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[Can't attend the festival, as I'm on a different continent, but I have seen Hell House, and thought I could/should comment.]
My friends and I saw Hell House a few months back at local University. It was... interesting to say the least, although I don't think it was focused enough. It tried to be "ambiguous" without ever really stating whether it agreed with, or disagreed with the actions of the Church and the haunted house. I know that documentaries [and journalism in general] are supposed to be un-alligned and without bias, but it fails in this case. The director's opinion does come through, as hard as tries to keep it out of the way.
The project itself, the haunted house, is both horrifying at times [not because they do an effective job with it, but because there are some crazy/scary fanatics out there] and laughable [because of the crazy/scary fanatics].
Worth seeing, although best if found for cheap, or free.
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