Draft:Hell House LLC III: Lake of Fire

Hell House LLC III: Lake of Fire is a 2019 American found footage horror film written and directed by Stephen Cognetti. It is the third installment of the Hell House LLC film series. It was originally released as the final installment of the series. It stars Gabriel Chytry, Elizabeth Vermilyea, Sam Kazzi, Theodore Bouloukos and Brian David Tracy.

Synopsis
Set one year after the events of Hell House LLC II: The Abaddon Hotel, the hotel is on the verge of being torn down when it is purchased by billionaire Russell Wynn as the new home for his popular interactive show, “Insomnia.” He invites journalist Venessa Sheppard and her crew to record everything happening inside the hotel leading up to the performance, but they soon encounter a more nefarious plot, one that threatens to unleash a veritable hell on earth.

Cast

 * Gabriel Chytry as Russell Wynn
 * Elizabeth Vermilyea as Vanessa Shepherd
 * Sam Kazzi as Jeff Stone
 * Theodore Bouloukos as Robert Lyons
 * Brian David Tracy as Andrew Tully
 * Bridgid Abrams as Jane Maloney
 * Leo DeFriend as Gregory Sandvick
 * Jordan Kaplan as Max
 * Danny Bellini as Alex Taylor
 * Ryan Jennifer Jones as Sara Havel
 * Gore Abrams as Paul
 * Jared Hacker as Tony
 * Joe Bandelli as Louie / The Clown
 * Scott Richey as Harvey
 * Olivia Roldan as Isabel
 * Adam Schneider as Mac
 * Joy Shatz as Molly
 * Jillian Geurts as Jessica
 * Dan Dobransky as Paulis
 * Joe Walz as News Reporter

Production
In December 2018, the third film was announced by Terror Films, following the release of the second film, Hell House LLC II: The Abaddon Hotel.

The production was started on May 1, 2019, Stephen Cognetti have returned as a writer and director and Joe Bandelli have returned to produce the film. Ryan Jennifer Jones (Sara), Danny Bellini (Alex), Gore Abrams (Paul), Adam Schneider (Mac), Theodore Bouloukos (Robert) and Jared Hacker (Tony) of the first film are also returned to reprise their respective role. And they are joining by Joy Shatz (Molly), Jillian Geurts (Jessica) and Brian David Tracy from Hell House LLC II to reprise their role for the third film.

Shudder manager Craig Engler said:

Engler also said of the film’s debut:

Terror Film’s president Joe Dain talked about the third film and said:

Dain also said of the partnership with the filmmakers:

Release
The film was exclusively released on Shudder on September 19, 2019.

Reception
Writing for Flickering Myth, Matt Donato rate the film 2 out of 5 rating and said; Hard to fault a filmmaker and franchise dying to evolve, but it's also hard not to feel let down by how Cognetti ends this Hell Hous LCC trilogy.

Film School Rejects gave the film a poor review, stating the film was "an ambitious stab at closing out a horror trilogy, but as much as that’s an accomplishment worth celebrating the end result is an unfortunate disappointment. Still, fans of the first two — or even the first one — might find some worthwhile closure in the final swan song of the Abaddon Hotel."

Sequel
A sequel and prequel titled Hell House LLC Origins: The Carmichael Manor, was released in October 2023.