Hell House LLC Origins: The Carmichael Manor is the latest release in the Hell House LLC series. Since this just came out on Shudder I will try to avoid spoilers but let me just say that you should never film yourself while changing your sheets in a haunted Airbnb. I think I pulled a muscle in my neck from that jump scare.

In this movie, the curse of the Abaddon Hotel is revealed to have jumped over to a private mansion, possibly in 1989. But this is not really a prequel, just a found footage movie about some internet sleuths who died while investigating some murders from 89.

Just two things took me out of the story: there was a red rubber ball rolling around the mansion that should have been left in The Changeling, and some of the rooms in the “mansion” were obviously in a real hotel or BnB because they had chain locks and an exit sign.

Honestly I have to admit that these movies make me feel really bad, even though I know they are well made. I saw the first one while I was going through chemo and everything from that year is just tainted, so I would have chalked it up to that on the original, but this new one is just as moody. If you are the type who likes horror movies that make you feel like you are doomed, and I know that’s a must for many people, then I recommend this. But I would rather watch something silly.