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Director Omar Ali Khan teams with Mondo Macabro to create Pakistan's first splatter flick, a demented tale of terror pitting a group of stranded teens against a horde of hungry zombies, a shrieking hi... read more read more...tchhiker, and a burqa-clad killer armed with a gore-drenched mace. They were on the road to adventure when their van ran out of gas. Now, as a desperate group of teens attempt to navigate their way out of a darkened forest, the earth cracks open to reveal an army of cannibalistic corpses. As if brain-eating zombies weren't enough to contend with, there's also a banshee-like hitchhiker stalking the teens at every turn. But this nightmare has only begun, because when a menacing figure in a bloody burqa appears wielding a medieval weapon, any hope for survival seems as far off as the morning sun. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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Unrated, 1 hr. 20 min.

Directed by: Omar Khan

Release Date: March 30, 2007

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DVD Release Date: June 24, 2008

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  • July 25, 2008
    Convoluted is one way to put it. It's starts with zombies and ends with a Texas Chain Saw Massacre type slasher... what?
    But I still really liked the film. It's shot and constructed like a film from the 70s and you can clearly see the TCSM and Evil Dead influences, but I mean wh... read moreo doesn't copy now-adays.
    What saved this film from dreck was that it harkened back to a magical time for horror, was much more exotic local than most horrors, and the soundtrack fucking kicked ass.
    Un-original...fuck it. Keep kicking it out Khan.
  • July 5, 2008
    The first film from Pakistan plays out like a homage to few classic horror films.Is a slasher film with few zombies in it & a family of maniacs that lives in the woods.For the budget that the film was working with,it was a good attempt from this first time director.So we have tee... read morenagers with tickets to a concert that takes a wrong turn & find themselves lost & then a crazy hitchhiker gets in their van.What comes to mind is Texas chainsaw massacre.I really was looking forward to a zombie mayhem & originality with the death scenes,besides nothing original about the plot.The film manages to deliver few gory scenes,creepy atmosphere at times & it has the grainy look of a film from the 70's or early 80's which works fine for the film.This director have potential to come up with something better than this film,with a better script & to be more original.

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  • June 28, 2008
    Finally got to see my most anticipated film, and boy was I not disappointed. Tombs and Khan create a fun film that harkens back to American horror of yore, and yet portrays Pakistan perfectly. The atmosphere in this one is what makes it a film I will be returning to again and a... read moregain. I don't know why I find trash and exploitation movies from overseas more educational in cultural climates and environment than art films (perhaps because they are more entertaining), but it really was great seeing an exploitation film set in Pakistan. The story is convoluted and at times doesn't make sense, but that adds to the bizarreness of this one. Highly recommended, though I might be a little biased because of my love for Mondo Macabro... but probably not since films like this are the reason I love them.
  • August 24, 2008
    Billed as Pakistan's first gore movie, Hell's Ground is everything you'd expect from a teen slasher flick. Although it doesn't offer anything new, it's still a decent addition to the genre. Think of it as the "Pakistani Morning Star Massacre".

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Laura Clifford
July 6, 2008
Laura Clifford, Reeling Reviews

...a pastiche of classics of the genre and flat out homage to the original "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" that observes all the conventions with a twinkle in its eye. Full Review

Louis Proyect
June 21, 2008
Louis Proyect, rec.arts.movies.reviews

Smart, funny rip-off of Texas Chainsaw Massacre that does not take itself too seriously and that is loads of fun. Full Review

Matthew Sorrento
June 7, 2008
Matthew Sorrento, Film Threat

Overall, a measured mix of clichéd horror bits and wit to joke about them keeps Hell's Ground even for a horror audience. Full Review

Scott Weinberg
October 12, 2007
Scott Weinberg, Cinematical

So while you're being assaulted with ideas, characters and monsters that are clearly 'borrowed' from other sources, well, it's just quite the novelty to witness Pakistan's first gore movie. Full Review

Beth Accomando
October 11, 2007
Beth Accomando, KPBS.org

Khan has tapped into that fear to create the masked serial killer for Hell's Ground. That's right. His crazed killer wears a burkha. Full Review

Keith H. Brown
August 11, 2008
Keith H. Brown, Eye for Film

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Jeffrey M. Anderson
June 27, 2008
Jeffrey M. Anderson, Combustible Celluloid

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