Here Comes Hell (2019) User Reviews

Classically campy, fun and gore

[info-33728-30040 · 6/10 · 11 November 2019]

I wanted to give it a 7/10, as it really marveled from being recognized as a low budget film, and I grew up watching classic monochromatic thrillers and horrors, yes a few musical dance movies as well.

It dropped to a 6 due to the sound editing, my goodness - it was all over the place from ear piercing volumes to near whispered. I am not sure if that was intentional or not, but it was not great at all.

The story was nothing new, but was actually rather fun and enjoyable to watch, less a few weak moments that really could have be played up and capture the excessive drama portrayed in a classic film style genre.

An admirable effort on such a low budget

[Condemned-Soul · 6/10 · 28 March 2021]

'Here Comes Hell' doesn't live up to its premise of Agatha Christie period piece meets Lucio Fulci gorefest in an The Old Dark House makeover... but it is an affectionate emulation of a bygone era.

Director Jack McHenry does everything in his limited power to transport you back to the 30s: the aspect ratio, black-and-white photography, music, and even the chroma key compositing for car sequences. However, it's made with an excess of heart and not enough substance or skill to create the riotous horror comedy pastiche it wants to be.

6/10.

Dark and funny pastiche

[Pairic · 6/10 · 22 March 2021]

Here Comes Hell: Horror Comedy, a pastiche of 1930s films. People assemble for a a dinner party in a semi-derelict stately pile recently purchased by a gormless chap who has inherited his father's loot. An American oil heir travelling by train to the meet up is warned by a fellow passenger about a previous occupant of the house, an Occultist who scared the local villagers. The dinner party host has the spiffing idea of hiring a Medium who will lead a Seance to contact the Occultist. Things go wrong and Demons are set loose. Great scenes of possession, fingers bitten off, heads half destroyed with bullets but the possessed keep coming. Every cliche in the book is milked for laugh. An entertaining romp. Written & Directed by Jack McHenry. Streaming free at: On All4. 6/10.

it's the acting for me

[fleurdeli-hn · 3/10 · 9 September 2020]

This movie is a fun modern take on the old, low budget gore flicks

but it's the acting that makes this miserable. even for a low budget, purposefully bad movie, every single character feels like an adult playing dress up, or struggling through their community theater class.

the effects are actually pretty good for the budget once you get down to the good stuff, in the beginning i can't tell if their bad on purpose to emulate older film's effects, or if they were saving the budget for the SFX.

it also starts off so slow, it's painful. it takes about an hour to get rolling.

all and all, i think i really would have actually enjoyed this if the actors were better skilled. if you can get past that though, it's not a bad watch if you like playing on your phone during movies.

Oh dear!

[simon1963 · 2/10 · 23 March 2021]

This is without doubt, the worst film that I have EVER seen. Yes I get that it's a comedy, spoof film making fun of us watching it, but how on earth did this ever get made?! The two stars I have given this are just for the music.

Lucifer wept

[frukuk · 1/10 · 21 March 2021]

"Famous tennis player? But my balls are more famous than I am!" (This is not a self-deprecatory line from the film. More's the pity.)

Terrible acting: very "amateur dramatics" standard. Terrible script: even Robert Llewellyn -- Kryten in Red Dwarf -- can't make anything of the lines he has to deliver. Terrible sound and no subtitles. Terrible lack of real terror but plenty of tiresome terror tropes.

Hell is clearly not other people. Hell is terrible films like this.

Movie snobs back off!

[berg-74532 · 7/10 · 2 March 2021]

I'm tired of the individual who somehow believes that if they are critical enough and use all sorts of cliches that paid critics use that somehow they to will become a humorless dink that will look for film school errors and see art when there is none and can't enjoy a well done low budget movie unless subtitles are involved. This was excellent well done fun that was enjoyable from the start and it achieved the feel of a good 1960's B+ feature. I had zero expectations going in and was a little shocked that the setting would be a dilapidated mansion and not at a well appointed sound stage mansion equivalent, but it worked. The acting was far better than I expected with genuine and realistic portrayals of the idle rich mixing with a working class strong female co lead. Tension and jealousy felt real and the story played out in a way that seemed possible even with the subject matter. I fully enjoyed this and as long as your not a wannabe professional film critic you'll enjoy the ride. .

Here Comes Hell

[Milk_Tray_Guy · 5/10 · 11 July 2021]

Interesting comedy-horror. Made in 2019, it's shot entirely in b&w, and pays homage to the 'old dark house' movies of the 30s, 40s and 50s.

Five 1930s 'society' friends get together at a run-down mansion. Their host reveals he's arranged a seance - complete with oddball medium (think slightly inebriated, Irish version of Madame Arcarti from Blithe Spirit). The seance starts off as they do (disbelievers making snarky comments, believers telling them to shut up), until the medium actually makes contact. And we step firmly into Evil Dead territory. Demonic possession, ridiculously OTT injuries and gore, tiny people, the works, as the five friends fight for their lives...

This was apparently made on a budget of just £20,000(!). For that money you'd expect a cast of unknowns, even amateurs; but whilst there are no superstars, the cast are all professionals, with familiar faces from UK TV (even if you might not be able to put a name to them). The whole thing looks to have been shot on location. The effects are almost entirely practical. There are lovely period touches, including obviously dodgy 1940s-style back-projection for car interior scenes, and the evocative lettering used for the titles and credits.

It starts off well with a train journey conversation clearly inspired by that between Daniel Radcliffe and Ciaran Hinds in Hammer's The Woman in Black. We see the arrival of the guests, with some entertaining character interplay setting the scene and character dynamics. Unfortunately, it doesn't keep it up, and after about 25 mins turns to pretty generic, low budget footage of a bunch of people running around an old house, pretending to be scared. It's a shame. It's a great idea, and the cast is good (standout for me is Margaret Clunie, although in fairness she does have the best material; there's also a welcome appearance early on from Robert 'Red Dwarf ' Llewellyn). The wonderfully atmospheric music deserves a mention, too. But overall, whilst the beginning of the film had me, for the rest I was mildly entertained.

I hate to criticise given the budget and their obvious enthusiasm, but it's a frustrating watch when you think what it could have been. If the rest of the film had lived up to the beginning, it would have scored an 8. As it is, 5.5/10.

Cheap, but fun.

[ckolopi64 · 7/10 · 21 March 2021]

Saw this described as Blithe Spirit meets Evil Dead. While not as witty as Noel Coward or as gory as ED, it's still entertaining enough. Cinematography (black and white) and music are faithful to the 1930's and the cast are suitably camp.

Not my cup of tea

[Leofwine_draca · 3/10 · 14 July 2021]

I don't really like criticising films I don't enjoy, but there's no denying that HERE COMES HELL (2019) is a very poor film, an attempt at a comedy horror told on a micro budget. It's a British indie set in the 1930s which sees a group of friends heading to a country house for a knees-up, only to run into supernatural trouble when a seance goes bad and demons arrive on the scene. What we have here is an EVIL DEAD clone openly ripping off lines and scenes from the first two movies in the Raimi series. It's entirely cheap and badly acted throughout, with excruciatingly plummy voices, and the black and white digital photography adds nothing either. There's plenty of gore for those into that kind of thing, but don't expect decent FX on a budget this low. I found it all very silly and a definite miss rather than a hit, despite the undoubted enthusiasm of the filmmakers, and I'm glad I saw it for free on Film4 instead of forking out for it.

William Castle meets Evil Dead

[Federico_Scargiali · 8/10 · 6 March 2020]

Wise, well crafted and 666% fresh. A charming throwback to black and white horror era. A small movie with a great (haunted) soul that makes the best out of its low budget instead of hiding behind it.

I'd watch it twice.

[jwilkinson-939-985367 · 7/10 · 12 November 2019]

Great feel to it. B&w. Humor, fun. Not too gory. I caught enough cinematic technique to let me know they knew what they were doing. I enjoyed it. Not great, not earth shattering, but I will recommend. Only continuity thing that jumped out was the shrinking scene. Out of place, no connection with rest of film. How come? Still, I would watch it again.

No

[neil-shrubb · 1/10 · 25 April 2021]

The multi billion movie industry is built on the backs of dream weavers like this. They had an idea & ran with it, despite clearly having never seen a movie before. Did lack of talent, ideas or technical ability stop them ? Hell no.

Jack McHenry made a movie.......

[jclenz · 1/10 · 17 August 2021]

This movie has a length of 75 minutes, more than 30 minutes is just boring talking, then the "horror" starts and it is still boring. What use are special effects when the movie is just unwatchable, it's not funny, it's not terrifying. The actors are just awful.

Actually i like also trash-movies, but Here Comes Hell is just forgetable.

Know what I'm tired of? People forcing themselves to 'like' films like this in order to look smarter than everyone else...this film was moronic.

[rickyoung-81417 · 2/10 · 2 March 2022]

100% on RT?! I'd like to know who held the gun to the head of the reviewing chimpanzee. The acting is diabolical and not even good in a 'so bad it's good way' (a la Evil Dead), the plot is stupid and the 1930's style just does not work at all.

It's just awful...

An Evil Dead Relative

[tiskec · 5/10 · 10 December 2022]

I'm not sure if anyone else has seen this movie, but the special effects and silly props remind me immediately of the evil dead. Even the way some of the monster's moved and how characters died.

I found the film hilarious, because I get a kick out of corny films this. I also liked how they filmed in retro black and white, it fit the setting just perfectly.

The actors were okay. However, their characters were really snobby, almost to the point of annoyance. They came off as rich stuck up narcissists. Other than that, they were tolerable.

The story was a good, "one time watch." It's funny and corky with a fun little spin and a few laughs. If you're looking for a good horror comedy night, take a gander at this flick.

Kitsch British Film

[graham-939-971635 · 7/10 · 20 March 2021]

Yes the sound quality is poor and the acting could be better... But it's a brave effort and for £20,000 it's surprisingly engaging... Certainly a lot better than "The Dead don't Die" and other Hollywood offerings... If it's cold and raining and there's nothing else on the telly - It's well worth a watch... You won't be disappointed...

Dinner for all

[kosmasp · 5/10 · 17 April 2022]

I remember this ... well not fondly as you can tell by my rating, but I can remember it well. And while this isn't a high score, it is also doesn't mean that I hated watching it. It was just nothing that impressed me much. And I have to admit personally even annoyed me at times. The humor was not always hitting its mark.

But this is a low budget effort and the makers where at Frightfest and I remember them also being friendly and lovely people. That being said, I am not sure if my rating and hence my review annoyed anyone who actually really love(d) this. I can't and won't say anything that I don't feel - that doesn't mean I know better or that I am right with my view on things. It is just how I see things. I do not like the cliches this uses, how it seperates the people/characters in this - or how they "act" (pun intended) ... that being said, feel free (unlike the characters in the movie) to disagree.

Better than expected for a low budget

[livin_the_weekend · 6/10 · 30 December 2019]

*NON-SPOILER*

Here Comes Hell started off a little slow and it took a bit of time to build up to main part of the storyline. It's very difficult to recreate the old-fashioned look when it comes to the picture, however I thought a great job was done in that, credit to the cast too.

Just enough jumps and scare moments to bring the picture to life and although a little confusing in places it was definitely worth the watch in my eyes.

I get why this film was shot in B&W, but I kept trying to see this in colour and really though that it would've captured the picture better.

Overall, for the budget they shot a decent film.

A passable pastiche

[DiamondOzMU · 4/10 · 24 May 2022]

Here Comes Hell isn't the most entertaining film of all time, but it's far from the worst as some people in this section have claimed. After taking a while to get going, it offers some fun takes on horror tropes with a few laughs here and there, especially when it comes to the visuals. Margaret Clunie is the standout performer in the film, though I wouldn't say any of them are particularly bad.

Anyone expecting another Evil Dead or early Peter Jackson film is going to be disappointed, but then, anyone expecting that from any horror comedy is going to be disappointed. That being said, I don't think I've ever seen a film with a dinosaur for a hand before.

At an hour and fifteen minutes, it's hardly a big waste of time. It's also hardly entertaining but there's something endearing about this film that stopped me from disliking it completely, let alone hating it, but I doubt I'll re-watch it.

Cracking homage to many different eras

[shaneloveszombies · 8/10 · 23 March 2021]

There's a great mix of light humour dark humour and light horror and gorey horror.... from Lon Chaney srs living skull to the evil dead homage to films and techniques gone by... this is by fans for fans but is so easy to watch surely everyone could enjoy it... maybe more for film lovers than film snobs

Do You Always Bring A Gun To A Dinner Party????

[wandernn1-81-683274 · 6/10 · 23 March 2021]

Ha! Good old campy black and white horror fun, with some more modern gory effects and probably what Diane Behindstein would classify as 'assault weapons'. Add some bad jokes and cheesy one liners and what you've got is a pretty entertaining little flick.

A little House of Usher moment at the end and you have a decent 6/10

Thought it might be funny bad but was just terrible

[d_m_s · 1/10 · 4 March 2022]

From reading it reviews it sounds like this film could go either way - you'll either love it 'cost it's so bad it's good or you'll hate it because it's just bad bad. I was hoping for the former but got the latter, to the point that I just had to give up half way through and turn it off. The acting was poor but not in an amusing way. Characters, setting, storyline - all very plain , cliched and dull. I think the film makers had good intentions but there was just nothing engaging about this film and the poor acting just made it unwatchable.

Here Comes Crap

[Stevieboy666 · 3/10 · 26 February 2022]

Rich Victor plays host to his sister and friends at his large but run down English country mansion. A seance is held to contact former owner Ichabod Quinn, an occultist, but the medium gets possessed by a demon and the film goes all Evil Dead. Set in the 1930's it is filmed in black and white, no widescreen here, instead we get a 4:3 screen ratio. I liked that idea, plus some of the music was quite jolly. The movie does pack in some seriously gory special effects, even in black and white they look very bloody. Sadly this was billed as a horror comedy but I found very little to laugh at. Low budget British horror movies often find it necessary to include an American character, here we get a Texan called George Walker Junior, played by Tom Bailey who does a terrible accent. More bad acting comes courtesy of Charlie Robb who plays Victor. The only half decent character is nasty Christine, played by Margaret Clunie, the rest of the actors are amateur in quality. Fairly disappointing.

Silly, in a funny way.

[neuroticpeacecorpse · 6/10 · 20 August 2020]

Sort of Agatha Christie meets Evil dead. Quite enjoyable.