Hell houses are haunted attractions typically run by evangelical Protestant churches or parachurch organizations designed to act as moral instruction.
[citation needed] Scenes portrayed may include date rape,[1] same-sex marriage, gambling, abortion, extramarital sex, raving, the use of alcoholic beverages and drugs, and teen suicide.
A Hell house, like a conventional haunted-house attraction, is a space set aside for actors to frighten patrons with gruesome exhibits and scenes, presented as a series of short vignettes with a narrated guide.
[6] From 1995, the concept was promoted and adapted by Keenan Roberts, originally of Roswell, New Mexico, who started a Hell house in Arvada, Colorado.
Roberts remained active in the Hell house ministry by providing kits and directions to enable churches to perform their own attractions.