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Hell Night

1981 · 101 min

A creaky, atmospheric stalk through a gloomy mansion, mixing old-dark-house chills with routine slasher beats and a resourceful heroine.

Directed by
Tom DeSimone
Genres
Horror, Thriller
Starring
Linda Blair, Vincent Van Patten, Peter Barton
Tagline
Scream and you're dead!
Overview
As an initiation rite into Alpha Sigma Rho fraternity, four pledges must spend a night in Garth Manor, twelve years to the day after the previous resident murdered his entire family.

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Stream in the UK
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Directed by
Tom DeSimone
Genres
Horror, Thriller
Starring
Linda Blair, Vincent Van Patten, Peter Barton
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 1 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • isolation
  • class
  • death
  • betrayal
Places
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror7
Humour2
Realism5
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Genres
horror, thriller
Directed by
Tom DeSimone
Written by
Randy Feldman
Starring
Linda Blair, Vincent Van Patten, Peter Barton, Suki Goodwin, Kevin Brophy, Jenny Neumann, Jimmy Sturtevant, Hal Ralston
Music
Dan Wyman
Cinematography
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Runtime
101 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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