Tales of Halloween (2015)



My brief thoughts on the film...

This film was extremely hyped, so much so that people were comparing it to Trick '˜r Treat, the superb horror anthology film from 2007. My expectations were high and while I enjoyed it overall, I couldn't help but feel a little underwhelmed. The segments are hit and miss and it lacks the strong narrative structure and meshing that Trick '˜r Treat had.

Basically, it's an anthology film with ten segments from ten different directors that are all set in the same town. They're all loosely tied together by a radio DJ, who's played by Adrienne Barbeau. The film does a good job of capturing the spirit of Halloween in spite of some of the segments missing the mark. My personal favorite segments are "The Night Billy Raised Hell", directed by Darren Lynn Bousman, and "This Means War", directed by Andrew Kasch and John Skipp.

It's an uneven horror anthology film overall, but it's entertaining and I recommend it. It features just enough of everything that makes anthology horror and Halloween fun.