A Look at Pinhead's Extreme Makeover

Fangoria has some terrific new shots of a re-imagined Pinhead, the unforgettable force at the center of the Hellraiser series. I always thought that Hollywood had zero idea of what to do with the Clive Barker stories back in the 1980s; you can get a lot closer to that reality now, I would suspect, and to that end, a Hellraiser remake has been planned for some time. The new designs are by Gary J. Tunnicliffe, who created the effects for the original films. Don't get too excited; this is just Tunnicliffe's work based on the idea that the producers want a different look for Pinhead. He's not involved with the remake in any capacity at this point. But then again, who is? Clive Barker has bemoaned his own lack of involvement, and the project has already shifted directors at least once. That's a shame, because this is truly one of the more unique horror franchises, both in terms of where the story goes and where the visuals can take you. I hope Pinhead looks like the one above, actually. That'd be freaky, huh? And if you need to catch up on the original (only two of them are worth watching), we've learned that Anchor Bay is releasing a new box set on April 21st, which includes the first two films and a bunch of extra features, plus the original Hellraiser on Blu-Ray. There's also a standalone Blu-Ray coming out the same day.