there is something traditional, something classical, in the festively macabre stories that fill Dougherty's script
Trick 'r Treat (2009)
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Reviews Counted:14
Fresh:10
Rotten:4
Average Rating:2.1/10
Consensus: An deftly crafted tribute to Halloween legends, Trick 'r' Treat hits all the genre marks with gusto and old fashioned suspense.
Runtime: 82 mins
Genre: Horror/Suspense
Synopsis:
It is said that Halloween is the night when the dead rise to walk among us and other unspeakable things roam free. The rituals of All Hallows Eve were devised to protect us from their evil...
It is said that Halloween is the night when the dead rise to walk among us and other unspeakable things roam free. The rituals of All Hallows Eve were devised to protect us from their evil mischief, and one small town is about to be taught a terrifying lesson that some traditions are best not forgotten. Nothing is what it seems when a suburban couple learns the dangers of blowing out a Jack-o-Lantern before midnight; four women cross paths with a costumed stalker at a local festival; a group of pranksters goes too far and discovers the horrifying truth buried in a local legend; and a cantankerous old hermit is visited by a strange trick-or-treater with a few bones to pick. Costumes and candy, ghouls and goblins, monsters and mayhem…the tricks and treats of Halloween turn deadly as strange creatures of every variety—human and otherwise—try to survive the scariest night of the year.
--© Warner Bros.
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Starring: Anna Paquin, Brian Cox, Dylan Baker, Tahmoh Penikett
Starring: Anna Paquin, Brian Cox, Dylan Baker, Tahmoh Penikett, Leslie Bibb
Studio: Warner Bros.
Reviews for Trick 'r Treat
Far and away the best of the new blood in horror is a film that should have earned a theatrical release, but is instead fast scaring up fans on DVD.
[Blu-Ray Review] Fill your living room with some like-minded horror friends, break out the candy corn and pumpkin beer and settle in for the film that lives up to the hype.
A welcome respite from the current Hollywood trend in torture porn, slasher remakes and zombie flicks . . .
Latest News for Trick 'r Treat
September 30, 2008:
Exclusive report from the set. Haunting interviews with the director and cast! ![]()
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September 17, 2008:
Trick 'R Treat Opens Screamfest 2008 ![]()
It still seems to be trapped in studio limbo, but Michael Dougherty's long-delayed "Trick 'R Treat" will be let out of its cage for at least one night this year, when it opens... More...
April 07, 2008:
Warner Bros. Says Goodbye to Trick 'r Treat ![]()
We discovered today that Legendary Pictures held a screening last night for their film Trick 'r Treat, which was directed by Michael Dougherty. Apparently Warner Bros. Pictures... More...
October 14, 2007:
Trick 'r Treat (2007): trailer ![]()
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