Movie connections for
Hellraiser (1987) More at IMDbPro »

Followed by

Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988)
Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth (1992)
Hellraiser: Bloodline (1996)
Hellraiser: Inferno (2000) (V)
Hellraiser: Hellseeker (2002) (V)
Hellraiser: Deader (2005) (V)
Hellraiser: Hellworld (2005) (V)

Remade as

Hellraiser (2011)

Edited into

Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988)
Hellraiser: Resurrection (2000) (V)
 -  many scenes shown

Spin off

The Hellraiser Chronicles: A Question of Faith (2005)
Tortured Souls: Animae Damnatae (2009)

References

A Clockwork Orange (1971)
 -  55 Ludovico Place is a reference to the Ludovico treatment in A Clockwork Orange
The Shining (1980)

Referenced in

"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Fugitive Alien (#4.10)" (1991)
 -  "Heckraiser"
Serial Mom (1994)
 -  A poster of one of Uncle Frank's victims is visible in Chip's room.
"The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror V (#6.6)" (1994)
 -  Pinhead is in Moe's band of gouls.
Shivers (1995) (VG)
Scream (1996/I)
Unter die Haut (1997) (TV)
Event Horizon (1997)
Cube (1997)
Gex: Enter the Gecko (1998) (VG)
 -  One of the levels is called "Smellraiser"
Shrieker (1998)
Dark City (1998)
Tainted (1998/I)
Bride of Chucky (1998)
 -  When John Ritter's character is killed by Chucky and Tiffany firing nails into his face, Chucky says that it reminds him of someone
All of the Dead (2000)
 -  At the end of All of the Dead, a character who bears a striking resemblance to Pinhead appears.
Paranoid (2000/III)
 -  one of the characters name is hallraiser
The Dead Hate the Living! (2000)
The Bogus Witch Project (2000) (TV)
Hellbound: Hellraiser II - Lost in the Labyrinth (2000) (V)
 -  mentionned a few times
Mulholland Dr. (2001)
Bones (2001)
Playboy: Inside the Playboy Mansion (2002) (TV)
Scooby-Doo (2002)
"Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Conversations with Dead People (#7.7)" (2002)
 -  Andrew: "I feel like we're in Hellraiser. I hate Pinhead."
Star Trek: Nemesis (2002)
Hellraiser 2003 Live DVD (2003) (V)
 -  Has borrowed the name and a character (Lead Cenobite) from this movie
Subterano (2003)
Jason vs. Sadako (2003)
 -  Character
The 100 Greatest Scary Moments (2003) (TV)
 -  Makes the countdown, is talked about.
Clive Barker: Raising Hell (2004) (V)
 -  Film is discussed
'Salem's Lot (2004) (TV)
Frostbite (2005) (V)
 -  Casey compares Billy's acupunctured butt to "that guy from Hellraiser".
Cursed (2005)
 -  A cenobite (pinhead) statue can be seen in the nightclub.
"Robot Chicken: That Hurts Me (#1.19)" (2005)
 -  Pinhead is a guest on Big Brother
Transformations: Looking Back at 'The Fly II' (2005) (V)
 -  mentioned once
The Devil's Chair (2006)
 -  Nick mentions the movie.
Hellraiser: Prophecy (2006)
 -  Butterball cenobite
The Making of 'Event Horizon' (2006) (V)
 -  mentioned once
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon (2006)
 -  Eugene has a Hellraiser keepsake in his house.
The House That Freddy Built (2006) (V)
 -  Title referenced.
"Torchwood: Everything Changes (#1.1)" (2006)
 -  The janitor says that the alien reminds him of Hellraiser.
Saw III (2006)
 -  The first victim is chained like in the first Hellraiser movie
The Thirst (2006/I)
 -  "bunch of idiots dressed like 'Hellraiser' "
"The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror XVII (#18.4)" (2006)
 -  Someone's Halloween joke credit is "Pinhead Adamson", in homage to the villain from this film.
Demons to Others: The Making of 'Hellraiser: Prophecy' (2007)
 -  Cast and crew interviewed.
"The Simpsons: Stop or My Dog Will Shoot (#18.20)" (2007)
 -  Pinhead appears on Bart's' fantasy.
"Psych: 65 Million Years Off (#2.2)" (2007)
 -  Shawn mentions Pinhead.
"South Park: Imaginationland: Episode II (#11.11)" (2007)
 -  Pinhead is one of the Imaginationland villains.
"South Park: Imaginationland: Episode III (#11.12)" (2007)
 -  Pinhead is in Imaginationland.
South Park: Imaginationland (2008) (V)
 -  Pinhead is in Imaginationland.
Entre les murs (2008)
 -  One of the students wears a Pinhead T-shirt
Capitalism: The Movie (2008)
 -  The pubic's cube demon

Featured in

Fear in the Dark (1991) (TV)
 -  features footage from this
Boogeymen: The Killer Compilation (2001) (V)
The 100 Greatest Scary Moments (2003) (TV)
 -  Clips are shown.
Super Secret Movie Rules: Slashers (2004) (TV)
 -  The episode feutures clips from Hellraiser

Spoofed in

Transylvania Twist (1989)
 -  Pinhead has a little cameo
Scooby-Doo (2002)
Bugi Fiction (2003) (V)
 -  The character of Needlehead is a spoof of Pinhead from Hellraiser.
Chasing Jason (2004)
 -  Stars Pinhead
Skankobite (2005)
 -  A trailer-trash interpretation of the Hellraiser mythos
"Family Guy: Meet the Quagmires (#5.18)" (2007)
 -  We see a sketch involving Hellraiser playing a prank on his wife.
"Robot Chicken: Slaughterhouse on the Prairie (#3.13)" (2007)
 -  Pinhead wants a new look
"Robot Chicken: Tubba-Bubba's Now Hubba-Hubba (#3.15)" (2008)
 -  Pinhead and the Cenobites join Girls Gone Wild

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