Eleven Movies For Halloween

Day 2 – Trick ‘r Treat

This is one of those little movies that most people haven’t bothered to watch, which is really a shame.  Best Halloween movie ever? No, not even close.  But a very enjoyable, mostly clever, anthology that focuses completely on the actual holiday of All Hallow’s Eve.

Trick r Treat tells several stories based around classic horror and holiday tropes (vampires, ghosts, serial-killers, trick-or-treators, cranky old men, etc).  The difference between this anthology and most others, is that this film treats its vignettes as more of a Pulp Fiction-y Halloween film than completely separate stories.  Most of the characters intersect at some point, and the entire film takes place on one lone, Halloween night.

Director Michael Dougherty has a nice touch and creates an overarching atmosphere that helps sell the mood of each story.  Character actors pop up with regularity (Anna Paquin, Brian Cox, Dylan Baker), yet they never take you out of the story…which is very important for an anthology such as this.

I don’t want to oversell the movie as it really is a small horror film, but if you have yet to catch it, be sure to check it out this  season.  There are very, very few actual Halloween-themed movies in the world, and this one caters to most horror lovers.

It might even make you rethink that little trick-r-treator at your door…especially if his name is Sam.

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Continue to Day 3!