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Eye catching and enticing - the magazine covers that encourage casual newsstand sales have proved hugely receptive to the subtle lures of Pinhead, Boone, various Nightbreed and others - including the visage of the creator himself...



Pinhead / Hellraiser Covers
(Magazines G to R)

Hellraiser Cover Gallery : A to E ~ F ~ G to R ~ S to Z

...Pinhead : the horror icon whose image has been taken from the silver screen to adorn the humblest bumper sticker and fridge magnet. How could he not find his way to being the cover star of every genre magazine on the planet..? The famous box makes a few welcome appearances while Pinhead's fellow cenobites, deferring to their leader, lag a long way behind...

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Gore Gazette - No 107, August 1992
Yup. The old pillar shot on the cover of this New York listings and comment fanzine.
Gorezone - No 5, January 1988
A review of an uncut Hellbound prior to its submission to the MPAA has an ultimately appropriate picture of Channard being badly cut...
Gorezone - No 22, 1992
The sole cover appearance for CD Head heralds a magazine with an excellent Peter Atkins interview.

Hellbreed - No 1, May 1995 Hellbreed - No 2, June 1995 Hellraiser - No 1, 1990

Hellbreed - No 1, May 1995
Despite Pinhead's best efforts on issues one and two, this UK Barker-specific magazine folded after just three issues in 1995. It launched with an interview with Barker.
Hellbreed - No 2, June 1995
Pinhead again, this time with the first of a two part interview with Doug Bradley.
Hellraiser - No 1, 1990
The first issue of the UK's "Clive Barker Fan Club" contained interviews with Barker and Doug Bradley.

Horror Hound - No 9, January/February 2008 The Horror Newsletter - No 3, January 2006

Horror Hound - No 9, January/February 2008
Featuring an extensive 14-page overview of the Hellraiser films, props and merchandise, a page on Nightbreed and a pull-out poster of Clive's painting, The Twilight Dancers!
The Horror Newsletter - No 3, January 2006
Featuring an excellent interview with Hellbound's female cenobite, Barbie Wilde.

Impact - No 14, April 1988 In The Flesh - No 1, 1989 London Film and Comic Con, 8-10 July 2011

Impact - No 14, April 1988
A Hellbound set visit by this French magazine includes interviews with Barker and others.
In The Flesh - No 1, 1989
Browning's razor blade love-fest gets a front cover slot of issue one of this UK horror magazine.
London Film and Comic Con, 8-10 July 2011
Pinhead adds a headshot to this brochure showing a few of the collection of attendees at the London Film and Comic Con.

Lost Souls - Newsletter, May 2000 Lost Souls - Newsletter, July/August 2000

Lost Souls - Newsletter, May 2000
Scott Stoner's illustration 'Boxscratch' graced the cover of Deborah Gordon's first Lost Souls newsletter which contained an old 1992 Barker interview as well as a brand new interview with him, both by Cody Goodfellow.
Lost Souls - Newsletter, July/August 2000
For the next issue, Pinhead was back, reasserting his authority. Contains a transcript of the 2000 Festival of Books Q&A.

Marquee, 8-15 March 1989 The Middlesex News, 2-8 October 1987

Marquee - 8-15 March 1989
Pinhead and the Female Cenobite share billing with Gene Hackman, Danny Glover and Sigourney Weaver on Baker and Taylor's weekly video magazine as Hellbound heads for its VHS release.
The Middlesex News, 2-8 October 1987
The MetroWest Extra section of The Middlesex News placed "A cenobite creature" on the cover with an
interview with Clive on pages 2 and 3 alongside a movie review.

Midweek - 10 December 1992 Monstroid - No 3, Spring 1993

Midweek - 10 December 1992
Pinhead gets a small black and white shot as compared to his creator's full colour cover status. Contains a Barker interview.
Miramax / Dimension - 1996
The movie studios' promotional booklet that showcased their upcoming features had Pinhead in the exalted company of de Niro, Streep, Fiennes, Depp, Paltrow... need we go on?
Monstroid - No 3, Spring 1993
Whoever took this photo should have had a profit-share every time it was used... Peter Atkins discusses Hellraiser III and his novel, Morningstar.

Moviestar, June 1989 Necronomicon X Mortis, No 2, 1989

Moviestar - June 1989
Hellbound gets the German cover treatment from Moviestar.
Necronomicon X Mortis - No 2, 1989
Staring imperiously from the cover of this fanzine, Pinhead invites us to sample the delights of interviews with Geoff Portass and Doug Bradley inside.

News of the World - 18 March 2007 New Release Information, April 1988 Nexus No 3, September/October 1987

News of the World - 18 March 2007
A free copy of Hellbound on DVD with this UK Sunday tabloid results in a cover shot for Pinhead.
New Release Information - April 1988
Australia's Roadshow Home Video company put Pinhead on the cover of their monthly magazine for owners and staff of video shops and libraries...
Nexus - No 3, September/October 1987
Making use of the Frank still favoured by Shock Xpress earlier the same year, Nexus herald their Hellraiser review with the cover slot.

Nightbreed, No 6, July 1992 Nightbreed, No 9, April 1993

Nightbreed - No 6, July 1992
The Clive Barker Appreciation Society's magazine featuring a mix of news and fan art and fiction had Clive's sketch of Frank on the cover of issue 6.
Nightbreed - No 9, April 1993
Three issues later, Doc gets cover billing as the CBAS reprints a 1980s radio
interview with Clive.

Other Dimensions - No 1, Summer 1993 Revolver, December 2008

Other Dimensions - No 1, Summer 1993
Contains an interview with Barker.
Revolver - December 2008
Pinhead joins Freddy, Jason and Michael as Revolver charts its favourite horror films for Halloween 2008






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