What else has Pinhead appeared in after that? People teach you what they want they educate you in what you’ve done. And that had to tell you something, right? People were choosing an image to identify what the movie was, and he wasn’t a significant part of it. Soon after the movie opened, we saw that almost every photograph that was printed from the movie was of the guy with the pins in his head. When did you first get the idea that Pinhead was turning into this cult figure? Not so much in the book, but when the movie came along, people really liked the character. Pinhead, or the character called Pinhead by some, was a minor character in that book. That started the whole thing off, many years ago.

Your character Pinhead first appeared in a novella called The Hellbound Heart. Visit to listen to the interview or other episodes. This interview first appeared on ’s The Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy podcast, which is hosted by David Barr Kirtley and produced by John Joseph Adams. His most recent book is a new Harry DʼAmour/Pinhead tale, The Scarlet Gospels. In addition to his work in Hollywood, he is the best-selling, award-winning author of many novels, such as The Damnation Game, Weaveworld, Imajica, The Thief of Always, and Sacrament. He has written and directed other films as well, such as Lord of Illusions and Nightbreed, and other works of his have been adapted to film by others, such as his short story “The Forbidden,” which was made into the film Candyman. He is probably best known for writing and directing the Hellraiser films, featuring his iconic character Pinhead. Clive Barker is a legendary horror writer and filmmaker.

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