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The ten stories take place in a suburban American town whose denizens are terrorized by ghouls, aliens, and killers one Halloween night as a DJ (Adrienne Barbeau) adds her commentary to each one.[4]
Sweet Tooth
Written and directed by Dave Parker.
A teenage babysitter and her boyfriend pay the price for eating all of her charge's candy.
The Night Billy Raised Hell
Written by Clint Sears, directed by Darren Lynn Bousman.
A young boy (Marcus Eckert) is about to egg the house of an old man. The old man turns out to be the Devil himself and teaches the young boy a lesson.
Trick
Written by Greg Commons, directed by Adam Gierasch.
A group of friends are terrorized by vigilante trick-or-treaters.
The Weak and the Wicked
Written by Molly Millions, directed by Paul Solet.
A young man summons a Demon to exact vengeance on 3 bullies who burned down his home along with his parents in it.
A man learns that his wife is a child-hungry Witch and tries to put a stop to her.
This Means War
Written and directed by Andrew Kasch and John Skipp.
A man battles his new neighbor to the death for the best Halloween decorations on the block.
Friday the 31st
Written by Mike Mendez and Dave Parker, directed by Mike Mendez.
A deformed serial killer (Nick Principe) meets his match when a trick or treating extraterrestrial gets upset when he does not have any candy.
The Ransom of Rusty Rex
Written and directed by Ryan Schifrin.
Two bank robbers (Jose Pablo Cantillo and Samuel Witwer) kidnap a wealthy man's son only to discover that the child is a deformed creature that does not ever want to leave anyone's side.
Bad Seed
Written and directed by Neil Marshall.
A detective (Kristina Klebe) tries to put a stop to a genetically-engineered man-eating pumpkin which terrorizes the town.
Reception for Tales of Halloween has been positive, with Rotten Tomatoes certifying it "fresh" with a 79% rating.[7]
Michael Gingold, writing for Fangoria, called it "Well-produced on its modest budget" and gave it three and a half out of four skulls.[8] Kalyn Corrigan of Bloody Disgusting called it "a fun, exuberant addition to the subgenre of horror anthology films."[9] Katie Rife of The A.V. Club gave it a "B" saying the film "might make it a new annual tradition in horror-loving households."[10] Rob Hunter of Film School Rejects wrote "Tales of Halloween is good fun, but it’s difficult not to wish that more of the stories had aimed for darker, more terrifying and affecting goals. Still, the EC Comics attitude finds a new home with Carolyn and her crew, and with any luck the film will spawn a new Halloween tradition of fun, gory, spooky anthology films highlighted by short, messy bursts of genre talent."[11]
Dennis Harvey of Variety gave the film a mixed review, calling the segments "polished enough but utterly routine" and saying "Even the best of these, however, are held back by brevity from developing silly ideas into anything truly memorable."[12]
