Once there had been a movie filmed without him, Doug Bradley was out and he didn’t return for “Hellraiser: Judgment,” either. Still, neither did his replacement, Stephan Smith Collins. Instead, Paul T. Taylor took over the role of Pinhead in “Hellraiser: Judgment,” becoming the third actor to play the character. The version of the character in this, the tenth “Hellraiser” film, returns the fearsome creature’s appearance to the bloodied, stuck-together, skin-square vision of the Hell Priest’s flesh, making him frightening again.
In real life, Taylor is much more handsome than his horror-movie villain would suggest. In selfies shared on his Instagram, he looks like a nice guy, not the sort of demon who would trap you for eternity in the Labyrinth. Unlike many of the people behind “Hellraiser” villains, Taylor has had a prolific career in a variety of films, and not just within the horror genre … which perhaps tells you something about his fairly wholesome and attractive looks.
In an interview with Dread Central, the actor said that he got great feedback for his version of the character, which was a huge relief. “I’m getting some really good reactions from the hardcore fans, and that was one of the major things that I was worried about, and I honestly couldn’t be happier,” he said.
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