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Summer is drawing to a close, which can mean only one thing: spooky season is almost upon us. It's the most wonderful time of the year! While some folks may limit their Halloween festivities to October, I'm a firm believer that September is the time to start getting into the spirit of the season. Look, if people can start celebrating Christmas in November, there's no reason we can't do some similar early acknowledgement of Halloween, that's all I'm saying. And while I think any time of year is the right time for scary movies, there's something extra special about watching scary movies in the midst of spooky season. And it's an added bonus if the movies in question are set on or around Halloween-time.

Which is why whenever Halloween season rolls around, I like to revisit Stephen Cognetti's "Hell House LLC" franchise. Not all of these movies are good,...

The gate to hell may be closed, but that doesn’t mean the “Hell House” franchise is over. The fan-favorite indie found footage horror franchise is back with a new installment that takes us back into the world of Stephen Cognetti’s surprisingly complex lore.

Fittingly, “Hell House LLC Origins: The Carmichael Manor” is both a sequel and an origin story that fills in the blanks on some unanswered questions from the Abaddon Hotel while introducing a new haunting ground in the Carmichael Manor.

The film debuts on Oct. 30, just in time for Halloween, and we’ve got a handy guide on how to watch it.

Where is “The Carmichael Manor” streaming?

“Hell House LLC: The Carmichael Manor” will stream exclusively on Shudder beginning Monday, Oct. 30.

Will it play in theaters?

Unfortunately, unless you caught it at Telluride or the IFC Center’s “Shudder Showcase,” you probably won’t be...

Writer/Director Stephen Cognetti may have finally closed the door on the hellish Abaddon Hotel in the previous installment of the cult horror franchise Hell House LLC, but the saga isn’t over. The fourth entry, Hell House LLC Origins: The Carmichael Manor, introduces a new setting entirely to set the stage for the next chapter. Cognetti cleverly expands the mythology while returning to the atmospheric foreboding and scares that made the original film such a cult favorite in the first place. While The Carmichael Manor feels like a refreshing return to form, it’s also clear that this franchise is ready to leave the shackles of the found footage format in the past.

It’s 2021. Cold case internet detective Margot (Bridget Rose Perrotta), along with girlfriend Rebecca (Destiny Leilani Brown) and troubled brother Chase (James Liddell), travel to Rockland County, New York, to spend five nights at the reportedly haunted Carmichael Manor.

Stephen Cognetti, the creator behind the spooktacular Hell House LLC series, cranks up the dread yet again in his latest installment, Hell House LLC Origins: The Carmichael Manor. While The Abaddon Hotel from earlier films in the series has become a hallmark of terror for the franchise, this new installment explores a different haunted setting, the Carmichael Manor. Does this new haunt measure up to the terrifying charm of the Abaddon? Hold onto your night lights as we delve into this latest found footage fright!

Hell House LLC Origins: The Carmichael Manor is set in 2021, with internet sleuth Margot Bentley (Bridget Rose Perrotta) leading a reluctant crew into the heart of the Carmichael Manor’s mysteries after getting a hot ghost-hunter exclusive; five uninterrupted nights at the estate, the site of the unsolved 1989 Carmichael family murders. Armed with a few handheld cameras, Margot, her real estate girlfriend Rebecca (Destiny Leilani Brown...

After months of hints from Terror Films Releasing across social media, the official trailer, poster and release date for writer / director Stephen Cognetti’s “Hell House LLC Origins: The Carmichael Manor” is finally here and there is a lot to unpack. The long-awaited fourth film within Cognetti’s popular Hell House LLC franchise will debut as an official selection at the 14th annual Telluride Horror Show, from 13th – 15th October 2023, followed by its exclusive streaming debut on Shudder on 30th October 2023, during the streamer’s “Devil’s Night” premiere.

The film will also screen at the IFC Center theater on Tuesday, 24th October 2023 in New York as part of the Shudder Showcase, a monthly series that serves up special advance screenings of some of the leading genre platform’s most exciting and provocative upcoming titles.

Cognetti is set to attend both Telluride and IFC Center, participating in a Q&a after each screening.

Every story has an origin, and the found footage hit Hell House LLC is no exception. The long-awaited fourth film in writer/director Stephen Cognetti’s franchise is titled Hell House LLC Origins: The Carmichael Manor, and we’ve got an exclusive clip today.

The film will debut as an official selection at the 14th annual Telluride Horror Show, from October 13th to 15th, followed by its exclusive streaming debut on Shudder on October 30.

The Carmichael Manor will also screen at the IFC Center theater on Tuesday, October 24 in New York as part of the Shudder Showcase, a monthly series that serves up special advance screenings of some of the leading genre platform’s most exciting upcoming titles.

Watch the first-look clip below, and find the film’s official trailer underneath.

“Although this is the fourth film in the Hell House LLC series, I want fans to know that this...

Last year, Terror Films announced that writer/director Stephen Cognetti would be continuing his found footage Hell House LLC franchise with Hell House LLC Origins: The Carmichael Manor – and earlier this month, we learned that Hell House LLC Origins: The Carmichael Manor is scheduled to begin streaming on both Shudder and AMC+ on Monday, October 30th. Before we reach that date, the film will also be screening at the 14th annual Telluride Horror Show, which will be running from October 13th to 15th. With those dates right around the corner, the trailer for Hell House LLC Origins: The Carmichael Manor has arrived online, and you can check it out in the embed above.

Terror Films refers to Hell House LLC Origins: The Carmichael Manor as “the first chapter of what will become known as the Hell House LLC Origin Films”. This one is set in 2021 and will show what happens...

Every story has an origin, and the found footage hit Hell House LLC is no exception. The long-awaited fourth film in writer/director Stephen Cognetti’s franchise is titled Hell House LLC Origins: The Carmichael Manor, and Terror Films has unleashed the trailer today.

The film will debut as an official selection at the 14th annual Telluride Horror Show, from October 13th to 15th, followed by its exclusive streaming debut on Shudder on October 30.

The Carmichael Manor will also screen at the IFC Center theater on Tuesday, October 24 in New York as part of the Shudder Showcase, a monthly series that serves up special advance screenings of some of the leading genre platform’s most exciting upcoming titles.

“Although this is the fourth film in the Hell House LLC series, I want fans to know that this is not a ‘part 4’ or a prequel. In making The Carmichael Manor, I...

Last year, Terror Films announced that writer/director Stephen Cognetti would be continuing his found footage Hell House LLC franchise with the prequel Hell House LLC Origins: The Carmichael Manor – with the plan being that the finished film would be released through the Shudder streaming service sometime in the fall of this year. Now we know exactly when Hell House LLC Origins: The Carmichael Manor is going to start streaming on both Shudder and AMC+: Monday, October 30th. It’s going to be a Devil’s Night Premiere!

Terror Films refers to Hell House LLC Origins: The Carmichael Manor as “the first chapter of what will become known as the Hell House LLC Origin Films”, so it sounds like we’ll have multiple Hell House LLC prequels to look forward to. This one will show what happens when a group of cold case investigators stay at the Carmichael Manor,...

Terror Films has partnered with Chinese consumer electronics manufacturer Tcl to provide content to their AVOD platform, available on Tcl TVs in North America. That means even more ways to consume our favorite genre on streaming.

The initial launch will be comprised of 36 films from the indie genre label’s library and include popular titles, The Taking of Deborah Logan, the Hell House LLC franchise, Dead Body, Inner Demon as well as recent releases, This Land, Hypnotica and Cram – among others. Additional titles have been selected from Terror Films’ sister label, Global Digital Releasing.

“We’re thrilled about this new partnership with Tcl. The more we can expand the digital footprint of our films, the more we can potentially increase revenue streams for our filmmakers. It’s also one more step toward completely breaking free of using 3rd party aggregators to place our content,” stated Terror Films President Joe Dain.

Back in October, Terror Films announced that writer/director Stephen Cognetti is set to continue his found footage Hell House LLC franchise with the prequel Hell House LLC Origins: The Carmichael Manor – and over the weekend, Cognetti took to social media to confirm that Hell House LLC Origins: The Carmichael Manor is now filming!

Day 1 pic.twitter.com/M44IK9sIm3

— Stephen Cognetti (@sajc05) April 15, 2023

Terror Films refers to Hell House LLC Origins: The Carmichael Manor as “the first chapter of what will become known as the Hell House LLC Origin Films”, so it sounds like we’ll have multiple Hell House LLC prequels to look forward to. This one will show what happens when a group of cold case investigators stay at the Carmichael Manor, site of the grisly and unsolved murders of the Carmichael family back in the eighties. After four nights, the group was never heard from again.