PINHEAD Cenobite hellraiser

PINHEAD HELLRAISER ORIGINAL ILLUSTRATION ART by Frank Forte horror clive barker

ORIGINAL PEN AND INK ILLUSTRATION BY FRANK FORTE 1992

Also signed on the back with thumbprint by Frank Forte

Published in Clive Barker Appreciation Society fanzine.

Pinhead is a fictional character from the Hellraiser series, mostly serving as the main antagonist.[2] His name is derived from a sobriquet given to him by the crew of the first Hellraiser film. Nearly thirty years later, Clive Barker gave him the proper designation Hell Priest in his sequel to The Hellbound Heart, The Scarlet Gospels.

Pinhead is one of the leaders of the Cenobites, formerly humans but transformed into creatures which reside in an extradimensional realm, who travel to Earth through a puzzle box called the Lament Configuration in order to harvest human souls. His origins and the nature of the Cenobites vary depending upon the medium: while the character began as an amoral entity blindly devoted to the practice of experimental sadomasochism, later depictions have portrayed him as explicitly evil and even demonic in origin.

The character's appearance in 1987's Hellraiser marked a significant departure from the standard 1980s depiction of horror movie villains, who tended to either be completely mute, or provide glib commentary while killing their victims. Rather, Pinhead was depicted as quiet yet articulate and intelligent, drawing influence from classical cinematic depictions of Count Dracula.[6]


Frank Forte is an artist, writer and storyboard artist. He has worked on the Bob's Burgers TV Show and comic book. Frank is also a regular contributor and editor at Heavy Metal Magazine. His art and paintings have been exhibited at La Luz de Jesus Gallery, CASS Contemporary, Copro Gallery, Phone Booth Gallery, Arch Enemy Arts and Night Gallery Fine Arts among others. Frank's film and TV credits include: Insidious 4, Despicable Me 2, The Emoji Movie, LEGO: Star Wars, The Super Hero Squad Show, Marvel Heroes 4D, and more. Frank is also the publisher at Asylum Press , an indy graphic novel and comic book publisher. Since its inception in 1999, Frank has written, illustrated and published such comics as; The Vampire Verses, Warlash, Fearless Dawn, Billy Boy, The Cletus and Floyd Show.