A theatrical “hell” installation staged by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards failed to deliver its fiery finale after technical issues left the exhibit cold on its final night, the online newspaper Faraz reported.

The immersive experience, part of the Heaven Time project in Gilan Province, aimed to depict scenes from the Islamic afterlife using real flames, costumed actors, and dramatized punishments. But on the final night, hell failed to ignite—at least on Earth.

Civil rights lawyer Hassan Younesi wrote on X that several women were denied entry to the “hell” exhibit for not wearing the mandatory hijab—sparking widespread irony online, where users said that those supposedly destined for hell were barred from even visiting it.

Images and reports from the event had already sparked ridicule online for what many called a crude and unsettling parody of faith.