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Tales of Halloween

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77% Tomatometer 53 Reviews 43% Popcornmeter 1,000+ Ratings
Ten short stories revolve around ghosts, ghouls, monsters, the devil, aliens, and ax murderers who terrorize a suburb on Halloween night.
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Critics Consensus

Tales of Halloween boasts a number of fun scares and is overall more consistent than many horror anthology films, even if it isn't quite as dark or nasty as the classics of the genre.

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Sara Michelle Fetters MovieFreak.com 08/22/2016
2.5/4
As anthologies go, this one is a heck of a lot of fun, even the misses having a spunky, go-for-broke attitude worthy of going a tiny bit crazy for. Go to Full Review
Frank Scheck The Hollywood Reporter 12/07/2015
While it pales in comparison to such horror anthology predecessors as Tales from the Crypt, Asylum and Creepshow, Tales of Halloween offers enough minor diversions to make it enjoyable late-night viewing. Go to Full Review
Nell Minow Movie Mom 10/30/2015
B-
There is a kind of cheerful innocence and simplicity to these stories that will endear them to their target audience. Go to Full Review
Chris Joyce Movies and Munchies (YouTube) 10/03/2023
3.5/5
While Tales of Halloween is not the scariest, goriest, or most captivating of anthologies, it does provide an hour and a half of unique and short stories that can make you laugh, squirm, and roll your eyes. Go to Full Review
Kevin A. Ranson MovieCrypt.com 10/17/2021
2/4
Hearing the sultry Adrienne Barbeau (channeling DJ Stevie Wayne from The Fog) introducing each story while appearing in none of them is the biggest offense among many. Go to Full Review
Emilie Black Cinema Crazed 04/19/2020
4.5/5
It makes for an excellent party movie as there is something for everybody and the stories are short and fun. Go to Full Review
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Pizza B Oct 30 A goofy and gruesome Halloween anthology that doesn’t take itself too seriously. Hit the spot on Halloween eve. See more Ron S. Oct 15 Gruesome fun to every Halloween night. See more Jason W Sep 29 Excellent anthology from some of horrors heavy hitters with a roster of recognizable names and faces weaved within these Halloween tales. Great annual watch to get you in the spirit. See more madi a Sep 4 Was definitely worth watching had so many twist and turns which left hanging at the edge of your seat and had few laughs thrown in too See more Russell H 10/01/2024 Lots of different stories that were mostly stupid and poorly acted but some were funny enough to entertain See more Jeff M 02/10/2024 This anthology really gets off to a strong start. Barbeau starts the proceedings as a radio DJ - an obvious nod to her role in THE FOG 35 years earlier - and her memorably husky voice is heard throughout the movie. The first couple segments are rather effective, and I was particularly tickled to see the first one take place in Haddonfield, IL. Horror nuts will immediately recognize this as the city from the HALLOWEEN franchise. Sadly, the early promise disintegrates quickly, with many of the segments not making any sense whatsoever and seemingly existing simply to come up with new and inventive ways of killing off their characters. I often enjoy anthology movies, but fitting 10 short stories into 97 minutes is pushing it. Rotten Tomatoes has a 77% critical approval rating for this one, so apparently there's something I'm missing. But the audience approval is only 41%, so that makes me feel a bit better. If everything else were as strong as the first 20 minutes, I'd give this a hearty recommendation. Unfortunately this is a snowball going downhill if I ever saw one. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Ten short stories revolve around ghosts, ghouls, monsters, the devil, aliens, and ax murderers who terrorize a suburb on Halloween night.
Director
Darren Bousman, Axelle Carolyn, Adam Gierasch, Neil Marshall, Lucky McKee, Mike Mendez, Ryan Schifrin, John Skipp, Andrew Kasch, Paul Solet
Screenwriter
Dave Parker, Clint Sears, Greg Commons, Axelle Carolyn, Lucky McKee, Molly Millions, John Skipp, Andrew Kasch, Mike Mendez
Distributor
Epic Pictures
Production Co
Epic Pictures
Rating
R (Language|Brief Drug Use|Strong Bloody Horror Violence)
Genre
Holiday, Horror, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 16, 2015, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 10, 2016
Runtime
1h 37m
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