Horror Anthology Film "Trick r' Treat" 10/6/09

[JamesG]

Trick r' Treat was originally supposed to be released in October 2007 but it kept getting pushed back until now. It is now going to be released on DVD (unconfirmed at this point for Blu-ray) on October 2009.

The film will feature 5 horror stories centered around Halloween and they are all intertwined by the appearance of a mysterious little trick-or-treater wearing a sack.


The stories will be:

1. A suburban couple learn the dangers about blowing out a jack-o-lantern before midnight; starring Tahmoh Penikett.

2. A principal who is a serial killer teaches a young boy about the true meaning of Halloween; starring Dylan Baker.

3. A girl dressed as Little Red Riding Hood is stalked by a hooded figure at a Halloween festival; starring Anna Paquin.

4. A group of pranksters learn about the horrible truth surrounding the local urban legend on "The School Bus Massacre".

5. An old hermit is visited by a mysterious little trick-or-treater full of mischief; starring Brian Cox.

Check out the trailer - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggDNhd5FC2U

[browneyes106]

That movie sounds really interesting. It sort of reminds me of the 90's film Campfire Tales.

[JamesG]

Originally Posted by browneyes106

That movie sounds really interesting. It sort of reminds me of the 90's film Campfire Tales.

I love horror anthologies. There hasn't been a good one in a while. I'm not expecting this one to be greatness but I look forward to it.

[browneyes106]

Originally Posted by JamesG

I love horror anthologies. There hasn't been a good one in a while. I'm not expecting this one to be greatness but I look forward to it.

I love anthologies/vignettes too. I think this movie could be good because it is centered around Halloween and maybe the stories will somehow be connected in the end.

[JamesG]

Originally Posted by browneyes106

I love anthologies/vignettes too. I think this movie could be good because it is centered around Halloween and maybe the stories will somehow be connected in the end.

Yeah it looks like it'll be cool. Also, I saw that the chubby kid from Bad Santa is in this lol and I want to see what he's going to do.

[browneyes106]

I love that kid in Bad Santa. He was so obsessed with the advent calendar lol.

[JamesG]

It has been confirmed that Trick r' Treat will be released on DVD/Blu-ray in Oct. 2009.

Here is the cover art that has been just released:

[Torgo]

I've been wanting to see this- and when I saw the trailer and the kid from Bad Santa popped up, that totally sealed the deal for me. I love that kid!

I really like anthology horror. But recently they're to few and far between, and sometimes we end up with crap like Creepshow III.

I've been collecting them on DVD, and have some of the harder to find ones on VHS. There's been a few good 'cheesy' ones like Night Train To Terror(which had 3 cheesy films edited down into it), and there's one from the director of Bloodsucking Freaks, called Blood Bath which is a lot of silly fun.

[Torgo]

Originally Posted by browneyes106

That movie sounds really interesting. It sort of reminds me of the 90's film Campfire Tales.

Not to be confused with the awful Campfire Stories(2001)

[JamesG]

Originally Posted by Torgo

I've been wanting to see this- and when I saw the trailer and the kid from Bad Santa popped up, that totally sealed the deal for me. I love that kid!

I really like anthology horror. But recently they're to few and far between, and sometimes we end up with crap like Creepshow III.

I've been collecting them on DVD, and have some of the harder to find ones on VHS. There's been a few good 'cheesy' ones like Night Train To Terror(which had 3 cheesy films edited down into it), and there's one from the director of Bloodsucking Freaks, called Blood Bath which is a lot of silly fun.

Oh yeah, that Bad Santa kid rocks. It's too bad he hasn't been in a lot of stuff.

I love anthology horror. Some of my favorites are The Vault of Horror, Creepshow I-II, and Nightmares.

Television I love Tales From The Crypt, Tales From The Darkside, and Masters of Horror.

I'm also waiting for the DVD release of Fear Itself. I didn't get to see many episodes of it when it aired last year; it pretty much is the network tv version of Masters of Horror.

[Torgo]

Originally Posted by JamesG

Oh yeah, that Bad Santa kid rocks. It's too bad he hasn't been in a lot of stuff.

I love anthology horror. Some of my favorites are The Vault of Horror, Creepshow I-II, and Nightmares.

Television I love Tales From The Crypt, Tales From The Darkside, and Masters of Horror.

I'm also waiting for the DVD release of Fear Itself. I didn't get to see many episodes of it when it aired last year; it pretty much is the network tv version of Masters of Horror.

The only other movie I saw the kid in was the one where a group of kids get stranded at the airport during Christmas.

Those are great, I also like Trilogy of Terror(Zuni Fetish Doll!), Dead of Night '45, Kaidan, The Offspring, Tales from the Quadead Zone, and Screams of a Winters Night(a neat little low budget one from the 70's- it was the first anthology I saw where it had characters sitting around a fire telling stories)

For TV I also like Tales From The Crypt, and From the Darkside, also Monsters, Darkroom, Twilight Zone, Ray Bradbury Theater, The Hitchhiker

I totally missed Fear Itself when it aired, I'll have to rent it when it comes out.

[JamesG]

Originally Posted by Torgo

The only other movie I saw the kid in was the one where a group of kids get stranded at the airport during Christmas.

Those are great, I also like Trilogy of Terror(Zuni Fetish Doll!), Dead of Night '45, Kaidan, The Offspring, Tales from the Quadead Zone, and Screams of a Winters Night(a neat little low budget one from the 70's- it was the first anthology I saw where it had characters sitting around a fire telling stories)

For TV I also like Tales From The Crypt, and From the Darkside, also Monsters, Darkroom, Twilight Zone, Ray Bradbury Theater, The Hitchhiker

I totally missed Fear Itself when it aired, I'll have to rent it when it comes out.

Another one I forgot to mention before is Alfred Hitchcock Presents. I know of Twilight Zone, and I think everyone does, but I really haven't seen many eps. of it. One I remember is the one with the goblin on the plane.

I also did not see the revival series with Forest Whitaker. Is that one worth it?

My dad actually has some original Tales/Vault of Horror comics from back in the day. He also had a hardcover book that is a compilation of some of the old comics. I inherited it from him.

I forget the name of it but my favorite story in there was the one with the cop and the prisoner out in the desert. The guy is handcuffed to the dead officer. They made an episode of this one.

[browneyes106]

Originally Posted by Torgo

Not to be confused with the awful Campfire Stories(2001)

Campfire Stories was awful. I remember watching on Showtime and I was so glad I didn't rent it because sometime later my cousin and his wife told me they rented it and wished they hadn't spent $3.00 on the rental.

[Torgo]

Originally Posted by JamesG

Another one I forgot to mention before is Alfred Hitchcock Presents. I know of Twilight Zone, and I think everyone does, but I really haven't seen many eps. of it. One I remember is the one with the goblin on the plane.

I also did not see the revival series with Forest Whitaker. Is that one worth it?

My dad actually has some original Tales/Vault of Horror comics from back in the day. He also had a hardcover book that is a compilation of some of the old comics. I inherited it from him.

I forget the name of it but my favorite story in there was the one with the cop and the prisoner out in the desert. The guy is handcuffed to the dead officer. They made an episode of this one.

Alfred Hitchcock Presents is great, I wish Chiller would put that back on. Another good one is Night Gallery.

The last Twilight Zone, and the ones from the 80's were 'hit or miss' for me. Some episodes were really outstanding, some of the ones with Whitaker were remakes from the original. One I enjoyed was a sequel to an episode from the original. The episode with Billy Mumy where he wishes people into the cornfield, in the sequel he reprises his role, and his real life daughter plays his daughter.
I'd say the one with Whitaker is worth renting.

Whenever SyFy channel marathons Twilight Zone I always DVR them, the last time they played some from the 80's, which was nice since I hadn't seen those in awhile.

That sounds like a great 'Tales' collection to have. I don't have any of those, I do have a bunch of the DC horror comics from the 70's- The Witching Hour, Ghosts, Secrets of the Haunted House, House of Mysteryetc. A few from Marvel. Also, some of Boris Karloff Tales of Mystery, a couple of Twilight Zone comics. And a stack of the Creepy, Eerie, and Vampirella horror magazines.

[Torgo]

Originally Posted by browneyes106

Campfire Stories was awful. I remember watching on Showtime and I was so glad I didn't rent it because sometime later my cousin and his wife told me they rented it and wished they hadn't spent $3.00 on the rental.

I don't remember how I saw it, I've been trying to forget