Walmart has such sights to show you. The retail giant is apparently in the extradimensional sadomasochism game, as they now sell the puzzle box from Hellraiser as, why not, a kids toy.
Marketed as a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) building toy, the Hellraiser puzzle box has this description on the Walmart website: “The configuration puzzle cube can move and change shape like in a movie. It can be an educational toy to help children build self-esteem and confidence, develop spatial awareness, train memory skills, and exercise hand-eye coordination.”
The Hellraiser puzzle box depicted is known as the Lament Configuration, designed by the fictional Philip LeMarchand. And since it is used as a door to other dimensions, you absolutely do not want your child to solve it–unless you want Butterball and Chatterer the Cenobites reading “Goodnight Moon” to them before bed.
Reviews are certainly having fun with the puzzle box’s inclusion as a toy. One reads, “My uncle frank bought this toy for me and it was a lot of fun. A real brain teaser and almost tore my soul apart,” while another reads, “This will help the Cenobites to capture your child and take them to the Cenobite dimension. Great Fun!” You, too, can summon Pinhead and his friends for the low price of just $28.98!
There are currently 11 films in the Hellraiser franchise, with the most recent coming out just this year, with Jamie Clayton taking over the role of Pinhead, after Paul T. Taylor, Stephan Smith Collins and, of course, Doug Bradley, who portrayed the Cenobite for eight films. Hellraiser is currently one of the best-reviewed in the series.
How do you feel about the puzzle box from Hellraiser being used as a learning device? What other horror device would make an excellent kids toy?