# Hell Night (1981)

> Four college pledges confront a murderous family legend during a terrifying initiation night inside an abandoned gothic mansion.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/17332

## Facts

- Runtime: 101 min
- Genres: Horror, Thriller
- Director: Tom DeSimone
- Cast: Linda Blair, Vincent Van Patten, Peter Barton, Suki Goodwin, Kevin Brophy, Jenny Neumann, Jimmy Sturtevant, Hal Ralston
- TMDB rating: 5.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082511/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: eerie, foreboding, lurid, halloween night, late night horror marathon

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- [Witchboard (1986)](https://ember.film/movie/10818)
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- [Sorority Row (2009)](https://ember.film/movie/15955)
- [Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker (1981)](https://ember.film/movie/47150)
- [The House on Sorority Row (1982)](https://ember.film/movie/25562)
- [Alice, Sweet Alice (1976)](https://ember.film/movie/14027)
- [Alone in the Dark (1982)](https://ember.film/movie/26134)
- [Night of the Dark Full Moon (1972)](https://ember.film/movie/18456)
- [The Funhouse (1981)](https://ember.film/movie/7864)
- [Ghost Story (1981)](https://ember.film/movie/14566)

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