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Tales of Halloween (2015) poster

2015 · horror · comedy · thriller

Tales of Halloween

Directed by Darren Lynn Bousman, Axelle Carolyn, Adam Gierasch, Andrew Kasch, Neil Marshall, Lucky McKee, Ryan Schifrin, Mike Mendez, Dave Parker, John Skipp, Paul Solet1h 37m2015

Ten stories from horror's top directors. Ghosts, ghouls, monsters, and the devil delight in terrorizing unsuspecting residents of a suburban neighborhood on Halloween night. This creepy anthology combines classic Halloween tales with the stuff of nightmares.

Our read: Tales of Halloween (2015) reads as a sombre, kinetic, inventive horror · comedy · thriller entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.

Movie DNA

Sombre, kinetic, measured horror / comedy, inventive in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, cold.

ElsewhereIMDb5.515kRT77%Metacritic64
  • sombre
  • brisk
  • intense
  • cold
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Where the cast leads
DNA · twelve axes

How Tales of Halloween feels to watch.

Each axis is scored by hand, not from votes or genre averages. The bar uses the film's own colours.

MoodHeavy ↔ Cosy
PacingSlow-burn ↔ Kinetic
IntensityGentle ↔ Extreme
WeirdnessConventional ↔ Surreal
HopeNihilistic ↔ Redemptive
StakesIntimate ↔ Epic
HumourNone ↔ Broad
RealityGrounded ↔ Fantastical
DensitySparse ↔ Twisty
WarmthCold ↔ Tender
AuteurTransparent ↔ Signature
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What watching it is actually like.

“You want a Halloween anthology—fun segments, gross ones, skip the weak.”

ends unsettlingyou’ll be fine aftera rollercoastergrips from the openattention 2/5earns its length
Date nightWith friendsSoloWith parentsKids around
Heads-upgoregraphic violencejump scaresnudity

Skip it tonight — Skip if uneven horror anthologies and splattery gore kill the mood.

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