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Chatterer is a major antagonist from the Hellraiser series. He is a supporting antagonist in Hellraiser and Hellbound: Hellraiser II. He also appears as a minor antagonist in the 2022 reboot of Hellraiser which is an adaptation of and a prequel to Clive Barker's 1986 horror novella The Hellbound Heart.
He is a Cenobite who is led by his Priest Pinhead and dutifully serves him in their pursuit for their victims to be taken to the Labyrinth under their god Leviathan's command.
He was portrayed by Nicholas Vince in the first film and its sequel and also by Kevin Cole in his human form, he was also portrayed by Jolene Andersen in Hellraiser: Revelations. In the 2022 reboot however, he was portrayed by Jason Liles.
Biography[]
Hellraiser film series[]
Early life[]
He was originally a child and an orphan from the late 19th century named Jim before he was pulled into the Labyrinth and severely mutilated into his current form. Like all cenobites, he is clad in black leather. His mouth is stretched open by eight hooks tipped wires exposing his namesake chattering teeth. His tan skin has been warped and burned and scarring covers his nose and eyes. He would go on to loyally serve Pinhead for many years to come.
Hellraiser[]
After Kirsty Cotton opens the Lament Configuration after solving it, she is confronted by Pinhead and the cenobites. Chatterer approaches a terrified Kirsty, subdues and gags her with his fingers as she tearfully begs for her life. She offers a deal in exchange for her freedom and that is to lead them to her uncle, Frank Cotton who was the lover of her aunt Julia and one of their previous victims and had escaped the Labyrinth. Pinhead seemingly accepts and as a result, Chatterer lets her go as the cenobites disappear.
Later, Kirsty is cornered by Frank but before he could rape her, Pinhead and the cenobites appear. Chatterer and the cenobites watch as Pinhead summons his hook-chains to restrain Frank and tear him apart. However, Pinhead decides to not hold his end of the bargain, making Kirsty his next target but before the cenobites could take her, she solves the puzzle box once again and banishes them all back to the Labyrinth.
Hellbound: Hellraiser II[]
The cenobites (inc. Chatterer) cross paths with Kirsty once again however, instead of bargaining with them like she previously did, she reminds them of their past lives as humans by showing Pinhead an old photograph of him as his human-self Captain Elliott Spencer causing them to vaguely remember their past lives. Phillip Channard, who is now a powerful cenobite thanks to Julia Cotton appears and kills all of the cenobites, including Pinhead and The Chatterer, transforming them back into their human forms.
Hellraiser: Revelations[]
Chatterer makes an appearance as she is among the cenobites who under Pinhead's command, brings Nico Bradley to the Labyrinth to be severely tortured and mutilated after he solves the puzzle box. Nico however is able to communicate through the puzzle box orders his unwilling best friend Steven Craven to bring him back by sacrificing several victims for him. Steven eventually balks at his friend's request, Nico kills Steven and takes his skin. Dying, Steven uses the puzzle box to contact the Cenobites to become one of them to get revenge.
Chatterer is later present when Steven's sister Emma opens the puzzle box, summoning him, Pinhead and the other cenobites who intents to take Nico with them to the Labyrinth once again. Nico is eventually killed by Emma's father Ross and the cenobites swiftly takes Emma's mother Sarah to replace Nico.
Hellraiser (2022)[]
In the reboot, Chatterer is among the cenobites who are pursuing Riley McKendry and her friends. After Riley threatens to dispose the Configuration Box, Pinhead forcefully deals with her to sacrifice her friends in exchange for her brother Matt back, who was previously taken to the Labyrinth and was tortured and flayed. Due to Riley's defiantness, Pinhead orders the cenobites to attack them and the Chatterer corners both Riley and her boyfriend Trevor against a stone wall with a steel gate, he manages to bite a chunk off of Trevor's arm but before he could do more harm, Riley stabs him in the chest with the blade from the Configuration box, causing him to briefly pause. Chatterer then takes several steps back and stands out in the open road, awaiting his fate. Pinhead summons her hook-chains and tears him apart with it, seemingly killing him.
Other Appearances[]
Look, See[]
In this story, written by Nicholas Vince himself and not canonical with the film saga (presumably comparable to the literary canon of the franchise formed by the books Hellraiser: A Film By Clive Barker, Scarlet Gospels and Hellraiser: The Toll), Chatterer is a stand-up comedian, experienced in the 1930s and specialized in black humor. Having come into possession of the Lament Configuration Box, he accidentally summons the Hell Priest (the incarnation of Pinhead belonging to this continuity), Female Cenobite and Butterball and is transformed into a Cenobite by them.
Dead by Daylight[]
Chatterer makes an appearance in the online multiplayer game Dead by Daylight as an alternate skin for Pinhead, one noteworthy thing about this skin is that it replaces Pinhead’s usual voice lines with the sounds of him chattering his teeth.
Gallery[]
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Trivia[]
- Chatterer's appearance inspired Resident Evil 3's Nemesis.
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