‘Hell House LLC’ Is One of the Best Found-Footage Horror Movies Ever… and It’s Coming to Theaters This Halloween!

Ten years after terrifying audiences at home, the original Hell House LLC is finally getting its first nationwide theatrical release. And I’m going to be championing the hell out of this one.

Terror Films Releasing has partnered with Iconic Events Releasing for a four-night engagement running October 29 through November 1, 2026, celebrating the film’s 10th anniversary with a new poster and a chance to experience it on the big screen.

I still think Hell House LLC is criminally underrated. Yes, it has a devoted following and spawned an entire franchise. But outside our little horror bubble, I don’t think nearly enough people understand just how un-fucking-believably scary this movie is.

As longtime readers know, I’m a huge found-footage fan. My involvement in the V/H/S franchise probably gives that away. I’ve also spent years championing movies like As Above, So Below and Paranormal Activity, and I’ve never bought into the idea that this approach to filmmaking has somehow exhausted itself.

Found footage gives filmmakers a different way to build tension and deliver scares. What the camera can see, what it misses, and how long we’re forced to stare into a dark corner can completely change the experience. Hell House LLC is a masterclass in using those limitations to scare the shit out of you.

Written and directed by Stephen Cognetti and produced by Joe Bandelli, the film first arrived on digital platforms through Terror Films on November 1, 2016. Its success led to four additional installments and a director’s cut, with every sequel, from Hell House LLC II: The Abaddon Hotel through 2025’s Hell House LLC: Lineage, acquired exclusively by Shudder.

The original is a small, do-it-yourself indie horror movie with several outstanding scares. I was on the edge of my seat the first time I watched it. While I don’t think the sequels have reached quite the same heights, that first movie belongs in the conversation alongside The Blair Witch Project, Paranormal Activity, and the greats of found-footage horror.