Hell House

[Earth_First]

Our local Indymedia is hosting it's monthly TV Dinner on Friday in conjunction with Halloween just around the corner, and hosting a viewing of "Hell House" www.hellhousemovie.com/hellhouse/index.html (film webpage)

The description of this movie is what really caught my attention to the point where I cannot believe that this actually goes on:

"Hell Houses are the evangelical Christian church's
answer to a haunted house, a Fundamentalist fright
night meant to scare the bejesus out of any
nonbeliever. These houses of horrors don't rely on the
traditional gimmicks of ghosts and goblins. Instead
they recreate scenes that graphically depict such
modern-day evils as botched abortions, AIDS-related
deaths, fatal drunk driving crashes, date rapes, and
drug-induced suicides.

"With full behind-the-scenes access, Hell House
chronicles the making of these contemporary
fire-and-brimstone sermons. Shot at the Trinity
Assembly of God Church in Texas, the film documents
the entire process from initial script meeting to
lavish stage production. Hell House is a veritable
window into the creative effort and religious zeal
behind this over-the-top performance, while remaining
an intimate portrait of the people who fervently
believe its message."

:wow:

[MadMaddie]

1. So at what point do we label these people Christo Extremist..

This is the stuff of Koresh and Jim Jones.....and any parent that subjects their kids to this shit should be prosecuted....

[Monkeyman]

2. They got rid of it here

lion club said no more

[TahitiNut]

3. I gotta wonder who gets "date raped" in front of the kids.

Do the viewers of "botched abortions" all get bloody coat hangers to take home? :puke:

[Matariki]

8. The scene with the try outs is horribly funny

all the girls wanting to be the 'date-rape' girl or the 'abortion girl'.

probably the most disturbing scene is the girl who goes to hell for committing suicide because she can't stand her father sexually abusing her anymore.

[adarling]

4. I remember my dad going with my brother when they were with the

youth group. They thought it was going to be a real haunted house, little did they know that it was really the dumbest, funniest enactment they have ever seen. My dad did have a word with the person who organized it and said if they ever pulled a stunt like this again he would take it up with the whole church because they had no business duping people into seeing something this stupid and inappropriate. You must love us hard nosed liberal lutherans.

[Earth_First]

5. Why do you hate religion?

:sarcasm:

[Bluebear]

6. 'AIDS-related deaths'....do they have Grim Reaper Reagan there?

Not saying anything about those deaths?

[Matariki]

7. This is a really good documentary

Part of what I liked about it is that you get a human look at these folks, rather than a caricature of right-wing christians. What they're doing is misguided at best, and really quite mean spirited - without them really realizing it. The individuals in the movie don't come off as hate-filled as you would expect them to be, just lacking in critical thinking skills or not especially bright. Some of them are almost tragic.

The documentary is pretty entertaining too.

[beam me up scottie]

9. What's really tragic is that people like this installed our current pResident.

As well as many key figures in the legislative and judicial branches.

To an atheist, there is no better setting for hell than the present.

[Touchdown]

10. Saw this on TV a couple of years ago. Disturbing.

Watch it.

Of course the homasaxhul dying of AIDS doesn't repent at the last second and is taken by Satan, but the bloody girl from a botched abortion has a last minute conversion and "it's hands off her!" :puke:

[GreenPartyVoter]

11. I abhor Hell Houses