''Hell's Half Acre'' is a low budget direct-to-video horror film directed by

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and Scott Krycia. The film was shot over the course of five years in

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. 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.

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.

Cast

* Tesia Nicoli as Nicole Becker * Ken Scwhwaz as

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Lapetta * Todd Labar as The Killer * Jim Clauser as WDIE Radio Host * Bob Weick as Bob Moore

Release

Hell's Half Acre premiered theatrically on Saturday, October 27, 2007, at the Full Moon Film Festival in Little Rock, Arkansas. 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.

External links

Horrornews.net Film Review: Hell's Half Acre (2006)

Hell's Half Acre official movie site

Hell's Half Acre myspace page
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THE ALLENTOWN TIMES Cover Story

FANGORIA.COM article

Hell's Half Acre review from SYNERGY MAGAZINE

POCONO RECORD Hell's Half Acre/Sherman Theater article

References

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