#31 - Tales of Halloween (2015)
(dir. various)
I'm ending this year's horrorthon on an extremely appropriate note. This is an anthology with 10 different stories, all of which take place in the same town on Halloween night, much like Trick 'r Treat. The difference here is that each segment is directed by a different director, including guys like Darren Lynn Bousman, Lucky McKee, and Neil Marshall. The segments are connected only in minor subtle ways, including the fact that almost everyone is watching Night of the Living Dead. There is no framing story, although a radio show hosted by Adrienne Barbeau (basically reprising her character from John Carpenter's The Fog) does serve some of the same purpose.
The segments vary a little in tone, but they all lean towards comedy in one way or another. They are consistently pretty good, too - I would've expected at least one stinker in such a large collection. Despite the humor, there are a couple of gory/bloody scenes, but nothing too terrible. I highly recommend this to anyone looking for a movie to get them into the Halloween spirit. Good stuff.
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