It focuses on one of many hell houses, Christian haunted attractions, located in Cedar Hill, Texas.
The film follows the youth group of the Cedar Hill Trinity Church, documenting the work involved in creating the Hell house, the performances themselves, and the personal lives of some of the participants.
[1] A reviewer for the New York Times wrote, "Through such generalizations are destructive stereotypes born, on both the left and the right.
"[2] Ratliff, in a NPR interview, said the motivation for making the documentary was to display the Christian right in the United States.
Presentations during the show include a death scene due to HIV, an abortion, a school shooting, date rape, suicide, and a fatal drunk driving crash.