‘Hell House LLC Origins’ Trailer Showcases An Original Story Within the Franchise

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Written by Timothy Rawles

September 20, 2023

Writer/director Stephen Cognetti’s Hell House LLC Origins: The Carmichael Manor just released a new trailer almost a month ahead of its festival premiere at the Telluride Horror Show from October 13 to 15. But if you can’t make that screening, don’t worry, the movie will drop on Shudder on October 30 (non-subs will get a special 14-day free trial starting on Oct. 21*).

This movie is a stand-alone in the Hell House universe explains Cognetti, and he hopes fans are ready for the change.

“Although this is the fourth film in the Hell House LLC series, I want fans to know that this is not a ‘part 4’ or a prequel. In making the Carmichael Manor, I wanted to create an original story within the Hell House LLC universe yet set it in the present day instead of making a precursor to the original trilogy. As a filmmaker, the Carmichael Manor allowed me to explore some of the themes and origins from the hotel’s mythology, while introducing new characters and mysteries surrounding the events that took place in 1989 in a stand-alone origin story, one of several I hope to create,” stated Cognetti in a press release.

This time: “The story takes place in 2021 and follows a group of internet sleuths who travel to the remote Carmichael Manor. Located deep in the woods of Rockland County, New York, the estate is the site of the infamous 1989 Carmichael family murders that have gone unsolved to this day. What they discover are secrets that have been hidden away for decades and a terror that has been lurking in the shadows long before Hell House.”

*Shudder offers a 7-Day free trial however, Terror Films Releasing has teamed with Shudder to offer this special promo code: HELLHOUSELLC4 The code will be good for a 14-Day Free Trial from the date activation, but this special code expires on October 21, 2023, so be sure to activate it before October 21 but no earlier than October 18 to catch the premiere of Hell House LLC Origins: The Carmichael Manor on October 30.

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Timothy Rawles has been a horror fan ever since his dad bought a used hearse and drove the family to the old Orange County, California, drive-in on weekends. For more than 30 years, he has fueled that passion through horror magazines, novels, and dark rides. A journalist for over 25 years, Timothy has covered a wide range of social issues, but horror has always remained his true passion. Through iHorror, he now shares that love of the genre with fans around the world.

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