The film was released on Shudder on September 20, 2018,[1] and it received mixed reviews from critics.[2][3]
Plot
A journalism team consisting of Molly, David, Malcolm, and Jessica watches a program discussing the veracity of the Hell House documentary. Mitchell Cavanaugh, the only surviving member of Diane Graves' investigation team,[a] reaffirms his belief that the hotel is haunted despite skepticism from fellow panelist Arnold Tasselman. Jessica contacts Mitchell, hoping that he will help them break into the hotel. She informs him of her belief that the basement contains evidence proving that Andrew Tully, the hotel's first owner, was the leader of a Satanic cult.
Mitchell escorts them to the Abaddon alongside Brock Davies, a self-proclaimed psychic. They descend into the basement and discover a room containing several boxes of files. Malcolm records Brock conducting a séance in the room where Tully's followers committed mass suicide. A cultist's spirit appears and kills Brock and Malcolm.
Mitchell insists that they leave after Molly reports supernatural activity. The group discovers Brock and Malcolm's corpses, and the exit door slams shut. They barricade themselves in a room after encountering another spirit. After looking through the Hell House team's footage, Malcolm discovers that Alex Taylor, Hell House LLC's CEO, had bought the hotel in a failed business venture, having lied to the crew about recently discovering the hotel. The mysterious man, whom Alex had bought the hotel from, convinces him to convert it into a haunted house.
Molly disappears after the lights suddenly shut off. After discovering a note revealing that she is in the basement, they find Molly lying on one of the clown mannequins. A brick wall graffiti'd with a pentagram collapses, revealing a glowing red tunnel. Mitchell wakes up and finds Molly and Jessica bound to chairs. He is greeted by Andrew Tully, who had disguised himself as Tasselman. After killing Molly, Tully forces Mitchell to choose between himself and Jessica to become spirits that lure people to the hotel as sacrifices.
Several days after the incident, Jessica, now a spirit, is questioned by the police. After initially being unable to recall the events, she eventually tells the detective to go to the Abaddon Hotel.
Cast
Vasile Flutur as Mitchell Cavanaugh
Jillian Geurts as Jessica Fox
Joy Shatz as Molly Reynolds
Dusty Austen as David Morris
Brian David Tracy as Arnold Tasselman / Andrew Tully
Kyle Ingleman as Brock Davies
Amanda K. Morales as Suzy McCombs
Laura Frenzer as Wendy Mallet
Danny Bellini as Alex Taylor
Tom Sibley as Jackson Mallet
Lauren A. Kennedy as Melissa
Adam Schneider as Andrew McNamara
Alice Bahlke as Diane Graves
Bailey Moyer as Hotel Guest
Sean Hall as Amateur Videographer
Matthew Binder as Amateur Videographer
Gore Abrams as Paul O'keefe (archive footage)
Alex Beechko as Andrea
Jared Hacker as Tony Prescott (archive footage)
Ryan Jennifer Jones as Sara Havel (archive footage)
Joe Bandelli as Malcolm (uncredited)
Reception
Bloody Disgusting reviewed the film, criticizing it as a "well-intentioned misstep".[4] On Culture Crypt the film has a review score of 35 out of 100 indicating "unfavorable reviews".[5]
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