A quartet of teens heads to a horror theme park on Halloween night, thinking it will be great fun all round. Unfortunately for them, they're in a horror movie, so naturally their night out is infiltrated by a masked killer who, blending in with the roleplaying workers of the theme park and seemingly knowing the place inside out, begins picking them off. A fun little neo-slasher with a good little cast (it is always a pleasure seeing Bex Taylor-Klaus in anything), "Hell Fest" isn't an especially original movie in its use of setting or plot devices, but it keeps you entertained, even if at times it feels like the stakes are too low and the movie pulls its punches just a little bit. And like many a good indie horror, it boasts a cool little cameo from Tony Todd of "Candyman" and "Final Destination" fame. It's a movie that's not without its problems (seriously people, nobody cares about the "the killer is also a family man!" twist anymore) but is still a good way to kill 90 minutes.
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