Happy Halloween folks and we come to our final movie review of the season: 'Hellbent' directed by Paul Etheredge and is notable for being the first and possibly only gay themed slasher movie. The film takes place at a Halloween party where a group of young men are preyed upon by a man in a devil mask and a mean sickle. This movie has been on my watchlist for many years due to it being surprisingly hard to track down. I wasn't disappointed once I popped it in my DVD player however as it was pretty decent and lived up to its hype. Sure, it's your typical slasher formula and really they add nothing to it other than the cast happens to be all gay, but sometimes just doing a slasher movie well is enough to have a good time and 'Hellbent' is a good example.
The film also has a lot of humor injected into it much like 'Scream' which keeps your attention going while your waiting for the next scare scene. As far as the horror aspect goes, there's not a whole lot of it outside of some creative kill scenes. Really I think of this as more of a horror comedy than a straight slasher but it still delivers when it has to, albeit with a little bit of reluctance. Sadly, I couldn't find much about the cast but I really did like them all. They don't really play up the stereotypes and as far as a slasher movie goes are pretty likeable characters. The killer in this film is really cool too, with his devil persona and scythe weapon he kind of reminds me of 'Scream Queens' but with a little more creep factor to him. In fact, a lot of 'Hellbent' reminds me of 'Scream Queens' from its snarky attitude and dialogue to its kill scenes and even the killer himself.
'Hellbent' may drive off a lot of people after hearing the basic premise but they'd be missing out on a decent slasher flick. If you want something that's different while still keeping the traditions alive, then check out 'Hellbent' (if you can find it that is).
( B - )
Hope you folks have a Happy Halloween!
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