Clive Barker says that since Hellraiser was being filmed during the apex of horror films such as Friday the 13th, Halloween, and A Nightmare on Elm Street, the producers suggested that Pinhead should be a more lighthearted character and occasionally crack jokes. Barker refused and said he wanted Pinhead to be more a more austere character in the vein of Christopher Lee’s portrayals of Dracula. - Creepy Catalog
Art by Colm Geoghegan