The Adams Family unravel a delectable and devilish yarn; it’s a witchy punk-rock acid trip with some of the most potent, ghastly, and frantic imagery you’ll find this year.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Jul 11, 2024

Hellbender (or H6LLB6ND6R) uses DIY horror aesthetics to deliver a hallucinogenic and bloody entertaining mother/daughter story revolving around witchcraft.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Feb 10, 2024

Hellbender is a wicked and thrilling horror film that also canvasses questions about identity and destiny.

| Sep 6, 2023

The movie is spellbinding, gory and savage which may satisfy horror fans, compiled with the emotional drama between the mother-daughter duo that pulls at the hearts of the audience.

| Jul 21, 2023

Hellbender lacks depth and takes time to breathe, but family filmmaking is rarely this original, intriguing and visually and audibly stimulating.

| Dec 21, 2022

What’s lacking in dialogue is made up for in trippy, gory scenes between mother and daughter that explore their rich history in witchcraft, making it worth the watch for avid horror fans.

| Dec 21, 2022

Tethered closely to the emotions and artistic sensibilities of the tight-knit family that created it, Hellbender is a can’t-miss foray into folk horror.

| Dec 21, 2022

I found it so bedeviling and different than other witch genre films that it got my full attention.

| Original Score: B- | Nov 13, 2022

Hellbender is certainly a big step forward for their brand and worth spending some time with, as repeat viewings prove to be just as rewarding.

| Sep 8, 2022

With its multimedia approach to film and its deeply elemental connection to nature, Hellbender is a truly special work of art.

| Aug 17, 2022

Hellbender is not just a fabulous indie film about witches, it’s also an original coming-of-age horror film, a stellar effort made on a micro-budget by a small family filmmaking collective (Wonder Wheel Productions).

| Jun 2, 2022

The family of Adams make the best of old horror plotlines and weave them into an unsettling but nuanced portrayal of matriarchal fear and protection.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Apr 4, 2022

A bewitching DIY family affair in which simple storytelling complete with familiar horror genre tropes are elevated by the acting and especially the cinematography on display.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Mar 20, 2022

Hellbender is surprisingly rich with depth & an acute understanding of its narrative, becoming intentionally darker, more disgusting, & scarier.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Mar 15, 2022

[The film has a] stilted script and somewhat lack of story as well as the feeling that something is missing throughout.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Mar 14, 2022

A wicked little movie -- with a lot of good music, too.

| Mar 12, 2022

The special effects are a little pokey, but the camera effects (not to mention the flick's performances and narrative concept) are top notch. A fun and nifty flick that promises even greater things down the line. Don't miss where this Adams family began.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Mar 11, 2022

Through it is a horrorcreepy film, it is a slow burner. Dont expect things to come at you fast and furious. It creeps along with the creeps.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Mar 10, 2022

Mad and interesting stuff...it's a coming-of-age story on the one hand and a feminist parable, but it's all that and so much else.

| Mar 9, 2022

I really enjoyed it. It's very different.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Mar 5, 2022