Hell House LLC II: The Abaddon Hotel

Hell House LLC II: The Abaddon Hotel is a 2018 American found-footage Horror mystery film written and directed by Stephen Cognetti. A sequel to the 2015 film Hell House LLC. its plot centers around a group of journalists who have gathered to explore the Abaddon Hotel, which has once again been abandoned following the events of the prior film.

Hell House LLC II: The Abaddon Hotel
Film poster
Directed byStephen Cognetti
Produced byJoe Bandelli
Written byStephen Cognetti
Starring
  • Vasile Flutur
  • Jillian Geurts
  • Joy Shatz
  • Dustin Austen
  • Brian David Tracey
CinematographyJoe Schufreider
Edited byJon Shearburn
Production
company
  • Terror Films
  • Cognetti Films
Distributed byShudder
Release date
  • September 20, 2018 (2018-09-20)
Running time
89 Minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The film was released on Shudder on September 20, 2018[1] and it received mixed reviews from critics.[2][3]

Cast

  • Vasile Flutur as Mitchell Cavanaugh
  • Jillian Geurts as Jessica Fox
  • Joy Shatz as Molly Reynolds
  • Dustin Austen as David Morris
  • Brian David Tracey as Arnold Tasselman / Andrew Tully
  • Kyle Ingleman as Brock Davies
  • Amanda K. Morales as Suzy McCombs
  • Laura Frenzer as Wendy Mallet
  • Danny Bellini as Alex Taylor
  • Tom Sibley as Jackson Mallet
  • Lauren A. Kennedy as Melissa
  • Adam Schneider as Andrew McNamara
  • Alice Bahlke as Diane Graves
  • Bailey Moyer as Hotel Guest
  • Sean Hall as Amateur Videographer
  • Matthew Binder as Amateur Videographer
  • Gore Abrams as Paul O'keefe (archive footage)
  • Alex Beechko as Andrea
  • Jared Hacker as Tony Prescott (archive footage)
  • Ryan Jennifer Jones as Sara Havel (archive footage)
  • Joe Bandelli as Malcolm (uncredited)

Reception

Bloody Disgusting reviewed the film, criticizing it as a "well-intentioned misstep".[4] On Culture Crypt the film has a review score of 35 out of 100 indicating "unfavorable reviews".[5]

Sequel

Hell House LLC III: Lake of Fire was released as a Shudder exclusive on September 19, 2019.[6] The film is styled as a documentary following Russell Wynn, a wealthy and mysterious entrepreneur who wants the Abaddon Hotel to serve as the location for an immersive theater experience called "Insomnia" based on Faust. Although aware of the location's history, he is keen to proceed with the venture despite others warning him of ongoing and frightening supernatural events. This prompts the documentary team to investigate Russell's past and the prior two events, uncovering new footage that implies Russell was involved with or was monitoring events. When opening night arrives chaos ensues, however Russell manages to wrestle Tully and overcome him before he can kill or take any other innocent lives. The following day one of the documentary crew muses that Russell was likely an angel sent back to defeat Tully and bring an end to his evil plans. Before the film ends, Russell manages to bring back the spirits of the original crew who died in the house, telling them that they are free from the evil but that the house still holds them captive.

Film School Rejects was critical of the movie, stating that it was "an ambitious stab at closing out a horror trilogy, but as much as that’s an accomplishment worth celebrating the end result is an unfortunate disappointment. Still, fans of the first two — or even the first one — might find some worthwhile closure in the final swan song of the Abaddon Hotel."[7] The film currently holds a rating of 14% on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 7 reviews.[8]

References

  1. "Hell House LLC II: The Abaddon Hotel".
  2. "[Review] "Hell House LLC 2: The Abaddon Hotel" is a creepy trek through a house of horror tropes". www.Killerhorrorcritic.com. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  3. "Hell House LLC 2: The Abaddon Hotel - REVIEW!". Horrorbound. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  4. C, Luiz H. (2018-10-04). "[Review] 'Hell House LLC II: The Abaddon Hotel' is a Well-Intentioned Misstep". Bloody Disgusting!. Retrieved 2020-05-02.
  5. "HELL HOUSE LLC II: THE ABADDON HOTEL (2018) reviews". Culture Crypt. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  6. Squires, John (2019-08-28). "[Teaser] Shudder's 'Hell House LLC III: Lake of Fire' Brings the Franchise to an End This September". Bloody Disgusting!. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  7. "'Hell House LLC III: Lake of Fire' Review: Hell's Final Days Are Its Least Interesting". Film School Rejects. 2019-09-19. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  8. "HELL HOUSE LLC III: LAKE OF FIRE". Rotten Tomatoes.
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