Hell Fest

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Hell Fest

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2018

1h 29m

Holiday

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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On Halloween night, three young women and their respective boyfriends head to Hell Fest -- a ghoulish traveling carnival that features a labyrinth of rides, games and mazes. They soon face a bloody night of terror when a masked serial killer turns the horror theme park into his own personal playground.

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Critics Consensus

Hell Fest might give less demanding horror fans a few decent reasons to scream, but it's neither clever nor frightening enough to leave much of an impression.

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Mark Kermode

Kermode & Mayo's Film Review

Nov 16, 2018

It wasn't anything new, it was old riffs done in a way that was actually quite efficient.... The nastiest is the right level of nasty, the silliness is the right level of silly.

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Mike McCahill

Guardian

Nov 16, 2018

2/5

Plotkin's relentless button-pushing, coupled to the script's cringe-inducing yooftalk, instead mark Hell Fest as unmistakably the work of middle-aged execs trying to jab suggestible teenagers back into cinemas.

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Kevin Maher

The Times (UK)

Nov 16, 2018

1/5

They did this 40 years ago, and better, in 'Halloween.' It's getting really, really tired.

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Bryce Hanson

Horror Movie Talk

Jul 25, 2025

4/10

I can’t recommend seeing Hell Fest in theaters, but it might be worth watching at home when it gets to Netflix. Even then, you will probably enjoy making fun of it with friends more than actually watching it for scares.

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Brian Bisesi

Horror Movie Club Podcast

Oct 9, 2024

3.5/5

Hell Fest is not a well-rounded film, but it meets expectations by steeping the viewer in spooky imagery and squeezing some suspense out of its premise making it a worthwhile October watch.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Mar 11, 2022

3.5/4

The movie remains satisfying because it's not trying to approach the slasher genre from a place of irony or nostalgia, as many have in recent years.

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Liam D

@Mediawatcher2003 12 hrs ago

The setting is pretty fun and the cast is fairly decent but this throwback to 80s slashers don’t do anything creative so it isn’t memorable enough to rewatch

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Robert P

@Superbad 2 days ago

Hell Fest is a *2* star Movie!

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Alex B

@AlexBioni 3 days ago

Wait, He Called Me Hot? I unapologetically like this movie. It's a guilty pleasure I watch every Halloween. I don't know what it is about horror movies set in haunted houses that I love so much. Haunted houses freak me out, so this is basically my worst nightmare. The acting is fine, very teen drama style, but Tony Todd has a cameo, which is awesome. There are plenty of awkward teen dating cliches. The dialogue is generic and sometimes cringy, like the amazing “Welcome to Hell Fest” line. It's not really scary or bloody, but the production and set design are sick. If Hell Fest were real, I'd absolutely go. The story is thin, with some kids going to a haunted house park while bad things happen. The real horror comes at the end with the reveal of who is behind the murders. I won't spoil it. It's not some masterful twist, but it gives the ending a darker meaning. Is it realistic? No. Original? No. Campy? Absolutely. But I love watching it every year to get into the Halloween season.

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Janet D

@janetrd3873 Aug 7, 2026

Liked it a lot. The end was chilling to the bone.

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Richard L

@KaneLives Jul 15, 2026

In spite of its fun setting (I'm sure I'm not the only one who'd gladly visit this park!), the film never manages to conjure up an atmosphere of suspense, instead relying strictly on jump-scares to get the heart rate pumping. Add in some extremely cringe dialogue, and possibly one of the worst characters in movie history in Taylor, and you've got a recipe for a forgettable slump with zero rewatchability.

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Oaklee D

@ODie63 Jul 15, 2026

with any slasher it's all comes down to the killer and the gore. This film has a really awesome looking killer and lots of gore so it ticks both requirements for me. Story wise it's not doing anything new but the story is not what you come for when it comes to these kinds of films. All in all it's blood splattery goodness.

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Synopsis

On Halloween night, three young women and their respective boyfriends head to Hell Fest -- a ghoulish traveling carnival that features a labyrinth of rides, games and mazes. They soon face a bloody night of terror when a masked serial killer turns the horror theme park into his own personal playground.

Director: Gregory Plotkin
Producer: Gale Anne Hurd, Tucker Tooley
Screenwriter: Seth M. Sherwood, Blair Butler, Akela Cooper
Distributor: Lionsgate Films, CBS Films
Production Co: Tucker Tooley Entertainment, Valhalla Motion Pictures, Lionsgate Television, CBS Films
Rating: R (Language|Horror Violence|Some Sexual References)
Genre: Holiday, Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 28, 2018, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 21, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA): $11.1M
Runtime: 1h 29m
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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