For any of us who love the experience of a well-conceived haunted house, Hell Fest 2018(now on blu-ray) brings an entire horror theme park into our living room. Our subject watched the film with only a pillow for protection as a slasher entered the creepy atmospheric world of amusements. Was she able to keep her heart rate in check as dark hidden corners revealed some of her biggest fears?

Test Subject: Leah

Age : 35

Gender: Female

Fears: Eyeball Gore

Resting HR: 65 bpm

Walking HR: 75-80 bpm

ANALYSIS:

Our subject enjoyed a less stressful ride during the first act as the film attempted to introduce main characters. It wasn’t until the haunted park became the true focus did we see her number’s begin to rise. Our subject’s peak heart rate came at a scene seemingly engineered specifically toward her fear of eyeball gore. A spike of 99bpm would be the highest mark she hits but beautiful lighting illuminating creep-tastic props kept her stress levels at a decent mild jog for the rest of the movie.

CONCLUSION:

This film gives our subject the opportunity to walk with the characters through twisted mazes ripe for jump scares. If we throw out the poor character development and lack of story we are ultimately left with a haunting experience that’s fun to watch. Without the physical exertion of actually walking through a haunted house, our subject was able to attain similar heart rate numbers while motionless. You may not need to hide your face often but there may be a few moments where you’ll want to hold tight to your popcorn bucket.

Hell Fest: Burns 196 calories

Bucket of Popcorn: 1200 Calories

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