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Night of the Demons 4K Uhd from Scream Factory
Night of the Demons will be released on 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray on October 3 via Scream Factory. The 1988 cult classic has been newly scanned in 4K from the uncut camera negative with Dolby Vision Hdr and DTS-hd Master Audio 5.1 and 2.0.
Celebrating its 35th anniversary, Night of the Demons is directed by Kevin S. Tenney (Witchboard) and written by Joe Augustyn. Cathy Podewell, Amelia Kinkade, Linnea Quigley, Hal Havins, William Gallo, and Alvin Alexis star.
A workprint version of the film, under its original title The Halloween Party, is included. Other special features include two audio commentaries with cast and crew; interviews with Augustyn, Kinkade, and actresses...
Here are the coolest horror collectibles unveiled this week!
Night of the Demons 4K Uhd from Scream Factory
Night of the Demons will be released on 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray on October 3 via Scream Factory. The 1988 cult classic has been newly scanned in 4K from the uncut camera negative with Dolby Vision Hdr and DTS-hd Master Audio 5.1 and 2.0.
Celebrating its 35th anniversary, Night of the Demons is directed by Kevin S. Tenney (Witchboard) and written by Joe Augustyn. Cathy Podewell, Amelia Kinkade, Linnea Quigley, Hal Havins, William Gallo, and Alvin Alexis star.
A workprint version of the film, under its original title The Halloween Party, is included. Other special features include two audio commentaries with cast and crew; interviews with Augustyn, Kinkade, and actresses...
- 8/4/2023
- by Alex DiVincenzo
- bloody-disgusting.com
With Spirit Halloween: The Movie now available on VOD, we have an exclusive clip just for Daily Dead readers!
"When a new Halloween store opens in a deserted strip mall, three middle school friends who think they’ve outgrown trick or treating make a dare to spend the night locked inside the store Halloween night. But they soon find out that the store is haunted by an angry evil spirit who has possessed the creepy animatronic characters. The kids will need to embark on a thrilling and spooky adventure in order to survive the night and avoid becoming possessed themselves. Inspired by the world’s largest Halloween retailer, Spirit Halloween, Spirit Halloween The Movie has the look and feel of the classic tween adventure films of the 70s and 80s – complete with old-school animatronics and set pieces provided by the Spirit Halloween franchise."
Directed by David Poag from a screenplay by Billie Bates,...
"When a new Halloween store opens in a deserted strip mall, three middle school friends who think they’ve outgrown trick or treating make a dare to spend the night locked inside the store Halloween night. But they soon find out that the store is haunted by an angry evil spirit who has possessed the creepy animatronic characters. The kids will need to embark on a thrilling and spooky adventure in order to survive the night and avoid becoming possessed themselves. Inspired by the world’s largest Halloween retailer, Spirit Halloween, Spirit Halloween The Movie has the look and feel of the classic tween adventure films of the 70s and 80s – complete with old-school animatronics and set pieces provided by the Spirit Halloween franchise."
Directed by David Poag from a screenplay by Billie Bates,...
- 10/11/2022
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
You have to suspend a hefty amount of disbelief in order to enjoy the kiddy horror pic “Spirit Halloween: The Movie” since, yes, it is a feature-length commercial for the Spirit Halloween chainstore. This lightly likable action-adventure advert rehashes the formulaic story beats that its filmmakers cribbed from a variety of acknowledged influences, including Amblin productions like “Gremlins” and “The Goonies.”
You might also think of Robert Zemeckis’s two Amblin movies, “Back to the Future” and “Who Framed Roger Rabbit,” given the presence of Christopher Lloyd, who makes a brief appearance as a vengeful ghost who hopes to possess a new human body. (Lloyd otherwise delivers his lines off-camera as a voice actor.)
Unfortunately, screenwriter Billie Bates and first-time director David Poag don’t have a knack for snappy dialogue or a general sensitivity for child and/or amateurish acting, which inadvertently puts way too much strain on the movie’s younger performers.
You might also think of Robert Zemeckis’s two Amblin movies, “Back to the Future” and “Who Framed Roger Rabbit,” given the presence of Christopher Lloyd, who makes a brief appearance as a vengeful ghost who hopes to possess a new human body. (Lloyd otherwise delivers his lines off-camera as a voice actor.)
Unfortunately, screenwriter Billie Bates and first-time director David Poag don’t have a knack for snappy dialogue or a general sensitivity for child and/or amateurish acting, which inadvertently puts way too much strain on the movie’s younger performers.
- 9/28/2022
- by Simon Abrams
- The Wrap
Growing up, Halloween was a big deal. I mean, I still consider it a big deal. But there was something extra special about it as a kid, where everything seemed so magically spooky and fun. Where there was one night a year when I could wander around in the dark (yes, when I was a kid, we only went trick or treating at night, unlike now, when kids only show up at my house for candy before the sun sets) dressed as someone else. Where anything was possible. Where the sun went down blazing orange in a chilly sky. Where ghosts and monsters were suddenly real.
The Halloweens of my youth were also accompanied by a steady stream of junk-food Halloween specials that would come on TV every year. One of my favorites was the 1980s Disney short film "Mr. Boogedy," about a family that moves into a haunted house...
The Halloweens of my youth were also accompanied by a steady stream of junk-food Halloween specials that would come on TV every year. One of my favorites was the 1980s Disney short film "Mr. Boogedy," about a family that moves into a haunted house...
- 9/26/2022
- by Chris Evangelista
- Slash Film
Memes continuously riff on the largest Halloween store pop-up rising yearly in the remnants of vacant retail space. That long closed and abandoned Sears? Prime real estate for a Spirit Halloween come September, only to empty once more in November. It’s this precise concept in which Spirit Halloween: The Movie sets its premise, creating a novelty, family-friendly Halloween tale that’s more likely to inspire a shopping trip than anything else.
A prologue in the past explains the town legend of Alex Windsor (Christopher Lloyd), a greedy man turned restless spirit (get it?) in search of a corporal host. Cut to the present, where friends Jake (Donovan Colan), Bo (Jaiden J. Smith), and Carson (Dylan Martin Frankel) make plans for Halloween night. Jake’s mood sours when he realizes that his friends announce that they’ve outgrown their annual trick-or-treating tradition. It gets even worse when mom, Sue (Rachael Leigh Cook...
A prologue in the past explains the town legend of Alex Windsor (Christopher Lloyd), a greedy man turned restless spirit (get it?) in search of a corporal host. Cut to the present, where friends Jake (Donovan Colan), Bo (Jaiden J. Smith), and Carson (Dylan Martin Frankel) make plans for Halloween night. Jake’s mood sours when he realizes that his friends announce that they’ve outgrown their annual trick-or-treating tradition. It gets even worse when mom, Sue (Rachael Leigh Cook...
- 9/26/2022
- by Meagan Navarro
- bloody-disgusting.com
We just saw a trailer for Spirit Halloween: The Movie last month, but now a second trailer for the movie has already arrived online and can be seen in the embed above. Starring Christopher Lloyd (Back to the Future) and Rachael Leigh Cook (She’s All That), Spirit Halloween: The Movie – which is indeed based on the retail outlet Spirit Halloween – is set to receive a VOD release on October 11th.
Directed by David Poag from a screenplay by Billie Bates, Spirit Halloween: The Movie tells the following story:
When a Spirit Halloween Store opens in a deserted strip mall, three middle school friends who think they’ve outgrown trick or treating make a dare to spend the night locked inside the store Halloween night. But they soon find out that the store is haunted by an angry evil spirit who has possessed the creepy animatronic characters. The kids will need...
Directed by David Poag from a screenplay by Billie Bates, Spirit Halloween: The Movie tells the following story:
When a Spirit Halloween Store opens in a deserted strip mall, three middle school friends who think they’ve outgrown trick or treating make a dare to spend the night locked inside the store Halloween night. But they soon find out that the store is haunted by an angry evil spirit who has possessed the creepy animatronic characters. The kids will need...
- 9/9/2022
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
The spookiest time of the year is just around the corner, and with it comes a new look at “Spirit Halloween: The Movie,” an upcoming film based on the ubiquitous pop-up costume store.
The new teaser trailer chronicles a group of boys, played by Donovan Colan, Dylan Martin Frankel and Jaiden J. Smith, who decide to spend a night at an abandoned Spirit Halloween store, only to find out that its products and animatronic creatures have come alive and set out to haunt them. The boys, along with Kate, played by Marissa Reyes, must work to defeat the spirit trapped inside the store before midnight, or it will possess one of them for all of eternity.
“Spirit Halloween: The Movie” stars Christopher Lloyd in the role of Alec Windsor, a deceased man whose spirit possesses everything in the abandoned store and terrorizes the group of kids. Rachael Leigh Cook also...
The new teaser trailer chronicles a group of boys, played by Donovan Colan, Dylan Martin Frankel and Jaiden J. Smith, who decide to spend a night at an abandoned Spirit Halloween store, only to find out that its products and animatronic creatures have come alive and set out to haunt them. The boys, along with Kate, played by Marissa Reyes, must work to defeat the spirit trapped inside the store before midnight, or it will possess one of them for all of eternity.
“Spirit Halloween: The Movie” stars Christopher Lloyd in the role of Alec Windsor, a deceased man whose spirit possesses everything in the abandoned store and terrorizes the group of kids. Rachael Leigh Cook also...
- 8/1/2022
- by EJ Panaligan
- Variety Film + TV
Many horror fans (myself included) make it a point to visit their local Spirit Halloween pop-up store every autumn, but what would happen if you spent the night within its creepy confines? That question is answered for three middle school friends in the new teaser trailer for Spirit Halloween: The Movie, a new film from Hideout Pictures and Particular Crowd that co-stars Rachel Leigh Cook and Christopher Lloyd!
Spirit Halloween: The Movie will be released on VOD beginning October 11th, and you can check out the new teaser trailer below!
Directed by David Poag from a screenplay by Billie Bates, Spirit Halloween: The Movie stars Rachel Leigh Cook, Christopher Lloyd, Marla Gibbs, Donovan Colan, Marissa Reyes, Jaiden J. Smith, Dylan Martin Frankel, and Brad Carter. The film was produced by Shannon Houchins, Noor Ahmed, and Mike Hagerty.
The post Watch the Teaser Trailer for Spirit Halloween: The Movie appeared first on Daily Dead.
Spirit Halloween: The Movie will be released on VOD beginning October 11th, and you can check out the new teaser trailer below!
Directed by David Poag from a screenplay by Billie Bates, Spirit Halloween: The Movie stars Rachel Leigh Cook, Christopher Lloyd, Marla Gibbs, Donovan Colan, Marissa Reyes, Jaiden J. Smith, Dylan Martin Frankel, and Brad Carter. The film was produced by Shannon Houchins, Noor Ahmed, and Mike Hagerty.
The post Watch the Teaser Trailer for Spirit Halloween: The Movie appeared first on Daily Dead.
- 8/1/2022
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Spooky season is still six months away but the folks behind the “Spirit Halloween” movie – yes, the one based on the ubiquitous October pop-up store, which Variety exclusively revealed last month – have given Variety an exclusive sneak peek at the first images of Christopher Lloyd and Rachael Leigh Cook on set as well as more plot details.
In “Spirit Halloween,” Lloyd (best known as Doc Brown in “Back to the Future”) plays wealthy land developer Alec Windsor. Decades ago, one Halloween night, Windsor disappeared without a trace and ever since his cursed spirit is said to haunt the town each year on October 31 for one hour.
Meanwhile Cook (“He’s All That”) plays Sue, who has recently remarried after her husband passed away. When a Spirit Halloween store pops up in an abandoned strip mall, Sue’s teenage son Jake and his friends decide to spend the night there for a dare.
In “Spirit Halloween,” Lloyd (best known as Doc Brown in “Back to the Future”) plays wealthy land developer Alec Windsor. Decades ago, one Halloween night, Windsor disappeared without a trace and ever since his cursed spirit is said to haunt the town each year on October 31 for one hour.
Meanwhile Cook (“He’s All That”) plays Sue, who has recently remarried after her husband passed away. When a Spirit Halloween store pops up in an abandoned strip mall, Sue’s teenage son Jake and his friends decide to spend the night there for a dare.
- 5/20/2022
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
If, like me, one of your favorite things to do each fall is to find and visit your local Spirit Halloween store, then you also might be excited to hear that Strike Back Studios and Hideout Pictures have finished principal photography on a Spirit Halloween movie written by Billie Bates, directed by David Poag, and featuring a cast that includes Christopher Lloyd and Rachael Leigh Cook.
The Spirit Halloween film is slated for an October release, and we'll keep Daily Dead readers updated on further details. In the meantime, we have the official press release, including the film's synopsis:
Press Release: Strike Back Studios and Hideout Pictures continue their busy production schedule in 2022 having wrapped principal photography of “Spirit Halloween.” When a new Spirit Halloween store appears in a deserted strip mall, three middle school friends who think they’ve outgrown trick or treating make a dare to spend the...
The Spirit Halloween film is slated for an October release, and we'll keep Daily Dead readers updated on further details. In the meantime, we have the official press release, including the film's synopsis:
Press Release: Strike Back Studios and Hideout Pictures continue their busy production schedule in 2022 having wrapped principal photography of “Spirit Halloween.” When a new Spirit Halloween store appears in a deserted strip mall, three middle school friends who think they’ve outgrown trick or treating make a dare to spend the...
- 4/12/2022
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Christopher Lloyd and Rachel Leigh Cook have been snapped up for the upcoming family/kids adventure movie ‘Spirit Halloween.’
The tagline reads “When a new Spirit Halloween store appears in a deserted strip mall, three middle-school friends who think they’ve outgrown trick-or-treating make a dare to spend the night locked inside the store Halloween night,” reads the logline. “But they soon find out that the store is haunted by an angry evil spirit who has possessed the creepy animatronic characters. The kids embark on a thrilling and spooky adventure in order to survive the night and avoid becoming possessed themselves.”
Spirit Halloween is the iconic costume and prop store with 1,425 locations across North America, and has teamed with Strike Back Studios, Hideout Pictures and Particular Crowd.
Also in news – Tom Hiddleston set for Apple series ‘White Darkness’
David Poag will make his directorial feature debut in the film which...
The tagline reads “When a new Spirit Halloween store appears in a deserted strip mall, three middle-school friends who think they’ve outgrown trick-or-treating make a dare to spend the night locked inside the store Halloween night,” reads the logline. “But they soon find out that the store is haunted by an angry evil spirit who has possessed the creepy animatronic characters. The kids embark on a thrilling and spooky adventure in order to survive the night and avoid becoming possessed themselves.”
Spirit Halloween is the iconic costume and prop store with 1,425 locations across North America, and has teamed with Strike Back Studios, Hideout Pictures and Particular Crowd.
Also in news – Tom Hiddleston set for Apple series ‘White Darkness’
David Poag will make his directorial feature debut in the film which...
- 4/12/2022
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
With toy-related films all the rage, Halloween fans have been left under-served — until now.
Spirit Halloween, the iconic costume and prop store with 1,425 locations across North America, has teamed with Strike Back Studios, Hideout Pictures and Particular Crowd for a feature-length family movie called, you guessed it, “Spirit Halloween.”
Billed as a family/kids adventure movie, the project stars “Back to the Future’s” Christopher Lloyd and “She’s All That” star Rachael Leigh Cook, as well as some new faces.
“When a new Spirit Halloween store appears in a deserted strip mall, three middle-school friends who think they’ve outgrown trick-or-treating make a dare to spend the night locked inside the store Halloween night,” reads the logline. “But they soon find out that the store is haunted by an angry evil spirit who has possessed the creepy animatronic characters. The kids embark on a thrilling and spooky adventure in order...
Spirit Halloween, the iconic costume and prop store with 1,425 locations across North America, has teamed with Strike Back Studios, Hideout Pictures and Particular Crowd for a feature-length family movie called, you guessed it, “Spirit Halloween.”
Billed as a family/kids adventure movie, the project stars “Back to the Future’s” Christopher Lloyd and “She’s All That” star Rachael Leigh Cook, as well as some new faces.
“When a new Spirit Halloween store appears in a deserted strip mall, three middle-school friends who think they’ve outgrown trick-or-treating make a dare to spend the night locked inside the store Halloween night,” reads the logline. “But they soon find out that the store is haunted by an angry evil spirit who has possessed the creepy animatronic characters. The kids embark on a thrilling and spooky adventure in order...
- 4/11/2022
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
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