Hellbilly 58 is a 2008 horror film directed by Russ Diaper about A Murdered Hillbilly returns from the dead to seek revenge on the town that put him to death in 1958. The small Town of Dackson is about to learn that the legend of 'Hellbilly' is true
The development of the film started in September 2006. Hellbilly 58 was inspired by the song of the same name that was released by the band Blazing Haley in their album Sleeper. Director Russ Diaper asked Blazing Haley, the songwriter of HellBilly58 and the band's front man Matt Armor for the rights to use the song, Armor also plays the role of Hank in the film.