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 * Hel (location), 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, Gehenna in Islam * Tartarus *

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

Literature

* Hell (DC Comics), 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'', 2012 ** ''Hell'', 2015 EP ** ''Hell'' (Hell album), 2017 * DJ Hell, 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'' * "Hell" (Disturbed song), a song by Disturbed, a B-side from the single "Stricken" * "Hell", a song by Foo Fighters from '' In Your Honor'' * "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'' * " The Hell Song", 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, 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, 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) Hell is a lunar crater in the south of the Moon's near side, within the western half of the enormous walled plain Deslandres. To the southeast, also within Deslandres, is the larger crater Lexell, and about 9° to the south lies the prominent T ...

, a lunar crater named after Maximilian Hell *

Hell (forum) 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 hells ...

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