Thread: Hell theme help

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I'm having a hell of a time coming up with ideas for our hell theme. I can't seem to get further than flames and serpents.
We are hopefully going to have a hellevator that opens up into our haunt area. There I see red lights, flames....and then I get stuck. Guess I'm having a hard time visualizing hell cause I'm not heading there hahaha

Any ideas? Movies maybe that have hell scenes in them? My searches keep coming up with the hell panel from an old dutch artist that's a bit too bizarre for my tastes.

YouTube- Hell

And Mr. Bean:

YouTube- Rowan Atkinson LIVE: 01 - A Warm Welcome

When I think of a entrance to hell I always image it encrusted with skulls and faces contorted in terror trapped within (kinda like that column in Hellraiser 3) I'd just put a photo of my mother-in-law in view that's hell enough for me.

I found this on google, not really helpful for what you're looking for..but it's peoples idea's of Hell, some very funny ones too.

http://www.blogcatalog.com/discuss/e...r-idea-of-hell

Did you ever play the Sim PC game Afterlife? Its really old, I know. It was like Sim City only it was heaven and hell. The buildings in hell were places like the 24 hour permanent lust movie theater and the junk mail opening center. it had a river of blood with demons and sea monsters in it. hehe it was great. I dont know what year it was from. The CD doesnt run on my XP computer so you know its old! it was like Windows 97 or something. but it has some great stuff on it.

you could make a blood river with red cellophane and plastic fish with X over their eyes. maybe

You have to have trapped souls!! Its a MUST for hell.. lol

If you have the room, how about some plywood raised on the floor witth gaps & red lights under it like the floor is cracking open. Above a soft white light with cotton over it & a smaller fogger for heaven. Also a fan for heaven & a heater blowing up from hell. Just off the top of my head.

Agree with trapped souls.Like the ones in freedy kruggers chest on nightmare on elm street.
I also agree with skulls.
I am excited to see this...I can't wait.

The was a book series called "hell". In it, all the people in history (before christ that is) are there "living" to together, Cesar, Attila the Hun, etc. The especially evil had special punishment. Hitler had a room made up of body parts that moved and dripped blood. If he peeled away a part, a new one would take its place.

Make a wall like that (with body parts and dripping blood) and have a section cut out with an actor (in make up to blend in) to scare or interact with the audience.

[QUOTE=halloween_sucks_in_the_uk;885246] I'd just put a photo of my mother-in-law in view that's hell enough for me.

THAT is funny! You can hang it right next to a pic of my ex-husband !!!

There are a lot of takes on Hell. Someone here mentioned seeing a Hell party where the inferno was a cheesy lounge act. There's the standard Dante-esque tormented sinners approach. I always liked Bloch's "Hell Bound Train" short story (reprinted in this book and probably elsewhere) with happy sinners traveling in a train car on their way to Hell. There's also the Norse frozen Hel, the William Golding "Lord of the Flies" Hell, Hell as other people, and ... well, I'm not really helping, am I?

For a more elegant take on Hell, try the graphic novel Lucifer: A Dalliance with the Damned. To some extent, this is the look and feel I'm using for my Seven Deadly Sins this year. Lots of sins being acted out, no judgement about that at all

A lot of wall sconces w/ a gothic look to them topped off w/ black and red candles (or PVC candles) would add to the look.

You could try rounding out the upper corners of your door ways with paper flames to make them look more like cave entrances.

A few life size props chained to the wall.

Maybe you could ask a few of your guests to dress as devils who could then torment the others in fun mischievious ways.