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Hell Houses are a distinctly American phenomenon which began in 1990 just outside of Dallas, at the Trinity Assembly of God Church. The original Hell House was conceived as a modern-day fire-and-brims...( read more 
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MCT:March 24, 2008The doc reveals the individuals who run these Hell Houses as human beings first and religious fanatics second. The result is a much more emotionally unsettling brand of pity than any straight-ahead lampooning of their fervent religous belief would be capable of.
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MCT:March 13, 2008There are two ways to watch Hell House. It's easy to see the film as a horrible joke perpetrated on naive Christians -- as an easy laugh. To view it solely in this way, however, is to miss not only the film's compassion for its subject, but its attempt to bring a greater understanding to the concept of fundamentalism as a whole. Hell House moves the viewer to want to take away the intolerance inherent in religious nuts and replace it with true love. But it simultaneously offers such a direct portal into the daily realities of these fundamentalists (such as the single dad who is left caring for his disabled child), that you're forced to realize that you have nothing to give them to replace their hatred, you have no answers. Ultimately, these kinds of churches exist because we can't offer them anything better.
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MCT:March 7, 2008An interesting look at a controversial cultural phenomenon. I'm pro-Halloween of course, and find fundamentalism totally off putting, but the film does well at showing us real people. (Of course, all you DB's out there can feel free to paint people you disagree as broad stereotypes.)
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MCT:February 13, 2008I just can't stand watching bad cheap home made documentaries. I have better things to do with my time.
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MCT:February 8, 2008
Great doc. Remember those fun haunted houses you could go through at fairs and carnivals and get scared silly by people jumping out at you, things dropping from the ceiling and eerie sound effects. Well, the Trinity Assembly of God Church had an even better idea. Instead of ghosts and goblins, why not scare kids with the consequences of homosinuality (thanks Mr. Show), abortion and school massacres. A great look into the construction of this House and the grand opening.
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