Hell House LLC III: Lake of Fire

The second movie definitely wasn't as good as the first, but this? What the hell is this? How does it even have a higher rating than the 2nd atm? It feels like an amateur project in so many ways, especially towards the ending. Story, acting, effects, it's so bad that it makes you laugh, and considering how the first movie kept you on edge and delivered some good horror moments, it's sad to see how this series ended up. Not everything needs sequels and explanations. Don't bother watching this, it's basically recycled content from the first movie but with a lower budget and terrible acting, and it's not like you're gonna miss out on the "story". The story itself is very shallow and unsatisfying in how it ends. Maybe could've given it a 4 if it wasn't connected to the Hell House LLC series, but as a final movie this is terrible. 2/10.

A summation of my reviews for the first two entries in the 'Hell House LLC' trilogy would be that writer/director Stephen Cognetti wasn't getting the regular scenes in his movie right, but that his horror scenes were world class. Interestingly 'Hell House LLC III: Lake of Fire' serves to prove that the opposite of that is a much worse thing. This film has far better acting than the first two and also the dialogue is much better written, and yet it is the weakest of all three by a significant margin. Why? Because he forgot about the horror this time around.

The film has a tremendous amount of over-lapping shots from the first two films, mostly to show what happened in a certain part of the hotel/house or who a certain character was. At first this is helpful, but then it happens far too often from there on out and becomes very annoying and distracting. I think you just have to have faith that the audience has seen the first two films, and if they haven't then the information they are missing out on isn't hugely critical to the enjoyment of this one.

I think Cognetti was so intent on wrapping everything up into a nice little bundle storywise that he forgot what made the first two films so good, which was the epic horror sequences they featured. This one has little moments here and there, but there is never that big payoff that the first two films achieved. 'Hell House LLC III: Lake of Fire' was a little bit of a disappointing way to end an otherwise very good horror trilogy. It's not unwatchable, but it is a big step in the wrong direction.

This was a bit of a letdown to be honest.

The first HHLLC was an amazing, under the radar gem that genuinely ranks as one of the best horror films of the last 20 years.

HHLLC II was never going to live up to the first but it gave it a real good try and save for some 'by the number' characters it was still a great horror.

HHLLC III was released today and after a year of waiting I was quite disappointed! Boring in parts, annoying cast and anticlimactic, I would rather I had just watched the first one again!

Give it a watch as part of the trilogy but after part one, lower your expectations.

Loved the first Hell House (7/10) and the 2nd was serviceable (5/10). I was expecting more from this one. The story was convoluted and the writing was weak. You've got a location where dozens of people have died or gone missing and everybody just flocks back likes its no big deal, even when similar unexplained things begin to happen again. Sure. Sad way to end the story.

They should have left the first movie alone but unfortunately, no one wants to be a one hit wonder. Sooner or later, you are bound to return to your original works and ruin it to the ground in a desperate attempt to monopolize. I guess this is one example but there are better examples (Paranormal Activity) but I will get to that eventually.

After the disastrous event at the premier opening of a Haunted House show called the Hell House that led to the death of fifteen people including the creators of the event and the disappearance of two separate investigation teams years apart. The Abbadon hotel that was used as the staging site for the event has now become an urban legend that frequently draws investigators and other inquisitive minds to try and uncover the dark mystery behind the disappearances.

The latest dimwit to fall prey to this is a Billionaire software mogul enamoured with the concept of after life after surviving a near death experience of his own. Russel Wynne has purchased the property to restart his performance art show and invites a sophomore investigative journalist, Vanessa Shepard, to cover the show as well as get behind the scenes footage. But as the coverage is underway, it becomes apparent that Russel is not just another hapless idiot. It almost seems like he is expecting something to happen and the people are just bait.

If you survived the second film and made it this far you might as give this movie a watch as it concludes the story... for better or for worse. The other reviewers are right in that this particular installment does lack the creeping intensity of the first two movies but it does manage to conclude a budding conspiracy that was layered on pretty thick at the end of the second film. For what it's worth the acting is a step up from the first film and story is cohesive enough to follow through to whats going on. I cannot guarantee that you will love the ending but it is a definite closure to the overall story.