Trick R Treat Review

Halloween is a time for ghostly fun, but sadly it is also the excuse for the movie companies to dish out crappy low budget horror crap that would not even scare my grandma. Fortunately Trick R Treat is not such a movie, but actually one of the best Halloween movies I have had the pleasure of watching for a long time. Michael Dougherty, of course is a name that raises some expectations, having been the co-writer on blockbusters like X2 and Superman returns, and while he did slip up on the Superman flick, with Trick R Treat, he managed to produce a horror movie of the purest kind.

Trick R Treat is one of those horror flicks that fall back on the kind of story telling like Creepshow and the Twilight Zone. It consists out of four short horror stories that all connect, and the whole movie is being held together by Sam, a diabolical child, who always is near harm’s way, or even the cause of it. He is the red line throughout the movie, where we meet up with a school principal, who is a serial killer in his spare time, werewolves, undead children and a very nasty demon.

All stories are straight up to the point gore fests, that do not rely on an in depth story to get to the good stuff. Trick R Treat is by no means a blood and gore flick, but instead relies on simple yet interesting stories, involving the supernatural(As it should with a Halloween theme).

Dougherty did a great job casting, and the characters are all interesting without too much need for in depth character development. The effects are okay, and perfectly times, while the decors and settings are just perfect. It has been a long time since I have seen a movie of this kind, and enjoyed it as much, as I enjoyed Trick R Treat.

The stories are being held together by the Halloween rules every kid must adhere to or die, which are: Never to blow out a jack o lantern during Halloween, give treats, wear a costume and check the candy received., and if one of those rules is broken, well you will have to watch Trick R Treat, to find out what happens then.

All stories were great, but the werewolf story is my particular favorite, but that’s me because I have a thing for vampires and werewolves.

Last, I want to point out something about Trick R Treat I rarely point out in any movie, which is the particular score, that was used for this one, which is quite excellent. Normally I don’t pay much attention to scores, but this one has some terrific material by Marilyn Manson, which really fitted perfectly in the particular scene it was used.

Without spoiling it for all the horror fans out there that haven’t seen this one(But definitely should!), I can safely say that Trick R Treat, should be up there with John Carpenter’s Halloween, as required watching material for October, for every fan out there.

Crypt of Gore highly recommends this one! Film Rating 8/10