Born for Hell

Leila is pregnant and part of the group living in the house. She exhibits caution and care for others, embodying a fragile hope for safety amid chaos. Her quick thinking and hiding moments show a resilient instinct to protect her unborn child and fellow students. Her survival status becomes a focal point as she hides under a bed while the violence unfolds around her.

Christine is emotionally complex, sharing a moment of romantic tension with Jenny before the violence intensifies. She becomes a target of coercion and fear, ultimately facing a fatal, violent end orchestrated within the chaos of the house. Her arc highlights vulnerability and the fragility of intimacy under threat.

Jenny is a young nurse who resists the aggressor alongside Christine, showing courage and resolve. Her strength is tested as the situation escalates, and she ultimately dies after being forced into a brutal act. Her arc represents the struggle to maintain agency in a situation designed to completely overwhelm it.

Bridget is one of the nursing students whose safety is compromised during the night's terror. She participates in the shared birthday moment before the violence intrudes, and she becomes a victim as the intruder's rampage continues. Her presence underscores the group’s close-knit dynamic before tragedy.

Amy acts as a negotiator and a stabilizing presence in the group. She is bold enough to try to reason with the intruder, but she is overpowered and killed by Cain with a belt. Her attempt to protect others demonstrates a mix of pragmatism and courage under siege.

Pam is a nurse who returns home after a night shift, only to be drawn into the intruder's violent raid. She fights for her life, ultimately falling to Cain’s knife. Her presence adds another layer of urgency and fear to the group’s fragile safety.

Catherine experiences a dissociative episode in the crisis, a common cinematic portrayal of mental fragmentation under extreme stress. She becomes overwhelmed by the events, ultimately taking her own life in a moment of dissociated clarity. Her arc emphasizes the psychological toll of violence.

Eileen is part of the birthday gathering and becomes a casualty in the intruder’s raid. Her murder adds to the mounting sense of helplessness and dread that permeates the house.

Cain is a disturbed, deserting American soldier who invades the nurses’ home with a knife and a spiraling hunger for control and domination. He repeatedly asserts dominance, recounting childhood tales and displaying a tattoo that proclaims, 'born for hell.' His actions drive the story’s horror and reveal a cold, merciless streak.

Jill accompanies Pam later in the night, only to fall victim to Cain’s assault. Her presence highlights how the group is steadily drawn into the violence and the casual threat that shatters any sense of safety.