Amy Forsyth

Reign Edwards

Bex Taylor-Klaus

Christian James

Roby Attal

Matt Mercurio

Courtney Dietz

Cynthea Mercado

Stephen Conroy

George Howard Adams

Markus Silbiger

Michael Tourek

Tony Todd

Aaron Gillespie

Cecil Elmore Jr.

Elle Graham

Rio Ahn

Athena Akers

Kimberly Battista

Ashley Brasel

Kevin Galbraith

John James Laws

Shaun McMillan

Stephen M. Phillips

Alicia Rosato

Milton Saul

Quandae Stewart

Brooke Jaye Taylor

Ashley Uecker

Benjamin Weaver

Jessica Walker

Randy Uecker

Felipe Savahge

Kevin Cerchiai

Lucy Donaldson

Michelle Diamantides

Ashley Levy

Riley Flanagan

Tommy Harris

Gale Anne Hurd

Gregory Plotkin

Christopher Sey

Seth M. Sherwood

Blair Butler

William Penick

Stephen Susco

Britain Illingworth-Cramer

Akela Cooper

Tony Gardner

Mike Flores

Tim Fitzgerald

Mark Dillon

Robert Trammell

Tucker Tooley

Ben McLeod

Hajar Mainl

Mark Ross

Ben Roberts

David Egan

David Waters

Bear McCreary

Doyle Petty

Hussein Agamiri

Christopher H. Warner

Cooper Dunn

Joe Waistell

Jeremy West

Eulyn Colette Hufkie

James Isaacson

Michael Perry

Michael Schmidt

José David Montero

Luke Gibleon

Veronica Kahn

Laurent Marchand

Sabrina Byrdsong

Andrea Flader

Jamie Thierman

Stefanie Swanson

Aaron Becker

Jon Romano

Johannes Vogel

Andrew Corbit Kelly

Michael Glover

Carrie Sharpe

Vada Majors

Sam Garay

Scott Burns

Kaitlin Buck

Stefan Steinbauer

Brett Pierce

Lyndsey Miller

Kirsten Short

Denise Godoy

Daniel T. Burger

Zach Bennett

Don Poole

William W. Brown III

Benjamin Hoff

Ben Wilfert

Brandon Bernard

German Valle

Pernell L. Salinas

Andy Koyama

Brandon Pearson

Michael Ann Swan

Carl M. Johnson

Dalton Simons

Juliene Joyner

Josh McGuire

Chris Navarro

Michael Baird

E. Dee Biddlecome

Edward Young

Luis Pagan

Matt Johnson

Todd Toon

Nathan Longest

Chris Baker

Nick Thompson

Andrés Figueroa

David Dewaik

Jon Anastasiades

Derek Dondeville

Caleb Crabtree

Candice Guevara

Hollis G. Smith

Jennie Hufkie-Wright

Jonathan Escobar

Craig Cooper

Aden Stay

Horror

Thriller

Hell Fest

Valhalla Motion Pictures

Tucker Tooley Entertainment

Ingenuity Studios

Lionsgate

CBS Films

United States of America

Gimly

I've seen a similar sort of thing done where it was the carnival-folk themselves who were murderers, and I have seen that thing done, a lot. So it was quite a nice surprise to see it just be a single dude who rocks up to somebody else's Halloween Horror Nights-type deal and start wreckin' the place. From the outset I thought I was going to hate all the character's interactions, and don't get me wrong, these kids won't be taking home Oscars any time soon, but I did actually find myself quite taken with them before the end.

_Final rating:★★★ - I liked it. Would personally recommend you give it a go._

**_Traditional slasher at a carnival_**

Three college-age couples go to a horror theme park near Cincinnati during the Halloween season, but the scary fun turns to actual horror when they discern that a real murderer is on the loose at the amusement park.

"Hell Fest" (2018) is a traditional slasher that takes advantage of the carnival setting, reminiscent of “The Funhouse” from 37 years earlier, as well as the long amusement park sequence in “Urban Legends: Final Cut.” While I like “The Funhouse” and think it’s superior to this, it was criticized for the (supposed) “Boring, long wait before anything of interest happens.” Maybe this explains why this flick cuts to the chase and gets the teens to the festival almost immediately.

This of course makes for a one-dimensional setting (the carnival at night), but I appreciate the colorful carnival sets and the story does become interesting when the protagonist witnesses the first slaying, which the others convince her is part of the act. Speaking of the protagonist, Amy Forsyth works well as the attractive main character, Natalie.

To be expected, there are some gory bits, but don’t anticipate nudity. The creators commendably sneered at that particular “staple.”

Tony Todd, known for the role of Mr. Bludworth in the “Final Destination” series, is featured in a notable bit part.

The film runs 1 hour, 28 minutes, and was shot just northwest of Atlanta at Six Flags White Water. Most of the decorations used were borrowed from the Six Flags’ Fright Fest decorations.

GRADE: B-

English

HELL FEST - Throwback Trailer - HD

HELL FEST - Teaser Trailer - HD (Amy Forsyth, Reign Edwards, Bex Taylor-Klaus)