Demon to some. Angel to others.

A hedonistic man finds a mysterious puzzle box that summons a group of gruesome beings known as the Cenobites. These otherworldly entities open the doors to a dominion where pain and pleasure are indivisible.
In Hellraiser, consciousness is carried by monsters and creatures — a plane of “carnal labyrinth”. The story fights on E8/E9 of the E0–E14 reality ladder, compressing pain, pleasure, desire, culture, mortality.