Butcher Knife Division - Pinhead vs The Tall Man

I voted for the Tall Man, just on a count of his psychological prowess.

Pinhead keeps changing identities. In the original two movies, he is simply the leader of the Cenobites. In the original Hellraiser, Frank is the villain and Pinhead is merely the being who ends him. With Christy in the room, Pinhead commands her to leave, saying "this is not for your eyes, child."

All of a sudden, in the 3rd film, he is free of the Cenobites and is essentially an evil demon. He stays that was for a few movies, and in the final films in the series (the prequels) becomes a Cenobite again. Make up your mind.

Tall Man, played by the ALWAYS creepy Angus Scrimm, is a question mark from start to finish, and is essentially (it appears) immortal. He keeps on coming, single minded of purpose. He speaks, cryptically, and in stark contrast from every other slasher I know of, he seem to actually RESPECT his protagonists.

Pinhead is a great character, and has the name recognition. But The Tall Man was a better killer with a better explanation, though Pinhead has the best backstory (other than Candyman) of them all.