Hell on the Shelf

Concerned about a supposedly cursed property, a real-estate agent coerces a film crew to film the house at night to dispel rumors about the house, but while they stay at the house come to realize that dolls containing evil spirits are the cause and must uncover the secrets within them.

This was a fairly enjoyable and entertaining genre effort. Among the better elements here is the typically worthwhile setup that provides quite an impressive starting point for not just the investigation into the house but also the use of found-footage throughout here. Given the initial backstory of the house that discusses the history of the initial residents that lived there before the hauntings that drove out the series of residents over the years, this gets intriguing enough to warrant the investigation by the team which is where the majority of this one follows through on. Getting them to the house and going through the house with their equipment conducting their series of meetings and interactions with the objects within the house and especially the dolls serves this one quite well overall. That leaves the film with some rather fun moments of their investigation getting interrupted and upended by the demonic presence within the house and must get to the bottom of it. This is handled with some intriguing conversations about everything as well as the on-location setups that involve not just their equipment being disrupted by the spirit realm but actual interactions that prove these setpieces are real. There is something to be said for how fast they start up, as if the setup was planned from the start while the mockumentary-style interviews and approach disrupts the flow of the search as they offer up some unneeded commentary on scenes that don't need it. Combined with the general low-budget approach here, these do hold it back somewhat.

Rated Unrated/R: Language and Violence.

Amazing!!! Great family movie! Loved how realistic the camera and storyline was, a "documentary" at its finest! One of the best movies I've ever seen! Would watch over and over again, it was so compelling and there was so much emotion inside the plot. Cinematic masterpiece, and I was hanging on the edge of my seat the entire time. I was shivering in my timbers, it might have been the scariest thing I've ever seen! This movie is action packed and thrilling and you can tell it totally wasn't made in IMovie. Amazing effort from the cast and crew! 10/10 would totally recommend, totally wasn't a total waste of my time!

This movie is AWESOME. You can't even tell that the budget is 10,000$. THIS DESERVES ALL THE BUDGET IN THE WORLD! The story line had me edging my seat the entire time! And WOAH WHAT A PLOT TWIST! The graphic effects were so believable! I almost couldn't catch any! Help it burns. WATCH THIS MOVIE GANG AND I PROMISE YOU WONT BE DISSAPOINTED! LET BRO COOK!!! This movie is so awesommmmmmmeeeeee! I LOVE THEIR OUTFITS!!! ITS SO PUPPYCODED!!! When will the pain end? I watched this with my husband, lysol? Bro deaduzz was like "me when i watch hell on the shelf" LIKE BOi! Yurr but deaduzz ts funny ash ngl!

There's a scene early on where some guys walk across and porch and through the front door of a house. They try to make it seem dramatic by putting in a dramatic heart beat sound effect. It's not at all dramatic. That sets the tone for a lot of the rest of the movie. They are trying desperately to make it seem like something scary is happening when nothing is happening.

Most of the movie is like watching a low rent Youtube paranormal channel. They fiddle with the usual paranormal show devices like an EMF meter and cheap digital thermometer. There's a cold spot. Scary. The characters are all stupid. I am only giving it two stars because I have seen worse.