Hell House LLC: Stephen Cognetti Teases Future Story After Lineage Cliffhanger

Although Hell House LLC: Lineage was presented as the final chapter of Stephen Cognetti’s found-footage horror franchise, the filmmaker isn’t ruling out a return to the terrifying world of the Abaddon Hotel. In fact, Cognetti has confirmed that he already has another story in mind, though its eventual format remains uncertain.

The fifth installment ended with a major revelation that left the door open for more of the franchise’s mythology. While the film appeared to bring the series to a close, its final moments raised new questions about a significant figure previously believed to be dead.

Now, in a conversation with Variety, Cognetti has addressed whether audiences might eventually see another chapter in the Hell House LLC universe.

“There is a future story,” the filmmaker confirmed.

Hell House LLC Could Continue Beyond Lineage

Cognetti explained that the cliffhanger at the end of Lineage was intentional, despite the movie being described as the franchise’s final installment.

“The fifth one, for better or for worse, ended on a cliffhanger, and that was always the intention,” he said.

However, continuing the story on screen may prove difficult. Cognetti is currently focused on other projects, including the upcoming folk horror movie A Body in the Woods, starring Emma Roberts. He also pointed to behind-the-scenes complications that make producing another Hell House LLC movie difficult at this stage.

“But making those films is impossible for where I’m at right now, for a lot of behind-the-scenes reasons. But I would always love to tell more of the story. I just don’t know how it would ever be able to happen.”

The filmmaker hasn’t ruled out alternative ways of expanding the franchise. Among the possibilities he mentioned are a novel or graphic novel, which could explore the events of the existing films while finally delivering the conclusion audiences are waiting for.

“I’ve always said that there might be a novel, a graphic novel, to not only tell the final chapter, but also flesh out more of the story that we’ve seen,” Cognetti explained. “In terms of a movie, there’s nothing on the horizon yet, but I would never say never.”

Is Hell House LLC: Lineage Really the Final Chapter?

For now, another feature film isn’t in development, and Cognetti hasn’t announced a concrete plan for continuing the franchise. Still, his comments make clear that the story of the Abaddon Hotel hasn’t necessarily reached its intended conclusion.

Hell House LLC: Lineage may have been billed as the final installment, but the filmmaker has more mythology he wants to explore. Whether that eventually takes the form of another movie, a book, or a graphic novel remains to be seen.