Hellbent
A night filled with beautiful people, music and dancing at the West Hollywood Halloween Carnival turns deadly for four gay friends. When two men are found dead, the friends find that they are the killer's next target. No one knows who will survive the night. A wild, relentless ride filled with unexpected surprises and shocking scares.
Why it matters
A neon-soaked slasher that sharpens the genre’s tropes through a queer lens, Hellbent delivers high-energy kills amid a pulsating party atmosphere.
- One of the rare early 2000s slashers centered on LGBTQ+ characters without turning queerness into the horror’s punchline.
- Practical gore effects that hit with visceral punch, courtesy of KNB-style craftsmanship, elevate the bloodshed beyond cheap thrills.
- Captures the chaotic, sweaty energy of West Hollywood’s Halloween Carnival like a twisted nightclub nightmare.
- For fans of queer horror history and slasher aficionados craving representation without sacrificing body count or surprises.
Director
2 horror films in catalog
Cast
Horror DNA
Gore
14
Slow Burn
0
Psychological
0
Supernatural
0
Creature
0
Disturbing
0
Fun Factor
67
Cerebral
0
Survival
50
Slasher
