The Hell Patrol is an American horror film

Horror film

Horror films seek to elicit a negative emotional reaction from viewers by playing on the audience's most primal fears. They often feature scenes that startle the viewer through the means of macabre and the supernatural, thus frequently overlapping with the fantasy and science fiction genres...

, dealing with the zombie apocalypse

Zombie apocalypse

A zombie apocalypse is a particular scenario of apocalyptic literature that customarily has a science fiction/horror rationale. In a zombie apocalypse, a widespread rise of zombies hostile to human life engages in a general assault on civilization....

 and its survivors. It was released in September 2009, premiering at the Revenant Film Festival in Seattle, Washington. It has garnered other selections to festivals including The Big Bear Horror Film Festival, The Backlot Film Festival. The film won Best Direction at The Sacramento Horror Film Festival. The film is produced by Steve Romanko for 13th Generation Productions and directed by Turner Van Ryn.