Terror Films Releasing and Iconic Events Releasing Bring Stephen Cognetti’s Acclaimed Found-Footage Classic to Major Theater Chains for a Four-Night Halloween Engagement Beginning October 29!
Ten years after terrifying audiences and becoming a cult phenomenon, the original Hell House LLC is coming to theaters nationwide for the first time.
Terror Films Releasing has partnered with Iconic Events Releasing to bring writer-director Stephen Cognetti’s acclaimed found-footage horror film to the big screen for a special four-night engagement, running October 29 through November 1, 2026.
Written and directed by Cognetti and produced by Joe Bandelli, Hell House LLC was first released by Terror Films on digital platforms on November 1, 2016. Over the decade that followed, the film grew from an independent horror discovery into a modern genre classic and the foundation of one of found footage’s most enduring franchises.
Entertainment Weekly recently ranked Hell House LLC No. 7 among the 28 best found-footage movies ever made, praising its ability to make “creepy clowns genuinely frightening again.” GQ called the film “a masterclass in economical storytelling and brilliantly worked scares,” while Bloody Disgusting praised it as “some of the best use of the found-footage style in recent memory.”
The success of the original film launched four additional installments and a director’s cut. Every sequel, from Hell House LLC II: The Abaddon Hotel through 2025’s Hell House LLC: Lineage, was acquired exclusively by Shudder.
“We’re thrilled to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Hell House LLC by bringing the film to theaters nationwide for the first time,” said Fred Santos, SVP of Distribution at Iconic Events Releasing. “Over the past decade, Hell House LLC has grown into an incredible franchise, and the film that started it all remains one of the most terrifying and unsettling entries in the found- footage genre. Bringing this modern horror classic to the big screen just in time for Halloween feels like the perfect way to celebrate its 10th anniversary.”
Although Hell House LLC has received a limited number of seasonal screenings through IFC and Alamo Drafthouse over the years, this engagement marks the first opportunity for audiences across the country to experience the film in major theater chains.
“This is the second time we’ve had the pleasure of working with the team at Iconic,” said Terror Films CEO Joe Dain. “Our first collaboration brought Hell House LLC: Lineage, the fifth installment in the franchise, to theaters in 2025. Now, having the opportunity to bring the original Hell House LLC to theaters nationwide is not only thrilling for us, it’s the realization of something we pursued a decade ago. We believed then, as we do now, that this film belonged on the big screen. But the industry was very different ten years ago, and we repeatedly heard that found footage was dead. I couldn’t be more pleased to see Hell House LLC receive this well- deserved and long-overdue theatrical opportunity.”
The special 10th anniversary engagement will play in theaters for four nights only, beginning Thursday, October 29, and continuing through Sunday, November 1.
Tickets are not yet on sale. Fans can register to be notified when tickets and participating theater locations become available at: https://www.iconicreleasing.com/events/hell-house-llc-10th-anniversary/tickets/
To commemorate the film’s 10th anniversary and its nationwide theatrical debut, Terror Films Releasing has also unveiled a newly designed anniversary poster, which is being shared with fans alongside today’s announcement.
For more information about Terror Films Releasing, visit www.terrorfilms.net.
For more information about Iconic Events Releasing, visit www.iconicreleasing.com.
