Julia finds him and promises to restore his body so that they can renew their affair. However, his body has been reduced to a desiccated corpse by the Cenobites' experiments. The blood, mixed with semen that Frank had ejaculated onto the floor before he was taken, opens another dimensional schism through which Frank escapes. While moving in, Rory accidentally cuts his hand and bleeds on the spot where Frank was taken by the Cenobites. Unknown to Rory, Julia had an affair with Frank a week before their wedding she has spent the entirety of her marriage obsessing over and lusting after Frank and has only stayed married to Rory for financial support. Sometime later, Frank's brother, Rory, and his wife, Julia, move into the home.

Frank is sucked into the Cenobite realm, where he realises that he will be subjected to an eternity of (what is to humans) torture. With Frank as their newest 'experiment', the Cenobites subject him to total sensory overload, at which point he realises that the Cenobites' devotion to sadomasochism is so extreme that they no longer differentiate between pain and pleasure. Nonetheless, Frank eagerly takes their offer of experiences like he has never known before, despite their repeated warnings that it may not be what he expects and that he cannot renege on their agreement. Opening the box, Frank is confused and horrified when the Cenobites, rather than beautiful women, turn out to be horribly scarified creatures whose bodies have been modified to the point that they are apparently sexless. Locating the owner in The Cenobites, members of a religious order dedicated to extreme sensual experiences. He hears rumours of the Lemarchand Configuration, a puzzle box that is said to be a portal to an extradimensional realm of unfathomable carnal pleasure. Believing he has indulged in every pleasure the world can offer, Frank is left unfulfilled and wanting for something more extreme. Frank Cotton is a hedonist who has devoted his life to a selfish, single-minded pursuit of the ultimate sensual experience.

The hellbound heart by clive barker