Gehenna: Where Death Lives (2016) Horror Thriller Mystery
Gehenna: Where Death Lives (2016) Movie Release Dates / Movie Details

- Overall Score: ☆ 4.65/10
IMDB: ☆ 4.9/10
Tomatometer: ☆ 4.4/10
Gehenna: Where Death Lives Plot Synopsis:
A group visits Saipan to search for locations for their company's newest resort. As they find what they think is the perfect spot, they discover a hidden bunker on the property which they decide to explore. However, they soon find out that curiosity can kill. As each member faces their most private secrets and the secrets of the bunker itself, the results lead to a most shocking conclusion. ...
Director Hiroshi Katagiri brings us Gehenna: Where Death Lives (2016) which is a horror mystery thriller movie. This film looks creepy with a combined feeling of terror. Doug Jones, Lance Henriksen, and Patrick Gorman star in Gehenna: Where Death Lives.
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Highly-anticipated creature-feature Gehenna: Where Death Lives, directed, produced, and co-written by makeup and special effects master Hiroshi Katagiri, has been acquired by High Octane Pictures.
High Octane Pictures is a newly-minted shingle, founded by industry vet and CAA Alum Galen Christy.
It has acquired the international sales rights for the film, which boasts high-end sets and spectacular effects work from director Hiroshi Katagiri himself, and his friends from the industry. Katagiri"s storied career includes working at Stan Winston Studios and also working with Steven Spielberg on Jurassic Park, A.I and War of the Worlds. Other credits include Pacific Rim, The Hunger Games, and Aliens vs Predator: Requiem. Gehenna marks his debut as a feature film director.
Encompassing horror, suspense and a twist that will blow your mind, Gehenna fixes on five people who enter a hidden bunker from WW2, and realize it"s way more than a bunker. Some fates are MUCH worse than death.
The ensemble cast includes Doug Jones (Pan"s Labyrinth, Crimson Peak), Genre icon Lance Henriksen (TV"s Millennium, Aliens), Eva Swan, Simon Phillips, and Justin Gordon.
Spectral Motion, known for award-winning work on such films as Hellboy and Looper, did the makeup effects on the creature played by Jones.
Gehenna has been accepted at festivals that include Shriekfest and with the support of High Octane Pictures, will have a major presence at this year"s American Film Market.
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Gehenna: Where Death Lives Movie Information:
Type: MovieYear: 2016 (more 2016 movies)
What is Gehenna: Where Death Lives Streaming On?
Gehenna: Where Death Lives is Streaming on NetflixLanguage: English
Country: Japan, United States
Release Dates: Movie Release Dates / Gehenna: Where Death Lives Release Dates In Theaters: May 04, 2018, Netflix: Dec 10, 2018, VOD: May 04, 2018
Writers: Hiroshi Katagiri, Brad Palmer, Nathan Long
Producers: Albert Avramovic, Wesley Cannon, Darren Collinson, Sultan Saeed Al Darmaki, Tony Del Cid, Andrei Dunca, Helena Ellison, Susan Ferraro-Gardetto, Mark W. Hall, Eric M. Johnson, Koodae Kim, Nathan Lindgren, Royce Ly, Carlos Macera, Kee Saik Meng, Mitsuaki Munegumi, Lucas Newton, Brad Palmer, Christopher Pellegrini, Dale Poniewaz, Jana Marie Preiss, Doug Roos, Mari Sakamoto, Shaun Smith, Richard Southard, Yu-Hao Su, Chris Vick, Laurie L. Wee, Paul Wee, Deborah Yasment, Eugen Zernickel
Musicians: Yuan Liu
Cinematographers: Yohei Tateishi
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Gehenna: Where Death Lives Plot Synopsis:
A group visits Saipan to search for locations for their company's newest resort. As they find what they think is the perfect spot, they discover a hidden bunker on the property which they decide to explore. However, they soon find out that curiosity can kill. As each member faces their most private secrets and the secrets of the bunker itself, the results lead to a most shocking conclusion. ...
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Gehenna: Where Death Lives Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | Character(s) | |
|---|---|---|
| Doug Jones | ... | Creepy Old Man |
| Lance Henriksen | ... | Morgan |
| Patrick Gorman | ... | Don Rodrigo |
| Simon Phillips | ... | Alan |
| Masashi Odate | ... | Japanese Officer |
| Eva Swan | ... | Paulina |
| Charles Chudabala | ... | Villager |
| Justin Gordon | ... | Tyler |
| Daniel Joo | ... | Villager |
| Katherine Taylor | ... | Claire (as Katherine Wallace) |
| Maxie Santillan Jr. | ... | Old Native |
| Sean Sprawling | ... | Pepe |
| Keisuke Akizawa | ... | Japanese Soldier 3 |
| David Lansky | ... | creature Jack |
| Matthew Edward Hegstrom | ... | Dave |
| Nori Uchida | ... | Japanese soldier 1 |
| Jdarren Santos | ... | Villager |
| Mauricio Gomez Amoretti | ... | Shaman |
| Yasunari Akita | ... | Japanese soldier 2 |
| Eric Shen-Feng Lin | ... | Villager |
Fun Facts: 15 Real AGES of Cast
- Doug Jones (b. May 24, 1960) – Creepy Old Man
Sign: Gemini, Height: 6' 3½" (1.92 m)
Also known as: Doug A. Jones - Lance Henriksen (b. May 5, 1940) – Morgan
Sign: Taurus, Height: 5' 10¼" (1.79 m)
Also known as: Lance Hendrickson | Lance Henricksen - Patrick Gorman – Don Rodrigo
Height: 5' 10" (1.78 m) - Simon Phillips (b. May 7, 1980) – Alan
Sign: Taurus
Also known as: Simon McPhillips - Masashi Odate – Japanese Officer
- Eva Swan – Paulina
- Charles Chudabala – Villager
- Justin Gordon (b. October 31, 1978) – Tyler
Sign: Scorpio, Height: 6' 1½" (1.87 m) - Daniel Joo – Villager
Height: 5' 11" (1.8 m) - Katherine Taylor (b. April 25, 1990) – Claire (as Katherine Wallace)
Sign: Taurus, Height: 5' 7½" (1.71 m)
Also known as: Katherine Wallace - Maxie Santillan Jr. – Old Native
Also known as: Maxie J. Santillan Jr. | Maxie Santillan - Sean Sprawling – Pepe
- Keisuke Akizawa – Japanese Soldier 3
Also known as: Keisuke Yoshida - David Lansky – creature Jack
- Matthew Edward Hegstrom – Dave
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