Hell House LLC II: The Abaddon Hotel (2018) Timeline Explained – Every Event in Order

The Abaddon Hotel is portrayed as a predatory supernatural entity that actively lures victims to their deaths. Andrew Tully explains that the hotel needs a continuous flow of people to keep its curse alive. Each person who enters becomes trapped there, their soul bound to the building. The hotel uses manipulation, anonymous tips, and tempting mysteries to draw investigators, journalists, and curious individuals into its walls, where they become additional victims of the curse.

Foreshadowing: Earlier scenes show the hotel's pull through the anonymous tip that drew the journalism team, and the ghost of a previous victim who flagged down a couple on the road.

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Andrew Tully was the founder and owner of the Abaddon Hotel who established a fanatical cult within the building. He lured people into the hotel under false pretenses and ultimately killed himself along with several of his cult followers in the dining room. However, even after death, Tully's spirit remained attached to the hotel, continuing to orchestrate the lure that brings new victims into the building. His ghost appears to taunt the trapped journalists, revealing the dark history of the hotel's predatory nature.

Foreshadowing: Brock and Malcolm discover the dining room where Tully killed himself and his followers, finding Ouija board evidence of his cult activities.

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Arnold Tasselman is revealed to be an alter ego created by Andrew Tully himself. Throughout the film, Tasselman appears as a guest on the Morning Mysteries show, debating the legitimacy of the Hell House documentary and claiming he tried to suppress Mitchell's film to protect the town's reputation. However, when Tasselman apparently calls to apologize for missing an interview after the show has already ended, the confusion reveals that Tasselman was never a separate person, Tully used this persona to manipulate events from outside the hotel while remaining inside it.

Foreshadowing: The show creates confusion when Tasselman seems to call after leaving, hinting at something unnatural about his existence.

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The original Hell House crew, particularly Diane Graves and her cameraman, died inside the Abaddon Hotel during the events of the first Hell House LLC documentary. Their deaths were covered up or disputed, with Mitchell Cavanaugh insisting their deaths were real while Arnold Tasselman (Tully's alter ego) attempted to suppress the documentary to protect the town's reputation. The sequel reveals that Alex Taylor, another member of the original crew, returned to the Abaddon in 2009 and made some kind of deal with an unseen force. Their ghosts continue to haunt the hotel, with Diane's ghost appearing at the piano.

Foreshadowing: Mitchell references Diane Graves throughout, and her ghost appears at the piano during the climax.

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Andrew Tully forces Mitchell to participate in the hotel's cycle of victimization as a condition for keeping the 'dominoes falling.' Tully explains that someone must walk out to lure more victims into the hotel, the curse requires a continuous stream of new prey. By forcing Mitchell to choose who gets to leave, Tully makes him complicit in the horror. Mitchell chooses to let Jessica go, but in the chaos Molly is killed anyway, leaving Mitchell guilt-ridden and trapped.

Foreshadowing: Earlier, Mitchell explains on the Morning Mysteries show that the hotel lures people inside to murder them and trap their souls, a prophecy he becomes trapped within.

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No, Jessica did not survive. While she appears to be the sole survivor being questioned at the police station in the present day, the film reveals that she is actually a ghost. When the officer turns away, Jessica's ghost is shown staring directly at the camera, confirming that she died inside the Abaddon alongside the others. The ending twist reveals that the hotel claimed all who entered, there are no survivors.

Foreshadowing: The police treat Jessica's account as unreliable, and earlier scenes show the hotel trapping everyone inside with no escape.

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Molly is killed inside the Abaddon Hotel during the final confrontation. Initially too frightened to enter, she eventually goes inside at David's request. When Andrew Tully forces Mitchell to choose one person who can walk out, Mitchell selects Jessica. In the ensuing chaos, Molly is killed by the hotel's supernatural forces, her death adding to the cycle of victims claimed by the Abaddon.

Foreshadowing: Molly's initial fear of entering foreshadows her tragic fate within the hotel's walls.

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Alex Taylor, a member of the original Hell House documentary crew, returned to the Abaddon Hotel in April 2009, after the events of the first film, seeking something from the building. The team discovers that Alex struck a deal with an unseen man (likely connected to Tully or the hotel's supernatural force), but the nature of this deal remains mysterious. His ghost appears among the spectral figures trapping the journalists, suggesting his deal ultimately bound him to the hotel forever.

Foreshadowing: The discovery of Alex's return raises questions about what he hoped to achieve and why he became another trapped soul.

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Brock Davies and his cameraman Malcolm are killed inside the Abaddon Hotel while exploring the dining room, the location where Andrew Tully killed his cult followers. Their lifeless bodies are later seen hanging in the hotel, joining the growing number of victims claimed by the curse. Their deaths occur off-screen during the escalating paranormal attack that traps the entire group.

Foreshadowing: The dining room is established as the site of Tully's original cult massacre, making their exploration there ominous.

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When Brock and Malcolm attempt to use a Ouija board in the dining room, they glimpse the ghost of a woman, later identified as Melissa, an actress from the 2009 Hell House production who died inside the hotel. The Ouija board contact confirms the presence of spirits and serves as a warning of the danger ahead. This moment also foreshadows the supernatural forces that will soon overwhelm the entire investigation team.

Foreshadowing: The ghostly figure appears briefly, establishing the presence of past victims before the full horror unfolds.

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Jackson Mallet, the son of Wendy Mallet, disappeared into the Abaddon Hotel more than a year before the main events of the film. A chilling video recovered from the hotel shows Jackson frantically running through the halls, begging for help before suffering a mental breakdown as a shadowy cult follower slowly approaches. His fate remains uncertain, possibly one of the many souls trapped within the hotel's curse, though the film does not definitively confirm his death.

Foreshadowing: The opening scene establishes Jackson's disappearance as the personal tragedy driving Wendy's recounting and sets the tone for the hotel's predatory nature.

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