What is Hell house?
'''Hell houses''' are attractions normally run by [[Christian]] churches. They show [[sin]], the torture of the damned in [[hell]], and usually end with a depiction of [[heaven]]. They are normally run on [[Halloween]]. A hell house is like a [[haunted house]] attraction. It is a building used for actors attempting to frighten people with [[gruesome]] exhibits and scenes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.religioustolerance.org/hallo_he.htm|title=Halloween hell houses|website=www.religioustolerance.org|access-date=2013-11-22|archive-date=2013-10-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022045617/http://www.religioustolerance.org/hallo_he.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> They are presented as a series of short [[vignette]]s with a guide. Unlike haunted houses, hell houses focus on the effects of sin or the fate of unrepentant sinners in the [[afterlife]]. They occur during the month of [[October]] to take advantage of the similarities between hell houses and haunted houses. ==References== {{Reflist}} [[Category:Halloween]] [[Category:Christian eschatology]] {{religion-stub}}