Hell House

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This church wants to scare the hell out of you . . . literally. HELL HOUSE is a fly-on-the-wall documentary that follows the Trinity Assembly of God Church in Dallas, TX as they build a haunted house for the Y2K Halloween season. But instead of Draculas and Freddy Kruegers, the church recreates scenes that graphically depict modern-day "evils" such as botched abortions, fatal drunk driving crashes, and drug-induced suicides. Shot on gorgeous 16mm film stock by director George Ratliff and friends, this is an outrageous, enthralling, and poignant vérité window into the creative effort and religious zeal behind this over-the-top event. Newly restored from the original 16mm camera negative, HELL HOUSE is a new favorite obsession for fans of AMERICAN MOVIE and MISTER ORGAN.

directed by: George Ratliff
starring: Various
2001 / 85 min / 1.37:1 / English DTS-HD MA 2.0

Additional info:

• Region Free Blu-ray
• Restored from the original 16mm camera negative
• Commentary with director George Ratliff, co-producer Zachary Mortensen, director of photography Jawad Metni, & editor Mike LaHaie, moderated by filmmaker David Farrier
• Short: THE DEVIL MADE ME DO IT
• THIS AMERICAN LIFE audio episode
• Trinity Church awards ceremony
• Outtakes
• Original trailer
• Christian scare film: YOUTH SUICIDE FANTASY (1985)
• English SDH subtitles