Oct 2015 *
My brief thoughts on the film...
This film was extremely hyped, so much so that people were comparing it to Trick โr Treat, the superb horror anthology film from 2007. My expectations were high and while I enjoyed it overall, I couldnโt help but feel a little underwhelmed. The segments are hit and miss and it lacks the strong narrative structure and meshing that Trick โr Treat had.
Basically, itโs an anthology film with ten segments from ten different directors that are all set in the same town. Theyโre all loosely tied together by a radio DJ, whoโs played by Adrienne Barbeau. The film does a good job of capturing the spirit of Halloween in spite of some of the segments missing the mark. My personal favorite segments are โThe Night Billy Raised Hellโ, directed by Darren Lynn Bousman, and โThis Means Warโ, directed by Andrew Kasch and John Skipp.
Itโs an uneven horror anthology film overall, but itโs entertaining and I recommend it. It features just enough of everything that makes anthology horror and Halloween fun.
My brief thoughts on the film...
This film was extremely hyped, so much so that people were comparing it to Trick โr Treat, the superb horror anthology film from 2007. My expectations were high and while I enjoyed it overall, I couldnโt help but feel a little underwhelmed. The segments are hit and miss and it lacks the strong narrative structure and meshing that Trick โr Treat had.
Basically, itโs an anthology film with ten segments from ten different directors that are all set in the same town. Theyโre all loosely tied together by a radio DJ, whoโs played by Adrienne Barbeau. The film does a good job of capturing the spirit of Halloween in spite of some of the segments missing the mark. My personal favorite segments are โThe Night Billy Raised Hellโ, directed by Darren Lynn Bousman, and โThis Means Warโ, directed by Andrew Kasch and John Skipp.
Itโs an uneven horror anthology film overall, but itโs entertaining and I recommend it. It features just enough of everything that makes anthology horror and Halloween fun.