From Hell (film) From Hell (film) From Hell is a 2001 American mystery horror film directed by the Hughes brothers and loosely based on the graphic novel "From Hell" by Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell about the Jack the Ripper murders. In 1888, Mary Kelly and a small group of London prostitutes trudge through unrelenting daily misery. When their friend Ann Crook is kidnapped, they are drawn into a conspiracy with links to high society. The kidnapping is followed by the gruesome murder of another woman, Martha Tabram; and it becomes apparent that they are being hunted down one by one as prostitutes
Trailers from Hell the trailer itself and the film it represents. Regular "Trailers from Hell" commentators, referred to as "gurus" on the series website, include (in addition to Joe Dante) John Landis, Guillermo del Toro, Roger Corman, and Eli Roth. Film editor and critic Glenn Erickson writes, "The host commentaries provide the real added value, cramming a wealth of information, humor and insights into the two- to four- minute trailer running times." Dante typically serves as the public face for "Trailers from Hell", appearing at the South By Southwest independent film festival in 2009 to present a compilation of the site's trailers and