Stephen Cognetti
American filmmaker
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Stephen Cognetti is an American director and writer known for the Hell House LLC franchise of found footage films.
Stephen Cognetti | |
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| Alma mater | Temple University |
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| Years active | 2009–present |
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Early life
Cognetti was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania,[1] and raised in Pennsylvania. He attended Temple University, where he studied film.[2]
Career
He released the first Hell House LLC film in 2015 with the intention of making a trilogy of movies, as he saw the initial three films as a single story split into three parts.[3] Cognetti would later expand the original story with a fourth film that served as both a sequel and prequel, Hell House LLC Origins: The Carmichael Manor, in 2023. In 2025, Cognetti released his first non-found footage film, 825 Forest Road.[4] A fifth and final entry in the series, Hell House LLC: Lineage, was released in 2025.[5]
Filmography
Films
| Year | Title | Director | Writer/Screenplay | Producer |
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| 2015 | Hell House LLC | Yes | Yes | No |
| 2018 | Hell House LLC II: The Abaddon Hotel[6] | |||
| 2019 | Hell House LLC III: Lake of Fire[7] | |||
| 2023 | Hell House LLC Origins: The Carmichael Manor | |||
| 2025 | 825 Forest Road | |||
| Hell House LLC: Lineage |
Short films
| Year | Title | Director | Writer/Screenplay | Producer |
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| 2009 | Caravia Nights | |||
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| 2011 | Thomas Jefferson Lives |