Hell House LLC is a 2015 American found-footage supernatural horror film written and directed by Stephen Cognetti and produced by Joe Bandelli. It is the first installment in the Hell House LLC franchise. The film, shot as a documentary, follows a group of Halloween haunted house creators as they prepare for the 2009 opening of their popular haunted attraction, Hell House. Tragedy strikes on opening night when an unknown “malfunction” causes the death of 15 tour-goers and staff. The film reveals the lead-up to the tragedy and what really went wrong that night, the details of which have remained a mystery to the public. The film was released on a number of video on-demand platforms, including Amazon Video, Shudder, YouTube, Vudu, and iTunes, on November 1, 2016.
via Wikipedia
I’m typically not a fan of found-footage horror films, it’s a style that’s hard for me to follow. I’m pretty certain it has something to do with the shaky camera as I just can’t pay attention to what’s going on through the lens. So I’m never going to have a particularly glowing review even though the plot might be fantastic.
I will also say that I’m terribly late in getting this review up, and had to read through the plot on Wikipedia to even remember it. Hell House, LLC is actually a group of friends who travel and set up haunted house events throughout the country. They choose the Abaddon Hotel to stage their next attraction and the scene quickly turns into your typical haunted house style movie.
I will say that changing up the filming style did seem to set this movie apart from other haunted house movies, so the found-footage take did set this movie apart from the genre itself. When I think found-footage I typically think Blair Witch, in which we’re watching events from the past, but Hell House, LLC is a combination of that plus the news reporters documenting what the aftermath is as well.
It’s not bad, but I still wouldn’t put it up there with favorites. I did watch it a couple of times because I missed a few details the first time around. There are quite a few places online to watch most of this movie series if you happened to be interested.
Fellowship of Filming(s) 