Hell House LLC Origins: The Carmichael Manor

By far the best one in the series. Really creepy and plenty scares.
HH LLC 1 - 4/10
HH LLC 2 - 3/10
HH LLC 3 - 3/10
HH Origins 9/10

It’s no secret the last two entries in the series haven’t been able to come close to recapturing the atmosphere and genuine chills of the original…..until now!

Though it certainly keeps the slow start of the original too, once this movie truly gets going it’s relentless in creativity and scares alike!

Stephen Cognetti has certainly crafted the best entry since the original and thankfully like the first, the ending is nothing short of heart pumping! He manages to create some unique scares and uses the found footage style to his benefit.

It’s rare to feel like you’re in the hands of someone who’s mastered what they do in film, from the opening moments of this film, it was clear you could sit back and relax as Cogentti guides you through his perfect world of insanity.

10/10 (sorry for the Letterboxd style review but I rlly loved this)

I feel like I have to preface this by saying that I'm someone who likes the Hell House LLC movies knowing full well they're not great (except the second one, we don't talk about that one).

I *really* liked this. It has some plot and the mockumentary is not cheesy for a change??? A fucking slay, honestly. It was creepy as hell and that's exactly what I want. I want to be scared, so god bless.

[spoiler] R.I.P, Rebecca. I always feel bad for the only character who has some goddamn sense but no one ever listens to them before it's too late. [/spoiler]

3 Thoughts After Watching ‘Hell House LLC Origins: The Carmichael Manor’:

1. Look at _Hell House LLC_ trying to be all MCU with their post-credits scene teaser. I’m definitely down for more.

2. This film singlehandedly elevated the franchise with MUCH better acting _(the best of all four films)_ and a cohesive, uncomplicated storyline that expands upon the lore… even though said lore could still use a bit of tweaking. There’s still a ton of potential left in this series if it keeps on going in this direction.

3. I’m probably rating it higher than it might deserve, but I found it overall effective as a fully-rounded found-footage horror film. When “Chase’s final recording” appeared, I was totally unsettled.

Love this series, think it's one of the stronger horror franchises of recent times. 1 was incredible, 2 and 3 were great, but this is back to the start, back to the good stuff. Plenty of scares and generally unsettling throughout, I was just constantly thinking what I could do differently. Solid movie and entry into the series, really looking forward to 5.

If you liked the 1st one, you'll like this one. Creep factor is right up there. You have to give to a series that create its own "effective" _Ch Ch Ch Ha Ha Ha_ that piano key ballad is real nice. #Mynewringtone.

Hell House LLC Origins is a much better entry than Lake of Fire and has moments of genuine scares. It has a different scenery this time and expands on the mythology, and for the better, makes it very refreshing.

It feels like a soft reboot after the terrible third entry.

There is a scene where a clown stalks someone in the house. The clown would get closer every time you look away, even for a split second. It is a frightening scene that keeps you on edge. The feeling of dread builds and builds, but the catch here is that the threat itself is right in front of you to see.

Then again, the Hell House movies always have moments of effective scares and creative set pieces to make you feel unnerved, and this one is no different. However, the performances in these movies are still not great, and it doesn't do anything new with the paranormal-found footage structure. But for what they are, the Hell House films are still enjoyable, especially around Halloween time.

Happy Halloween, everyone! 🎃

It was better than the other 2 sequels and had some creepy moments.

The first half of the movie was pretty standard horror fare, and I was fully expecting to give this a 5. But the latter half had moments chilling enough for me to bump it up a bit. Caveat though, prior knowledge of the franchise made the circumstances significantly creepier for me.

This movie would not work at all without the preceding movies in the Hell House LLC series, at least as a stand alone film, however I feel it is the best of the 4 so far, yep, better than the 1st movie that started it all.
I just found it creepier and scarier and just overall better than what came before it.