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#022422
How Mindfulness Works
"America and Europe got its hands on, on like the, the secret, the cube from Hellraiser."
— Josh
Josh used Hellraiser's puzzle cube as a metaphor for how the West misused mindfulness practices.
Feb 24, 2022
#071120
SYSK Selects: How Landfills Work
"you raised that one lady from Hellraiser from the dead"
— Josh
Used as a humorous reference when discussing stained mattresses that should be removed from landfills.
Jul 11, 2020
#032620
How COVID-19 Works
"it reminds him of Pinhead from the Hellraiser movies. Who by the way has a really good backstory."
— Josh
Josh mentions that the coronavirus under a microscope resembles Pinhead from Hellraiser, then discusses Pinhead's backstory.
Mar 26, 2020
#011120
SYSK Selects: Jellyfish - Even Cooler Than Octopi?
"Cenobites? Yeah. What is that, a Cenobun? No, Cenobites. They were the monsters in Hellraiser."
— Chuck
Chuck references Cenobites from Hellraiser while discussing the pronunciation of the scientific term 'Ceno-' in jellyfish taxonomy.
Jan 11, 2020
#102619
SYSK Selects: How Haunted House Attractions Work
"You know who did do it well, was the first couple Hellraisers. They used medical instruments to really..."
— Josh
Josh praising the original Hellraiser films for using medical instruments effectively in horror.
Oct 26, 2019
#052519
SYSK Selects: How Acne Works
"Have you ever seen Hellraiser? Yeah. Remember the woman? She was coming back regenerating."
— Chuck
Chuck references the film while describing the appearance of the subcutaneous layer of skin, comparing it to a character regenerating from the inside out.
May 25, 2019
#021619
SYSK Selects: Interpol: World Police
"the little Asian man who gives the box to Pinhead, the man who eventually becomes Pinhead"
— Chuck
Chuck references the Lament Configuration box giver character from Hellraiser while imitating Josh's Interpol impression.
Feb 16, 2019
#031018
SYSK Selects: How Cockroaches Work
"It's like the lady in Hellraiser before she fully gets all of her skin."
— Josh
Josh uses the image of a character from Hellraiser to describe what a molted cockroach looks like.
Mar 10, 2018
#020217
What's the future of virtual sex?
"It's like Hellraiser basically, right?"
— Josh
Josh compares Dr. Stuart Milloy's procedure of opening a patient's head to perform brain electrode work to the horror film Hellraiser.
Feb 2, 2017
#110116
Ham Radio and the Hams Who Use Them
"Or talking to Pinhead in Burma right before he opens that box and becomes Pinhead in Hellraiser."
— Josh
Josh jokingly references Pinhead from Hellraiser as an example of someone a ham operator might talk to at 2 AM.
Nov 1, 2016
#082316
Jellyfish: Even Cooler than Octopi?
"Cenobites? Yeah. What is that, a Cenobun? No, Cenobites. They were the monsters in Hellraiser."
— Chuck
Chuck was making a joke about the scientific term 'Cenobites' sounding like 'Cenobun' and mistakenly thought it referred to the monsters from Hellraiser.
Aug 23, 2016
#062315
How Landfills Work
"you raised that one lady from Hellraiser from the dead"
— Josh
Made a joke about a mattress stain looking like it could summon the supernatural.
Jun 23, 2015
#031715
How Anesthesia Works
"I think it's in Hellraiser. There's like a wake brain surgery as shown."
— Chuck
Chuck references Hellraiser when discussing awake brain surgery scenes in movies.
Mar 17, 2015
#103014
How Haunted House Attractions Work
"the first couple Hellraisers"
— Josh
Josh praised the early Hellraiser films for their effective use of medical instruments as horror props.
Oct 30, 2014
#081513
How Cockroaches Work
"It's like the lady in Hellraiser before she fully gets all of her skin"
— Josh
Josh uses this horror movie reference to describe what a molted cockroach looks like when it's white and vulnerable.
Aug 15, 2013
#051512
Interpol: World Police
"the little Asian man who gives the box to Pinhead, the man who eventually becomes Pinhead"
— Josh
Josh was making an impression that reminded Chuck of a character from the Hellraiser horror movie franchise.
May 15, 2012
#092011
How Acne Works
"Have you ever seen Hellraiser? Yeah. Remember the woman? She was coming back regenerating"
— Josh
Josh referenced a scene from Hellraiser to describe the gross appearance of the subcutaneous layer of skin.
Sep 20, 2011
Cast
Andrew Robinson
Larry
Clare Higgins
Julia
Ashley Laurence
Kirsty
Oliver Smith
Frank the Monster
Sean Chapman
Frank
Robert Hines
Steve
Doug Bradley
Lead Cenobite
Nicholas Vince
Chattering Cenobite
Simon Bamford
'Butterball' Cenobite
Grace Kirby
Female Cenobite
Anthony Allen
1st Victim
L
Leon Davis
2nd Victim
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