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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

Ashley Levy

Michelle Diamantides

Kevin Cerchiai

Lucy Donaldson

Riley Flanagan

Tommy Harris

Gale Anne Hurd

Gregory Plotkin

Seth M. Sherwood

Blair Butler

William Penick

Christopher Sey

Stephen Susco

Akela Cooper

Bear McCreary

David Egan

Michael Perry

Mark Dillon

José David Montero

Tony Gardner

Eulyn Colette Hufkie

Luke Gibleon

Veronica Kahn

Michael Schmidt

Cooper Dunn

Ben McLeod

Joe Waistell

Mike Flores

Doyle Petty

Robert Trammell

James Isaacson

Jeremy West

Hussein Agamiri

Britain Illingworth-Cramer

Tim Fitzgerald

David Waters

Hajar Magi

Mark Ross

Ben Roberts

Tucker Tooley

Christopher H. Warner

Stefanie Swanson

Kirsten Short

Carrie Sharpe

Jon Romano

Lyndsey Miller

Laurent Marchand

Vada Majors

Andrew Corbit Kelly

Denise Godoy

Andrea Flader

Sabrina Byrdsong

Scott Burns

Daniel T. Burger

Kaitlin Buck

Zach Bennett

Aaron Becker

Don Poole

Michael Glover

William W. Brown III

Johannes Vogel

Jamie Thierman

Stefan Steinbauer

Brett Pierce

Benjamin Hoff

Sam Garay

Sean Barrett

Seth Zimmerman

Ben Wilfert

Brandon Pearson

Hannah Laster

Thomas Gann

Deven Bromme

John Persichetti

Candice Guevara

Brandi Hart Craig

Carissa Clark

Michael Ann Swan

Hollis G. Smith

Cassandra Parigian

Rafielle Kirkland

Aliyah Baynes

Sarah Kim

Jennie Hufkie-Wright

E. Dee Biddlecome

Brandon Bernard

Ashley Marks

Janella Bersabal

Edward Young

Justin Paul Warren

German Valle

Massimiliano Trevis

Cris Toebben

Nick Thompson

Jesse Roth

Justyn Plath

Javier Pesquera

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-

HELL FEST - Throwback Trailer - HD

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

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