Last night, my husband and I attended the world premiere for a movie filmed nearby. Hayride To Hell was filmed in Willistown Township, PA and stars Bill Moseley from Repo! The Genetic Opera and House of 1000 Corpses and Kane Hodder from Friday the 13th Part VII through Jason X. This was lining up to be a good movie.
Farmer Sam (Bill Moseley) is fighting to keep his farm. Many of the town officials want him to shut down his annual hayride, even though it is an extremely profitable event. Between traffic problems, rowdy patrons, and not being able to make payments to the bank, Sheriff Jubel (Kane Hodder) and the commissioner Betsy Butte (Allyson Malandra) have a point. But Sam won’t go down without a fight. He gathers his family and farmworkers to put on one last hayride for the naysayers. If only they knew it was their last.
When I heard about the premiere, there wasn’t a ton of information on Hayride To Hell. Would it be a slasher film? Would it be a thriller? A comedy? Well, it’s a little bit of everything. It’s not a straight comedy but it’s also not really a slasher. Yes, there are a lot of deaths. I believe the body count is somewhere around 12. But there is a lot of really funny bits in there. At the Q&A after the movie, we found out that many of the best scenes were improved by the cast. I didn’t realize how funny these guys could be.
As of right now, Hayride To Hell doesn’t have a distributor. It sounded like they should have a deal set sometime in the next few months. Unfortunately, that means I can’t give you any information on where you can find it. But, if you do hear something about it coming to a theater or streaming service near you, you should definitely check it out. Especially if you like horror comedies.