Hell House (2001)

Name: Hell House
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2001-09-12
Duration: 85 min
Rating: 6.3

Hell House (2001), directed by George Ratliff.

09/12/2001 BR Documentary 1h 25m

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This church wants to scare the Hell out of you.

Synopsis

A look at the "Hell House" performed annually in October by the youth members of Trinity Church (Assemblies of God) in Cedar Hill, Texas (a Dallas suburb) — seen by over 10,000 visitors each year.

George RatliffDirector
Michael LaHaieEditing
Zachary MortensenProducer
Bubba KadaneOriginal music

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About the film

Hell House is a 2002 documentary directed by George Ratliff. It focuses on one of many hell houses, Christian haunted attractions, located in Cedar Hill, Texas.

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Hell House is a 2002 documentary directed by George Ratliff. It focuses on one of many hell houses, Christian haunted attractions, located in Cedar Hill, Texas.

Synopsis

The film follows the youth group of the Cedar Hill Trinity Church, documenting the work involved in creating the Hell house, the performances themselves, and the personal lives of some of the participants.

Reception

The film holds a rating of 94% on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes based on 34 reviews. A reviewer for the New York Times wrote, "Through such generalizations are destructive stereotypes born, on both the left and the right."

Background

Ratliff, in an NPR interview, said the motivation for making the documentary was to display the Christian right in the United States. The documentary films the annual Halloween show at the Assemblies of God church. Ratliff said the Hell House was invented by this church and that it had been franchised all over the world.

The Assemblies of God's annual Hell House, on which the documentary film is based, is a "fire and brimstone"-style show with a concluding death scene followed by a trip to hell, followed by an invitation to the audience to accept Christ, thus saving their souls. Presentations during the show include a death scene due to HIV, an abortion, a school shooting, date rape, suicide, and a fatal drunk driving crash.

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External links

Official website

Hell House at IMDb

Production Company Ghost Robot Archived 2018-08-25 at the Wayback Machine

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Trivia

It premiered on September 12, 2001, a Wednesday.
It runs 1h25 — short for a feature film.
This film's quiz has 8 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.

Production

StudiosMixed Greens Media
CountriesUnited States
LanguagesEnglish
StatusReleased

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George Ratliff Director
Michael LaHaie Editing
Zachary Mortensen Producer
Bubba Kadane Original music
Matt Kadane Original music

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What is Hell House about?

Hell House: A look at the "Hell House" performed annually in October by the youth members of Trinity Church (Assemblies of God) in Cedar Hill, Texas (a Dallas suburb) — seen by over 10,000 visitors each year.

Who directed Hell House?

Hell House was directed by George Ratliff in 2001.

How long is Hell House?

Hell House runs for 85 minutes, or 1h25.

What is the correct order of the Hell House LLC Collection films?

The Hell House LLC Collection franchise has 5 films in the catalogue. In release order: Hell House LLC; Hell House LLC II: The Abaddon Hotel; Hell House LLC III: Lake of Fire; Hell House: A Origem; HELL HOUSE LLC: A HERANÇA.