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Tales of Halloween
Directed by
Written by
Produced by
  • Shaked Berenson
  • Axelle Carolyn
  • Tada Chae
  • Patrick Ewald
  • Mike Mendez
Starring
Cinematography
  • Jan-Michael Losada
  • Zoran Popovic
  • David Tayar
  • Alex Vendler
  • Richard J. Vialet
  • Joseph White
  • Scott Winig
Music by
Production
companies
  • Epic Pictures
  • Film Entertainment Services
Distributed byEpic Pictures
Release dates
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Tales of Halloween is a 2015 American horror anthology film consisting of ten interlocking segments. The film had its world premiere on July 24, 2015, at the Fantasia International Film Festival.[1] It was released in a limited release and through video on demand on October 16, 2015, by Epic Pictures.[2]

Premise

The ten stories take place in a suburban American town whose denizens are terrorized by ghouls, aliens, and killers one Halloween night.[3]

STORIES

1. Sweet Tooth- A teenage babysitter and her boyfriend pay the price for eating all of her charge's candy.

2. The Night Billy Raised Hell- A young boy about the egg an old man's house turns out to be the devil himself and teaches the young boy a lesson.

3. Trick- A group of friends, who are secretly child killers, are terrorized by vigalante trick or treaters.

4. The Weak and the Wicked- A young man summons a demon to exact vengence on 3 bullies who burned down his home along with his parents in it.

5. Grim Grinning Ghost- A young woman is stalked by a malevolent spirit.

6. Ding Dong- A man learns that his wife is a child hungry witch and tries to put a stop to her.

7. This Means War- A man battles his new neighbor to the death for the best Halloween decorations on the block.

8. Friday the 31st- A deformed serial killer meets his match when a trick or treating extraterrestial gets upset when he doesn't have any candy.

9. The Ransom of Rusty Rex- Two bank robbers kidnap a wealthy man's son only to discover that the child is a deformed creature that doesn't ever want to leave anyones side.

10. Bad Seed- A detective tries to put a stop to a genetically engineered man eating pumpkin that's terrorizing the town.

Cast

Release

The film had its premiere at the Fantasia International Film Festival in Montreal on July 24, 2015.[4][5] It was also selected as the opening-night film at Wizard World Chicago as well as London FrightFest Film Festival, where it closed the annual event on August 31, 2015, tying with its European premiere.[4] The film was released in a limited release and through video on demand on October 16, 2015.[6]

Reception

Reception for Tales of Halloween has been positive.[7] Fangoria and Film School Rejects both gave predominantly favorable reviews,[8] and Film School Rejects wrote "Tales of Halloween is good fun, but it’s difficult not to wish that more of the stories had aimed for darker, more terrifying and affecting goals. Still, the EC Comics attitude finds a new home with Carolyn and her crew, and with any luck the film will spawn a new Halloween tradition of fun, gory, spooky anthology films highlighted by short, messy bursts of genre talent."[9]

References

  1. ^ Unknown (2015). "Tales of Halloween - Fantasia 2015". Fantasia Festival. {{cite web}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help); Text "http://fantasiafestival.com/2015/en/films-schedule/249/tales-of-halloween/" ignored (help)
  2. ^ Barlow, Wil (October 5, 2015). "Get Ready for October Scares in Exclusive 'Tales of Halloween' poster featuring Neil Marshall". Indiewire.com. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
  3. ^ Jen Yamato (January 8, 2015). "Barry Bostwick, Joe Dante, John Landis Set For 'Tales Of Halloween'". Deadline.com. (Penske Media Corporation). Retrieved July 11, 2015. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  4. ^ a b c d e The Deadline Team (July 10, 2015). "'Tales Of Halloween' Trailer: First Look At Horror Anthology Film – Comic Con". Deadline.com. (Penske Media Corporation). Retrieved July 11, 2015. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  5. ^ Clark Collis (July 11, 2015). "Trailer for horror anthology Tales of Halloween promises one hell of a pumpkin season". Entertainment Weekly. (Time Inc.). Retrieved July 12, 2015.
  6. ^ Barlow, Wil (October 5, 2015). "Get Ready for October Scares in Exclusive 'Tales of Halloween' poster featuring Neil Marshall". Indiewire.com. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
  7. ^ Zimmerman, Samuel. "Review: All Hallow's Anthology, Tales of Halloween". Shock Till You Drop. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
  8. ^ Gingold, Michael. ""TALES OF HALLOWEEN" (Fantasia Movie Review)". Fangoria. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
  9. ^ Hunter, Rob. "Fantasia 2015 Review: Tales of Halloween Has Bloody Fun With Your Favorite Holiday". Film School Rejects. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
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