Bobbi and a now-teenage Chloe flee. Bobbi dies years later, but Chloe inherits the journals. She finishes the Elysium's design—and gives birth to a son. She names him Paul.

The film begins in the past with Philip Lemarchand, a master toymaker. Commissioned by the aristocratic occultist Duc de L'Isle, Lemarchand crafts an intricate puzzle box. Unbeknownst to him, the box is a gateway to Hell. L'Isle and his apprentice, Gambello, use the box to summon a demon, skinning a woman named Angelique to give the entity a human disguise. Realizing the horror he has unleashed, Lemarchand designs a blueprint for a counter-device capable of closing the portal forever, but he dies before he can build it. 2. New York City, 1996: The Awakening

The film follows the across three distinct eras, with Bruce Ramsay playing the lead in each:

Angelique arrives in the city and joins forces with , the iconic Hell Priest. Together, they seek to use Merchant’s building to tear open a permanent, unsealable gateway between Earth and Hell. John tries to fight back using a prototype weapon inspired by his ancestor's drawings, but he ultimately falls victim to the Cenobites' hooks. 3. Space Station Minos, 2127: The Final Configuration

Themes and tone

Originally envisioned as a complex "triptych" by screenwriter Peter Atkins and director Kevin Yagher , the film explores the Merchant bloodline's curse through three distinct eras: The Movie That Killed Pinhead — HELLRAISER: BLOODLINE