Hell House LLC Origins: The Carmichael Manor

Released Oct 24, 2023

1h 37m

Horror

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88%

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17 Reviews

80%

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250+ Ratings

In 2021, a group of internet sleuths travel to the remote Carmichael Manor, deep in the woods of the Rockland County, New York, site of the infamous 1989 Carmichael family murders that have gone unsolved to this day. What they discover are secrets that have been hidden away for decades and a terror that has been lurking in the shadows long before Hell House LLC.

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Meagan Navarro

Bloody Disgusting

Cognetti cleverly expands the mythology while returning to the atmospheric foreboding and scares that made the original film such a cult favorite in the first place.

Rated: 3.5/5

Oct 25, 2023

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Phil Hoad

Guardian

It isn’t just Cognetti’s solid deployment of the backstory that impresses; he and cinematographer Josh Layton also show a devious command of camera mechanics, vital to the subjective found-footage experience.

Rated: 4/5

Oct 25, 2023

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Bee Delores

B-Sides & Badlands

Hell House LLC Origins: The Carmichael Manor centers its story largely on those creepy clown mannequins — a genius move that allows filmmaker Stephen Cognetti to blanket the entire film in suffocating dread.

Rated: 4/5

Jul 2, 2024

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Josh Goller

Spectrum Culture

Cognetti has proven with Origins that, in an allegiance to and expansion of his source material, he’s not simply beating a dead house.

Jun 4, 2024

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Trace Thurman

Horror Queers Podcast

A return to form for the long-running Hell House LLC franchise, The Carmichael Manor is scary as hell.

Rated: 4/5

Nov 27, 2023

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Joe Lipsett

Horror Queers Podcast

The fourth film is the best in the franchise as Cognetti strikes a good balance between jump scares, mythology, and character development. The computer stalking bit with Rebecca and Chase's final video are masterful scare sequences.

Rated: 4/5

Nov 21, 2023

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Jerod S

Hell House is back to its original way of scaring you, building an origin story around the 3 clowns you love to hate.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

07/14/24

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Cassie D

I was so excited to see the filmmakers bring back the freshness and originality! While they always use standard horror tropes, they bring in a unique style to them. This was even better than the original Hell House LLC! The smaller cast actually really made this much more interesting and more believable. The tie-ins with the hotel were done beautifully.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/06/24

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Doug H

I'd say if you're a fan of the series (although the tepid reviews of the sequels that followed kept me from watching anything past "Hell House LLC"), go ahead and give this a go. The original still is the best (how can you beat the scene when the creeper is sitting in Paul's bedroom??). "Carmichael" goes a little too far with the "Clownfest" in my opinion. If clowns freak you out, well then you're in for a scary treat. As they were used with great effect in the original, I just thought Cognetti went a little overboard with them here. [Spoiler Alert] Best part of the movie is when the lead's now-ghoulish brother is texting them in the bedroom. Very creepy and unsettling.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

06/27/24

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Whit H

I love the Hell House LLC franchise, and I think the fourth installment is probably the best of all. Great acting, great scares. Definitely left me wanting MORE!

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

06/22/24

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Melissa L

Clowns are creepy. Leave when you can. Very haunting movie. I watched it yesterday, and it stayed in my head all day. Recommended!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

06/18/24

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Audience Member

Tedious. Not particularly anything. Nothing much happens and really disappointing after reading reviews.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

06/11/24

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Synopsis

In 2021, a group of internet sleuths travel to the remote Carmichael Manor, deep in the woods of the Rockland County, New York, site of the infamous 1989 Carmichael family murders that have gone unsolved to this day. What they discover are secrets that have been hidden away for decades and a terror that has been lurking in the shadows long before Hell House LLC.

Director: Stephen Cognetti
Producer: Joe Bandelli
Screenwriter: Stephen Cognetti, Stephen Cognetti
Distributor: Terror Films
Production Co: Cognetti Films, Marylous' Boys
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 24, 2023, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 30, 2023
Runtime: 1h 37m

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