All Hallows' Eve - Komm raus und spiel!

This movie is basically the original Terrifier (which is just a diabolically tremendous short) with two pretty terrible stories beforehand.

The first one, the 9th circle features some pretty gnarly-low budget but effective imagery. But that's it.

The second may as well be an Ed Wood short minus the humor. Just god awful.

Then the reason this movie exists: to propel Art the Clown into an icon

(which they have succeeded with the balls to the wall blood fest that is Terrifier 2 and 3 coming this year)

The only reason I'd recommend watching this and not just the original Terrifier short is the wrap around story. I won't spoil that---but the ending outside of the shorts reminds us were watching a film by Damien Leone who's seemed to corner the "breaking every rule torture rampage" market atm.

Lastly, I found both actors who played Art to be utterly terrifying but it was interesting seeing minor aesthetic differences.

The 4.6 rating seems a bit low, but this movie isn't a masterpiece. Actually it's pretty far from being a masterpiece, lol. The acting was really awkward at certain points and some of the material is really questionable, but that f***ing clown is freaky as hell. And I'm not one of those types that are "afraid of clowns." But... the awkwardness of it all actually sort of enhanced the feeling of creepiness, in a weird way?

Also, how they linked and wrapped up the story was really clever. It didn't help that something crashed outside my window when the movie was over.

I usually don't watch movies below a 6.0 rating and I would never watch a movie below 5.0 (yes, I'm that type of person), but I was bored and I thought the clown looked scary so I gave this movie a try. Really glad that I did.

This film starts with a grainy, realistic 90s feel, I loved the elements of vulnerability with the babysitter and two children. However, after the initial unveil of the VHS it began to slip Into a much softer variation of Terrifier.

There are three short stories shown from the VHS however, all are reminiscent of an anthology of short stories, crafted into one feature film, and too be honest it is confusing since it has limited foundations.

Not only do we not know what any of the creatures are, from the cultists in masks, a demon, a scuba- diving alien, and Art the Clown himself, there is no motives it seems other than to capture, torture, kill or rape which leaves a gaping hole on trying to discover any meaningful connection to anything other than an evil entity.

The VHS scene involving a baby being cut from someone's stomach to a leathery faced demon about to have a sexual ritual with a girl sensed it had inspiration from the cult classic Rosemary's baby.

Otherwise, what starts as an old-school Halloween horror fest gradually loses interest, and while the are some macabre scenes, nothing really jumps out and grabs your attention.

Art the Clown played by Mike Giannelli doesn't have the same charisma and clever comedic expressions as David Howard Thornton in Terrifier, and so Art doesn't seem have the same unique spark, or feature improvements such as make-up affects which makes him feel more delightfully "Terrifying"

A notable dislike comes from the fact that Art is a supernatural character and that while being whacked, stabbed, and shot doesn't seem to mortally wound, or impede the crazed psychopath whatsoever. Therefore, Art manages to catch up to his victim on every occasion with little effort or hinderance leaving no likelihood or genuine possibilities for escape. I for one like to see survival, and the arduous journey of self-discovery, but with this franchise the predictability of seeing everyone slaughtered leaves nothing to chance and therefore leaves no legitimate surprises.

It's a shame that an intriguing idea gets caught up too much is the sacrificial gore instead of solid storytelling. There is much we don't know, but also don't understand. While I don't think All Hallows Ever is a completely meaningless gore-filled slasher, I don't think it serves a hell of a lot of purpose at this point other than to shock and terrify the audience on different and resourceful ways to showcase brutal acts of violence.

5/10.

Never heard of this flick until I watched Terrifier (2016). And seeing this cover I immediately picked it up because this was the original flick with the scary clown. It isn't as good or say, gory as Terrifier but still worth watching.

The story you will have seen a thousand times. People watching an old VHS to see some story on it, and by the end they are on the VHS. So it starts off rather on a low base of scares and horror and effects are one the cheesy side but it's until the last story that this low budget turns intoa gory flick. Naturally Terrifier is based on the last part and killings and slaughtering are the same. Nevertheless, it's worth to see how a flick can evolve in 3 years time.

So a flick that starts way below mediocre but the further it moves the better it gets, recommend it for horror geeks, gorehounds better skip it and move towards Terrifier.

Gore 2/5 Nudity 0/5 Effects 2/5 Story 3/5 Comedy 0/5

If you're going to close your mind off to the fact that this is supposed to be a cheesy, low-budget creepfest with some silliness mixed in, then you aren't going to enjoy it.

However, if you want something twisted, demonic, and just flat out sick at times - I say you'll enjoy it. Do yourself a favor, unlike others, don't go into this thing with high expectations. It is supposed to make you cringe, be creeped out, and laugh all at the same time. It is not supposed to be taken seriously.

For an independent low-budget horror film, it did a solid job. Did I roll my eyes? Absolutely. Did the Carpenteresque score, isolated atmosphere, and one helluva creepy character balances this out? Yes. Give it a shot, especially around All Hallows' Eve. 7/10 on entertainment value alone.