Trick 'r Treat
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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.
What critics thought
Trick 'r Treat built a devoted cult following largely without a theatrical release, with horror critics embracing it as an ideal Halloween anthology — praising its interlocking story structure, tonal balance between dark humor and genuine dread, and its affectionate command of the season's mythology. The audience score, notably cooler than the critical one, suggests the film lands differently outside genre-enthusiast circles.
“rarely work as well as this one does, with its brisk pacing and excellent casting, and its alluring combination of prankish humor and sincere dread”
Jeffrey M. Anderson·Common Sense Media
“so good that its lack of a theatrical release borders on the criminal”
Bloody Disgusting
“one of the most purely entertaining horror films of the 2000s”
Jim Vorel·Paste Magazine
“Trick 'r Treat ranks alongside John Carpenter's Halloween as traditional October viewing and I can't imagine a single horror fan that won't fall head over heels in love with it”
Dread Central
Genres
Horror, Fantasy
Cast & Crew
Michael DoughertyDirector
Brian CoxMr. Kreeg
Quinn LordSam / Peeping Tommy
Anna PaquinLaurie
Dylan BakerSteven
Leslie BibbEmma
Tahmoh PenikettHenry
Rochelle AytesMaria
Britt McKillipMacy
Moneca DelainJanet
Lauren Lee SmithDanielle
Brett KellyCharlie
Jean-Luc BilodeauSchraderFrom the studio
Trick 'r Treat
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.
What critics thought
Trick 'r Treat built a devoted cult following largely without a theatrical release, with horror critics embracing it as an ideal Halloween anthology — praising its interlocking story structure, tonal balance between dark humor and genuine dread, and its affectionate command of the season's mythology. The audience score, notably cooler than the critical one, suggests the film lands differently outside genre-enthusiast circles.
“rarely work as well as this one does, with its brisk pacing and excellent casting, and its alluring combination of prankish humor and sincere dread”
Jeffrey M. Anderson·Common Sense Media
“so good that its lack of a theatrical release borders on the criminal”
Bloody Disgusting
“one of the most purely entertaining horror films of the 2000s”
Jim Vorel·Paste Magazine
“Trick 'r Treat ranks alongside John Carpenter's Halloween as traditional October viewing and I can't imagine a single horror fan that won't fall head over heels in love with it”
Dread Central
Genres
Horror, Fantasy
Cast & Crew
Michael DoughertyDirectorBrian CoxMr. KreegQuinn LordSam / Peeping TommyAnna PaquinLaurieDylan BakerStevenLeslie BibbEmmaTahmoh PenikettHenryRochelle AytesMariaBritt McKillipMacyMoneca DelainJanetLauren Lee SmithDanielleBrett KellyCharlieJean-Luc BilodeauSchraderFrom the studio
Rent & Buy