movie creatures of all time. These are the monsters that will in all likelihood be scaring movie watchers for decades to come. Maybe you love the kaiju (such as Mothra) or maybe you love the traditionally supernatural -- either way, this list is full of the fictional monsters you wouldn’t want to run from.

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Haven’t you ever wondered about the full names of villains? No one is actually named “Leatherface” or “Ultron.” That’s why we’re peeling back the curtain and taking a look at real villain names. Nothing's more exciting in a new film or television show than the promise of a truly evil villain. Someone that you feel like could slither their way off of the screen and hide in your bedroom until you're fast asleep; someone that makes you want to root for the good guy. Baddies like that only come around every so often, and when they do they great names to match their abhorrent personalities. Characters like Leatherface, Pennywise the Clown, and Ultron aren’t just cool, they inform us of who we’ll be dealing with for the duration of the film.If you’re a villain and you want to strike fear in the heart of your victims, you’ve got to pick a name that not only scares the heebie jeebies out of everyone, but that sums up your whole deal. Some villainous names are way too vague, and they leave the viewer wanting more. Well that's why this list digs around the archives and comes up with the real names of some of the most <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-all-time-worst-people-in-history?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">famous villains in history</a>. Vote up the best full names of the most vile villains, and you think that somebody read your favorite bad guy’s birth certificate wrong, drop some knowledge in the comments.

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All of the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/the-best-slasher-movies/all-genre-movies-lists?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">best slasher movies</a> understand one simple rule: it&#39;s the characters that make a film great. No matter how many chases through a cornfield with a chainsaw, skinny dipping sessions with attractive lovers, or scenes where people decide to inexplicably &quot;split up,&quot; a slasher movie rarely hits its mark if the characters don&#39;t resonate with the audience.

Slasher movies have been around in their current form since the &#39;80s, and they really haven&#39;t changed much since. But as their legacies have come and gone, what&#39;s remained is the iconic characters that they&#39;ve left behind - whether they&#39;re the ones doing the slashing or the ones getting slashed.

These slasher characters are more than the screaming blonde teenagers or the mindless knife-wielding maniacs that the worst slasher movies have in spades. It&#39;s the great characters that are equal parts stupid, funny, fearless, maniacal, and cowardly. Whether you&#39;re a Voorhees or a Myers fan, there&#39;s no denying that it&#39;s the characters in slasher movies that keep us all coming back for more.

So slap on a bathing suit, ignore the no swimming past dark signs, and vote up the best slasher characters. And if your personal favorite character(s) is missing, add them to the list!

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We all (occasionally) enjoy watching people get slain&nbsp;in horror films, but we seldom think of the villain&#39;s overall kill counts.&nbsp;If you had to guess, which horror movie monster would you say has killed the most people in their movies? Is it Freddy? Jason? Michael Myers? Luckily for you, we&#39;ve listed your favorite horror characters from the most slayings to the least, with compilation videos to back up the numbers.

Count down the scariest horror movie villains as we chronicle their every hack, slash, stab, and more. Check out other great lists on Ranker as well, like the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-greatest-horror-films-ever-made" target="_blank">Best Horror Movies of All Time</a>, the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/the-creepiest-kids-in-horror-movies/ron-mexico" target="_blank">Creepiest Kids in Horror Movies</a>, or <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-horror-movie-villain-demises/megan-summers" target="_blank">The Most Satisfying Horror Villain Deaths</a>.

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Astrology and goth culture are two peas in a dark pod - so why not develop a hypothetical list matching the most well-known goth guys from film and&nbsp;TV with each of the astrological signs? The <a href="https://www.astrology-zodiac-signs.com/" target="_blank">zodiac</a> is broken up into 12&nbsp;distinct signs, each one defined by unique&nbsp;traits caused by astrological alignments on one&#39;s&nbsp;date of birth. From fiery Aries to watery Pisces, people under each sign possess specific strengths and weaknesses, characteristics, and desires.&nbsp;

The macabre and black-clad characters on this list all exist on different parts of the goth subculture spectrum. Moody, misunderstood, and ostracized, these guys represent peoples&#39;&nbsp;darkest thoughts and feelings made flesh. Well, fictional flesh.

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Pinhead has dished out his own brand of BDSM judgement throughout 10 films, two books, and a series of comics, each building the story behind Hellraiser. For those of you who need to have your memory jogged, Pinhead, or “The Hell Priest,” is <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/worst-cenobites-moments-clive-barker/sabrina-ithal" target="_blank">a Cenobite</a> who straddles our dimension and his own world of pain and pleasure. Whenever someone is depraved enough to find their way to this demon, he and his crew appear out of the walls to torture their unsuspecting victims for eternity. When audiences saw the first film in Clive Barker’s series, they were immediately enthralled by&nbsp;Pinhead. Not only were his features&nbsp;both disgusting and tantalizing, but he didn’t behave the same way that Jason or Freddy did. Pinhead was a villain as&nbsp;disturbing as he was inventive. This&nbsp;demon had a secret, and&nbsp;fans craved&nbsp;more Pinhead backstory.&nbsp;And know, we finally <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/sw-extended-universe-things-to-last-jedi/nathan-gibson?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">know what happened</a> to make him such an intense creature.&nbsp;

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