The elevator scene from The Shining is probably one of the most iconic moments in the history of horror. Honestly, who wouldn’t panic if a lift suddenly turned into a high-pressure blood smoothie dispenser? Scratch that, the real terror is imagining that carpet cleaner bill. Jack may have been a dull boy with all that work, but whoever had to mop that hallway once he’d gone off to the funny farm deserves hazard pay, a therapy voucher, and a priest on standby.

In the mid-2010s, there was a game show called Hellevator where contestants would survive the fun house elevator full of cripiness and jump scares. It ran for two seasons before getting cancelled. Despite the name, the Hellevator slot from Truelab has nothing to do with the game show.

Step inside the elevator if you dare

The Hellevator slot features twenty paylines spread across five reels set in the reception area of a creepy haunted hotel. Betting starts from $0.20 and tops out at $60 a spin. When you’re betting at the maximum amount per spin, you’ll have a shot at up to $299,960 in winnings thanks to the appropriately set 6,666x max multiplier. The slot features medium to high volatility and offers an RTP of 96.19%.

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The Hellevator Wild is stacked three symbols high and will nudge itself into full view on the centre reel. For each space it nudges to move into full view, it will receive a 1x multiplier. Once in full view, Haunted Respins are triggered if the stacked wild completes a winning combination. The reels will then spin again and again as long as at least one new symbol is added to the combination. Once no new symbols are added, the round of respins ends, and your winnings are paid out.

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A round of the slot’s free spins will be triggered with three or more scatter symbols. Three scatter symbols will trigger eight free spins, four will trigger ten free spins, and five will trigger 12 free spins.

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The slot’s Buy Bonus feature has three options. The first is a Bonus Bet, which will triple your bet amount to increase your chances of unlocking a bonus feature. The second will buy you a standard round of free spins, and the third will buy you a round of Hellevator Spins, a version of the free spins feature during which the Hellevator Wild remains locked in place, potentially triggering Haunted Respins on every spin.

Is Hellevator slot the greatest horror slot ever made?

The short answer: no. But it’s damn close. It’s right up there with a few of Nolimit City’s unhinged masterpieces and Dreadworks from Print Studios, which really set the standard for me. Where the Hellevator slot really stands out is its unashamed creepiness.

Most game providers opt for spooky themes in their Halloween slots, focusing on cute characters and safe themes. Nolimit City has always given itself a license to go hard, so it’s no surprise that they’ve gone full creep with slots like Tombstone R.I.P., Possessed, and Serial. With Dreadworks, Print Studios proved that you could bring the psychological element of horror without going the Nolimit route. 

With the Hellevator slot, Truelab has built on the legacy of Dreadworks and created something that true horror fans will appreciate. That’s really the appeal here. Yes, it comes with some fun bonus features and a healthy max multiplier, but I’m going to be going back to this one because of the vibe. I give the Hellevator slot a ten out of ten.

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