Pinhead shows up for a little while in the first movie before meeting his end in the second one. He dies at the hands of the pic's true antagonist, newly minted Cenobite Dr. Chennard. ... Her escape leads directly into Hellraiser 2, where Pinhead actually shows up in Kirsty's defense against the aforementioned Chennard.

What happens at the end of Hellraiser 2?

"Hellbound: Hellraiser II" ends with two moving men discovering the bloody mattress that Julia died on. ... Though he is killed during the showdown with Dr. Channard (Kenneth Graham) earlier on, it goes without saying that horror franchises always find unique ways to bring their icons back.

How does Pinhead come back in Hellraiser 3?

Following the events of Hellbound: Hellraiser II, in which the demon Pinhead (Bradley) is imprisoned in a statue, he resurrects himself by absorbing the life force of unlucky humans.