Hell In religion and folklore, hell is a location in the afterlife in which evil souls are subjected to punitive suffering, most often through torture, as eternal punishment after death. Religions with a linear divine history often depict hell ...

, in many religions, is a place of suffering during the afterlife, where wicked or unrighteous souls are punished. Hell may also refer to: *

Hell in Christianity In Christian theology, Hell is the place or state into which, by God's definitive judgment, unrepentant sinners pass in the general judgment, or, as some Christians believe, immediately after death (particular judgment). Its character is inferre ...

Christian views on Hades Hades, according to various Christian denominations, is "the Underworld, place or state of departed spirits",''Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church'' (Oxford University Press 2005 ): ''Hades'' borrowing the name of Hades, the Greek god of t ...

Hel (location) Hel (Old Norse: ) is an afterlife location in Norse mythology and paganism. It is ruled over by a being of the same name, Hel. In late Icelandic sources, varying descriptions of Hel are given and various figures are described as being buried ...

, Germanic underworld from which the word "hell" derives *

Gehenna The Valley of Hinnom ( he, , lit=Valley of the son of Hinnom, translit=Gēʾ ḇen-Hīnnōm) is a historic valley surrounding Ancient Jerusalem, Ancient Jerusalem from the west and southwest. The valley is also known by the name Gehinnom ( ...

or ''Gehinnom'' *

Jahannam In Islam, the place of punishment for unbelievers and other sin in Islam, evildoers in the afterlife, or hell, is an "integral part of Islamic theology",#ETISN2009, Thomassen, "Islamic Hell", Numen, 56, 2009: p.401 and has "occupied an important p ...

, Gehenna in Islam *

Tartarus In Greek mythology, Tartarus (; grc, , }) is the deep abyss that is used as a dungeon of torment and suffering for the wicked and as the prison for the Titans. Tartarus is the place where, according to Plato's ''Gorgias'' (), souls are judg ...

Underworld The underworld, also known as the netherworld or hell, is the supernatural world of the dead in various religious traditions and myths, located below the world of the living. Chthonic is the technical adjective for things of the underworld. ...

, the world of the dead in various religious traditions, located below the world of the living * Any place or situation of great

suffering Suffering, or pain in a broad sense, may be an experience of unpleasantness or aversion, possibly associated with the perception of harm or threat of harm in an individual. Suffering is the basic element that makes up the negative valence of a ...

Arts and entertainment

Film and television

* Jigoku (1960 film) (地獄, ''Hell''), also titled ''The Sinners of Hell'' a Japanese horror film directed by Nobuo Nakagawa * ''Hell'' (1964 film) or ''Henri-Georges Clouzot's Inferno'' (''L'enfer''), an unfinished French film by Henri-Georges Clouzot * ''Hell'' (1994 film) (''L'enfer''), a French film directed by Claude Chabrol, adapted from Clouzot's 1964 film * ''Hell'' (2005 film) (''L'enfer''), a French film directed by Danis Tanović * ''Hell'' (2010 film) (''El Infierno''), a Mexican crime comedy * ''Hell'' (2011 film), a German science fiction film directed by Tim Fehlbaum * ''Hell'', the directly translated title of ''Hellbound'' (TV Series), a South Korean dark fantasy show from 2021 * "Hell" (''Father Ted''), an episode of ''Father Ted'' *"Hell", an episode of ''

Squid Game ''Squid Game'' () is a South Korean survival drama television series created by Hwang Dong-hyuk for Netflix. Its cast includes Lee Jung-jae, Park Hae-soo, Wi Ha-joon, HoYeon Jung, O Yeong-su, Heo Sung-tae, Anupam Tripathi, and Kim Joo-ryou ...

'' * Dr. Hell, a character in the anime series ''Mazinger Z''

Literature

Hell (DC Comics) Hell (a.k.a. Gehenna, Hades, Hel, Jahannam, Sheol and Tartarus) is a fictional location, an infernal Underworld utilized in various American comic book stories published by DC Comics. It is the locational antithesis of the Silver City in Heaven. ...

, a fictional location in the DC Comics universe * ''Hell'' (Barbusse novel) (''L'Enfer''), a 1908 novel by Henri Barbusse * ''Hell'' (Davis novel), 1998 novel by Kathryn Davis * ''Hell'' (play) or ''Hell: A Verse Drama and Photoplay'' , a 1924 play by

Upton Sinclair Upton Beall Sinclair Jr. (September 20, 1878 – November 25, 1968) was an American writer, muckraker, political activist and the 1934 Democratic Party nominee for governor of California who wrote nearly 100 books and other works in seve ...

* ''Hell'', also known as ''

Inferno Inferno may refer to: * Hell, an afterlife place of suffering * Conflagration, a large uncontrolled fire Film * ''L'Inferno'', a 1911 Italian film * Inferno (1953 film), ''Inferno'' (1953 film), a film noir by Roy Ward Baker * Inferno (1973 fi ...

'', the first volume of the ''Divine Comedy'' * Hell, a locale in the

Tomorrow series The ''Tomorrow'' series is a series of seven young adult invasion novels written by Australian writer John Marsden, detailing the invasion and occupation of Australia by a foreign power. The novels are related from the first-person perspectiv ...

novels by John Marsden

Music

Artists

Hell (British band) Hell are an English heavy metal band from Derbyshire, formed in 1982 from the remaining members of bands Race Against Time and Paralex. Due to a series of unfortunate and tragic events, the band originally folded in 1987. They were amongst th ...

, an English heavy metal band *

Hell (American band) Hell is an American doom metal solo project formed in 2008 by M.S.W., a multi-instrumentalist from Salem, Oregon. Hell began as a creative outlet for M.S.W., but it eventually gained momentum and grew to include a touring band. According to M.S ...

, a doom metal band from Salem, Oregon ** ''Hell I'', 2009 ** ''Hell II'', 2010 ** ''

Hell III ''Hell III'' is the third studio album by multi-instrumentalist M.S.W.'s Salem-based doom metal solo project Hell. Originally released on October 11, 2012, the album was available on cassette through Eternal Warfare, on vinyl through Pesanta, and ...

'', 2012 ** ''Hell'', 2015 EP ** ''Hell'' (Hell album), 2017 *

DJ Hell Helmut Josef Geier (born 6 September 1962), known professionally as DJ Hell, is a German DJ. Biography 1970s and 1980s DJ Hell described his musical beginnings in an interview with '' The European'', telling them “I was socialized with ...

, a German house/techno DJ

Albums

* ''Hell'' (James Brown album), 1974 * ''Hell'' (Venom album), 2008 * ''Hell'' (Die Ärzte album), 2020 * '' Hell: The Sequel'', an EP by Bad Meets Evil

Songs

* "Hell", a song by Blind Melon from ''

Nico Naftiran Intertrade Company Société à responsabilité limitée#In Switzerland, limited (NICO) is a Switzerland, Swiss-based subsidiary of the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC). NICO is a general contractor for the oil and gas industry. NIOC bu ...

'' * "Hell" (Disturbed song), a song by Disturbed, a B-side from the single "Stricken" * "Hell", a song by Foo Fighters from ''

In Your Honor ''In Your Honor'' is the fifth studio album by American rock band Foo Fighters, released on June 14, 2005, through Roswell and RCA Records. It is a double album, with the first disc containing heavy rock songs and the second containing mellowe ...

'' * "Hell", a song by King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard from ''

Infest the Rats' Nest ''Infest the Rats' Nest'' is the fifteenth studio album by Australian psychedelic rock band King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard. It was released on 16 August 2019 by the band's record label, Flightless, and ATO Records. The album sees the band u ...

'' * "Hell", a song by

Pet Shop Boys The Pet Shop Boys are an English synth-pop duo formed in London in 1981. Consisting of primary vocalist Neil Tennant and keyboardist Chris Lowe, they have sold more than 50 million records worldwide, and were listed as the most successful duo i ...

. * "Hell", a song by Squirrel Nut Zippers from ''

Hot Hot or the acronym HOT may refer to: Food and drink *Pungency, in food, a spicy or hot quality *Hot, a wine tasting descriptor Places * Hot district, a district of Chiang Mai province, Thailand **Hot subdistrict, a sub-district of Hot Distric ...

'' * "Hell", a song by Tegan and Sara from ''

Sainthood In religious belief, a saint is a person who is recognized as having an exceptional degree of holiness, likeness, or closeness to God. However, the use of the term ''saint'' depends on the context and denomination. In Catholic, Eastern Ortho ...

'' * "

The Hell Song "The Hell Song" is a song by Canadian rock band Sum 41. The song was released in February 2003 as the second single of the band's album ''Does This Look Infected?''. "The Hell Song" was released to radio on February 18, 2003. The song was featured ...

", a song by Sum 41

Other uses in arts and entertainment

* ''Hell'' (Bosch), a painting by Hieronymous Bosch * '' Hell: A Cyberpunk Thriller'', a 1990s video game * ''Hell'' and ''Fucking Hell'' (Chapman), art installations by Jake and Dinos Chapman

Places

Hell, California Hell is a locale in Riverside County, California, United States, approximately west of Blythe on Interstate 10. Geography As befits its name to many people, Hell has a climate stereotypical of a hot desert (Köppen classification BWh). In the a ...

, a ghost town in the U.S. *

Hell, Michigan Hell is an unincorporated community in Livingston County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As an unincorporated community, Hell has no defined boundaries or population statistics of its own. Located within Putnam Township, the community is centered ...

, a community in the U.S. *

Hell, Grand Cayman Hell is an area within the district of West Bay, Grand Cayman. Its name comes from a group of short, black, limestone formations located in the area. Its eerie and rather sinister look is what gave it its infamous name. It is roughly the size ...

, the Cayman Islands *

Hell, Norway Hell (, ) is a village in the Lånke area of the municipality of Stjørdal in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the western part of the municipality, about south of the town of Stjørdalshalsen. The village has a population (2018) ...

, a village in Stjørdal *

Hell Cave Hell Cave ( sl, Jama Pekel) is a karst cave in the settlement of Zalog pri Šempetru in Slovenia. Name Across Slovenia there are many oronyms, regional names, and microtoponyms named ''Pekel'' or 'hell'. In folk geography, the name was used to ...

, a cave in Slovenia *

Hell Creek The Hell Creek Formation is an intensively studied division of mostly Upper Cretaceous and some lower Paleocene rocks in North America, named for exposures studied along Hell Creek, near Jordan, Montana. The formation stretches over portions of ...

, near Jordan, Montana, U.S.

Other uses

* Hell (crater), a lunar crater named after Maximilian Hell * Hell (forum), a hacking forum * Hell (surname) * Hell.com, a website for web designers and artists *

Hell Pizza Hell Pizza is a New Zealand-based pizza chain. It was established in Wellington (Kelburn) in 1996 and has since expanded around New Zealand. Franchises have also operated at various times in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, South Korea, Ind ...

, a New Zealand-based pizza chain *

Helles Helles or hell is a traditional German pale lager beer, produced chiefly in Southern Germany, particularly Munich. The German word ''hell'' can be translated as "bright", "light", or "pale". Flavour profile Helles-style beers typically are f ...

, sometimes called Hell, a light style of beer * The transmission mode of the

Hellschreiber The Hellschreiber, Feldhellschreiber or Typenbildfeldfernschreiber (also Hell-Schreiber named after its inventor Rudolf Hell) is a facsimile-based teleprinter invented by Rudolf Hell. Compared to contemporary teleprinters that were based on ty ...

teleprinter *

Hell Energy Drink Hell Energy Drink (stylized as HELL) is a popular energy drink brand distributed primarily in Europe and Asia. The brand was initiated in 2006 by a privately owned company, founded in Hungary, 2004, which took the name "Hell Energy Magyarország ...

, a Hungarian energy drink * Helvetinjärvi ("Hell's Lake"), a national park in Ruovesi, Pirkanmaa, Finland