This was the last film in the franchise to receive a wide theatrical release before the series moved to direct-to-video sequels.
The narrative of Bloodline is ambitious, weaving together three distinct time periods to tell a complete story of human obsession and demonic retribution. 18th Century France: The Beginning
Horrified, Philippe watches the Duc transformed into a ravenous, skinless creature. The Cenobites leave, but Philippe finds he cannot destroy the box. It whispers to him in his sleep. He spends the next forty years building a second, secret box—a —designed to reverse the first. He dies before completing it, but his last words to his son are a warning: "The bloodline must finish what I began. Build the Elysium. Seal the gate."
