Hell's Half Acre (2006 film)

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Hell's Half Acre
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Directed by Sean Tiedeman & Scott Krycia
Produced by [K] Studios
StarringTesia Nicoli, Ken Schwarz, Todd Labar
Distributed byblackplague films
Release date
  • 2006 (2006)
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited States
Language English

Hell's Half Acre is a low budget direct-to-video horror film directed by Sean Tiedeman and Scott Krycia. The film was shot over the course of five years in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Tiedeman and Krycia shot Hell's Half Acre on MiniDV for a modest budget. The duo planned everything from elaborate massacre sequences to the burning of an actual full-size house. [1]

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Plot

A serial killer is brought to justice by his victims and burned alive on what is now known as Hell's Half Acre. Years later, a faceless killer begins slaughtering the townspeople. Losing her friends and family, Nicole Becker (Tesia Nicoli) decides to go after the killer with all she has got. Double machetes, shotguns, dual handguns, and even a chain gun are all part of this killer's arsenal.

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Release

Hell's Half Acre premiered theatrically on Saturday, October 27, 2007 at the Full Moon Film Festival in Little Rock, Arkansas. [2] On Friday, March 13, 2009 Hell's Half Acre was shown as part of the Severed Sinema film series. The event was held at the Sherman Theater in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. [3]

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References

  1. "Fangoria News Article". Written by Tony Timpone. Archived from the original on July 28, 2012. Retrieved April 24, 2008. "Tiedeman and Krycia shot HELL’S HALF ACRE on mini-DV for a modest budget. The duo planned everything from elaborate massacre sequences to the burning of an actual full-size house."
  2. "Full Moon Film Fest Schedule" . Retrieved April 24, 2008.
  3. "Sherman Theater website" . Retrieved March 27, 2009.