10 Most Disappointing Horror Movies Of 2025
7. Hell House LLC: Lineage
In the first Hell House LLC, a documentary team investigates a haunted hotel attraction that suffered a malfunction that resulted in 15 deaths. As the crew delves into the establishment's history, they learn the tragedy was no accident.
That found-footage horror was well-received, inspiring the creator, Stephen Cognetti, to turn Hell House into a franchise. Even though the first two sequels tied up all loose ends, Cognetti expanded the brand with a prequel called Hellhouse LLC Origins: The Carmichael Manor in 2023. And while horror franchises can quickly run out of steam, Origins was arguably the best entry yet, indicating that the Hell House brand was still going strong.
That's why it's particularly frustrating to learn that the series' latest outing, Hell House LLC: Lineage, is a steaming pile of you-know-what.
While earlier entries used lo-fi found-footage techniques to build atmosphere, Lineage feels overly polished. Instead of enriching the lore, the horror is buried under exposition dumps that drain any potential tension. Rather than letting scenes breathe, Lineage relies on forced "Boo!" moments and intrusive sound design, which is more desperate than frightening.
What should've been a haunting continuation plays like a lazy rehash, since Lineage is concerned with retelling the same stories instead of trying something new.