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Fornicus, Lord of Bondage and Pain, commonly referred to as the Hell Lord, is one of the Monsters kept inside the Facility. He is widely speculated to be a cenobite or similar humanoid creature that worships pain and suffering.

He was listed on the whiteboard under the Hell Lord nickname, being bet on by Gary Sitterson. Fornicus was seen several times during the film. He was released in the second wave of the System Purge. He was portrayed by Greg Zach.

Physical Description and Attributes[]

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Fornicus, accompanied by his two servant minions.

Fornicus appears as a tall, somewhat muscular man. He is bald and does not appear to have much, if any, facial hair. His eyes are a deep tealish-grey color. Fornicus can be easily distinguished by the large pieces of circular saw blades embedded into his skull with blood dripping from them. He wears a full body, leather-like vest. Fornicus is always seen holding his iconic puzzle sphere, which is what is used to summon him from the Cabin's cellar.

In addition to Fornicus, there are two minions that accompany him; the Male Hell Lord Minion and the Female Hell Lord Minion. The male minion is only seen once, during the System Purge, while the female is only seen in the film's visual companion.

Appearances[]

The first time Fornicus is seen in the film is during the elevator scene, where Dana and Marty have been sent into the Facility's underground complex. Dana stares into his cube where he is standing in the shadows, a neutral but intimidating expression on his face. The sighting of Fornicus is significant, as Dana recognizes the puzzle sphere in his hands is identical, if not the same as the one they saw earlier in the basement, confirming her suspicions that their journey to the cabin was all a setup by the Facility.

During the System Purge, Fornicus was released during the second wave of Monsters. In a later scene when multiple cameras were showing different areas of the Facility during the chaos of the purge, Fornicus, along with the Male Hell Lord Minion, are seen in a dimly lit stairwell, where a Facility worker is restrained upside down by chains. The male minion walks slowly towards Fornicus with a strange, almost ritualistic looking blade.

In addition, Fornicus was among the monsters portrayed in the Universal Orlando Attraction Halloween Horror Nights 23 in 2013.

Illustrations of Fornicus can be seen in the film's visual companion, along with footage of him and his minions in behind the scenes footage.

Inspiration[]

Fornicus appears to be a direct reference to Pinhead from the Hellraiser franchise, though he has sawblades embedded in his head instead of nails, likely for copyright purposes. In addition, Pinhead often appears accompanied by two other cenobites, a male and a female.

Trivia[]

  • Assuming that his nature and abilities correspond to the Hellraiser series and he is in fact a reference to Pinhead, Fornicus and his acolytes would likely be some of the more powerful and dangerous entities imprisoned in the Facility.

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