Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Graphic
- tense
- eerie
- foreboding
- halloween night
- late night horror marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly found the slasher competently crafted and visually effective as a theme-park experience but generic, insufficiently frightening, and thin on character or originality.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The masked killer exploits Hell Fest's mazes, props, crowds, and performers to conceal attacks.
The story follows college-age friends through a Halloween-season horror park while a serial killer stalks them.
The Other's attacks are repeatedly obscured by the theme park's costumed actors, props, and simulated scares.
The Other follows the young woman and her friends through the park before openly attacking.
Films like Hell Fest, and why
The Funhouse
Shares the slasher formula, masked killer, and horror attraction setting.
Final Destination 3
Shares a Halloween-season amusement park setting, young adult ensemble, and killer-hidden-among-the-crowds premise.
The Houses October Built
Shares a self-aware horror-attraction environment where staged scares blur with genuine danger.
Scream 4
Shares conventional masked-killer suspense, college-age characters, and slasher genre tropes.
Movie Details
- Director
- Gregory Plotkin
- Release Date
- 2018-09-27
- Runtime
- 89 min
- Rating
- 5.7 / 10 (899)
Cast
- Amy Forsyth
- Christian James
- Reign Edwards
- Roby Attal
- Bex Taylor-Klaus
- Matt Mercurio
- Courtney Dietz
- Cynthea Mercado
- Stephen Conroy
- George Howard Adams
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Hell Fest about?
- A masked serial killer turns a crowded Halloween horror park into a deadly maze for a group of young friends.
- What is Hell Fest like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Hell Fest as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Hell Fest violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Hell Fest as graphic.
- What did critics think of Hell Fest?
- Critics broadly found the slasher competently crafted and visually effective as a theme-park experience but generic, insufficiently frightening, and thin on character or originality.
- Which films are like Hell Fest?
- Films with a similar feel include The Funhouse, Final Destination 3, The Houses October Built, and Scream 4.
- How long is Hell Fest?
- Hell Fest runs 89 minutes.
- Where can I watch Hell Fest?
- In United States, Hell Fest is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
