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Hellbent is proof that gay slasher films can be just as tedious and mediocre as straight ones.

J. R. Jones Chicago Reader This isn’t very good—the puritanical impulses of the slasher genre collide head-on with the sweet requirements of gay exploitation flicks... Jun 29, 2022 Full Review Ty Burr Boston Globe A genre cheapie from its digital-video camerawork to its Casiotone soundtrack to its bland, buff cast, the movie is a cultural watershed in a dry gulch. Rated: 1/4 Oct 14, 2005 Full Review Dallas Morning News Rated: F Oct 1, 2005 Full Review Paul Lê Bloody Disgusting Hellbent is a clever slice of queer horror that’s deserving of its hidden gem status. Rated: 4/5 Sep 28, 2023 Full Review Trace Thurman Horror Queers Podcast "What if a slasher, but gay?" is the question Hellbent asks and it works fairly well. Though hampered by a micro-budget, it subverts enough slasher troops to merit a watch. Rated: 3.5/5 Dec 30, 2020 Full Review Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com The killer in question is horrifying and frightening, yet oddly sexy, when seen and could hold his own with any of our famously horrific killers. Rated: 3.0/4.0 Sep 10, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

David W One of my all time favorite movies. Prefect for the Halloween season. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/24/24 Full Review Daniel O The only horror and terror of this movie is how bad it is Rated 1 out of 5 stars 11/22/23 Full Review PridePosterStudios Probably the sassiest slasher there is 💅 Rated 4 out of 5 stars 06/22/24 Full Review robert p I wish I could give this movie a *5* star rating but I save that only for classics. The movie was very entertaining and scary with tensions high for the last half of the movie. Though I fear it makes gay life look better than it really is!!!! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member adorei... esse filme é muito bom ele é um dos filmes de terror que eu mais gosto de assistir .. nossah! eu já assisti muitos filmes de terror horriveis sem sentido, nojentos e chatos ... mas Hellbent é um filme maravilhoso, qualquer critica negativa sobre esse filme é inconveniente e preconceituosa ...o filme é ótimo... e o policial gay assumido foi uma ideia muito boa , deveriam existir mais filmes com policiais, marinheiros, astronautas, cientistas, agentes secretos, espiões, e militares gays assumidos nos filmes .... o que está faltando nos filmes é um super herói gay , um 007 gay ,precisam valorizar mais a comunidade lgbt... Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/02/23 Full Review Audience Member Although the general premise was generic, the introduction of an all gay cast elevated this slasher movie to greater heights. All the characters are believable, well defined and are relatable to anyone in the gay community. However the movie does leave some unanswered questions, like why is this guy going around slaughtering gay men? What is the motive? Despite this the movie was pretty good. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/13/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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Synopsis A group of gay friends is celebrating Halloween in West Hollywood, Calif., a neighborhood that's being prowled by a killer wearing a devil's mask. One of them, Eddie (Dylan Fergus), who works for the police, brings the others through some woods to check out a recent murder scene. They ignore the mask-wearing killer, who follows the group to a club, where he starts decapitating them one at a time -- until the only ones left are Eddie and Jake (Bryan Kirkwood), a potential love interest.

Director

Paul Etheredge

Producer

Josh Silver, Steven J. Wolfe

Screenwriter

Paul Etheredge

Distributor

Regent Releasing

Production Co

Sneak Preview Entertainment

Rating

R (Language|Gore|Drug Use|Sexual Content|Strong Horror Violence)

Genre

Horror, LGBTQ+

Original Language

English

Release Date (Theaters)

Jun 26, 2004, Original

Rerelease Date (Theaters)

Sep 16, 2005

Release Date (Streaming)

Apr 5, 2016

Box Office (Gross USA)

$179.7K

Runtime

1h 25m