Trick 'r Treat (2007)

October 21, 2021 4:08 PM

Four interwoven stories that occur on Halloween: an everyday high school principal has a secret life as a serial killer; a college virgin might have just met the one guy for her; a group of teenagers pull a mean prank, and a bitter old recluse receives an uninvited guest.
posted by DirtyOldTown (10 comments total)

I watched this in 2009, I think? I thought it was fun, especially the twist of Anna Paquin's story. I should rewatch it again. (Also, the keeping the pumpkin lit thing stuck with me after all these years!)
posted by Kitteh at 4:44 PM on October 21, 2021

It's a snotty, mean-spirited horror comedy. In the best way. It was really takes the title as a theme.
posted by DirtyOldTown at 5:02 PM on October 21, 2021

I love this movie and watch it every October as part of my 31 days of halloween.
posted by miss-lapin at 10:44 AM on October 22, 2021

I love this movie and watch it every October as part of my 31 days of halloween.Also it's currently streaming on HBO Max
posted by miss-lapin at 10:45 AM on October 22, 2021

I love the little pumpkin monster guy.
posted by Gyre,Gimble,Wabe, Esq. at 12:29 PM on October 22, 2021 [2 favorites]

Bonus: Michael Dougherty's original animated short introducing the Sam character.
posted by DirtyOldTown at 1:53 PM on October 22, 2021 [2 favorites]

I never saw this until last year, somehow. I wasn't crazy about it -- it is mean-spirited, but I didn't think it was very much fun -- but it has a good cast. The little dude from the poster is also cool.
posted by kittens for breakfast at 6:45 PM on October 22, 2021

It really feels like he wanted to make Creepshow 3 but didn't have the rights, so he made his own format/framing device.
posted by DirtyOldTown at 7:47 PM on October 22, 2021

I didn't like this one much. None of the characters were likable or sympathetic.
posted by orange swan at 6:50 AM on November 4, 2021

You're not wrong. But nasty people having nasty stuff happen to them is its own subgenre (Tales from the CryptCreepshow, etc.) It's a whole thing and some folks enjoy it. I sure do.
posted by DirtyOldTown at 5:18 PM on November 4, 2021