Hellraiser: Revival Skull Puzzle: Nail Order for the Tongue Key

Bruno’s office skull: why guides give two orders

The skull has four nails, and two launch guides describe the same press order from different sides:

• Skull turned away from you: left, back, right, top (PowerPyx).
• Skull facing you as you pick it up: right, back, left temple, top (GameSpew).

Both are the same four nails; only “left” and “right” swap when the skull faces you. Pick one orientation and stick to it. The mouth opens and gives you the Tongue Key for the fleshy door. A video reference shows the close-up.

Find the right skull

Turn the skull away from you, then press the nails left, back, right and top. This is the office skull during “Escape the Cult”, not a four-digit cabinet lock.

1. Match the office scene: a skull on the desk, with paintings and artist’s materials nearby.
2. Interact with the skull and use its facing direction to orient the sequence. Do not use screen-left before turning it around.
3. Enter the sequence and collect the Tongue Key when the mechanism opens.

The linked 28-second clip shows the skull and its nails on the office desk. For the rest of the opening route, return to opening obstacles.

Before the skull: the Blemished door

Two bodies on this floor hold the pieces. Take the Blemished Fragment from the body in the red-lit room and the Blemished Diamond from the body upstairs, then place both in the indent above the plaque by the locked door.

Where this fits

This page collects one topic from the larger guides so you do not have to scroll. The full list is on the puzzle solutions page, keypad numbers are on the codes page, and the objective order is in the walkthrough.