HELL NIGHT (VHS Cover) "Hell Night" is a 1981 American slasher horror film directed by Tom DeSimone and starring Linda Blair, Vincent Van Patten, and Peter Barton. The film follows a group of college students who decide to spend the night in a supposedly haunted sorority house on Halloween, only to encounter a masked killer. The title provided refers to a VHS cover of this movie, which was a popular medium for home video distribution during the 1980s and early 1990s before the rise of digital formats. The cover art typically includes key elements of the film's plot, cast, and genre to attract potential viewers.