Tales of Halloween

I really do feel like it could have been something along the vein of Trick r Treat. As it is, the stories seem sort of dull, sort of charming, sort of funny, sort of entertaining... They don't really inspire too much passion, and they don't really stand apart from each other too much either. I definitely wish that I had liked it more, I found it merely okay. It's definitely not bad though, it deserves a watch definitely. And the halloween atmosphere is definitely there. I do think there was potential for more. The stories are mostly not really scary, and they do seem to go for gross outs more than horror, which is fine. Overall, definitely a decent way to sort of spend the time with friends.

Let's get right to it- this movie is OK at best. If you are very forgiving when it comes to bad special effects, mediocre acting, and not-so-clever nods (rip offs) to other horror movies (Halloween, Friday the 13th, The Exorcist, for starters...), then you will probably be entertained. It's not the worst, but I had hoped for a little bit better, a specially with some of the names attached. It has the feel of some of those straight-to- video horror movies of the 80's, so, if that's your thing, try this one out. I watched this on pay per view, so now I'm feeling a sense of loss (the 5.99 I paid to watch this flick). To summarize: if you don't have anything to do, you're easily entertained, and you are not a horror snob, this movie will probably be watchable.

Tales of Halloween is an anthology of ten humorous tales of terror.

I just watched this again the other night. I didn't realize that I had already seen this until the movie started. I recognized the first story "Sweet Tooth" right away, but decided to go ahead and watch "Tales of Halloween" again.

Like I said, Tales of Halloween is an anthology of ten spooky, but humorous stories. Adrian Barbeau introduces the first tale, and from that point there are plenty of familiar faces that make appearances including Barry Bostwick, Joe Dante, and Lin Share to name a few.

If you like your horror with a touch of humor, as well as plenty of gore Tales of Halloween is a worthwhile watch.

This is one of these films like V/H/S and ABCs of Death. Well, some of the stories just like in V/HS are amazing, and some suck. Most of these stories should have gotten their full-length films instead of these short segments. Also, I have to say: All women in these short films look beautiful.

1st Story - This story was okay. It isn't anything special but it would have been cool to have more depth in here...

2nd Story: - Okay as well. I enjoyed how the main character with his mate just went out of his way to create crazy stuff. It's not anything ultra, but it's still sort of cool.

3rd Story: - This story was terrible. I just did not care at all. These kids aren't just fun in any way just attacking two couples, why? Boring not good at all in my opinion, typical random slasher stuff.

4th Story -I LOVED THIS ONE. This segment deserves its film! The badass good-looking chick with her two buddies, goes out of their way to bully this young guy, and then the guy gets his revenge, for them taking the lives of his family, with this awesome demon creature, this segment rules. (Would love a full-length film of this).

5th Story - A bad re-creation of the 1st story. Copy and paste boring stuff, your typical Conjuring stuff. No good at all.

6th Story - Weird, not boring but just weird and sort of cool. This couple that are upset cuz they can not have a child. The lady is trying her best to get a child to take care of... So she is trying to entertain the kids for Halloween... It is a cool weird story honestly.

7th Story - The two guys fighting to the death, this was pretty fun to watch too... You can see two sides of Halloween: The regular side, and the extreme side, and then they fight it off. It was sort of cool.

8th Story - The worst story of all. I hated this. First off i do not like Friday the 13th Franchise, i think it is an overrated boring film, and just like any slasher, I was just bored and it was just dull and bad.

9th Story - Goofy. I can't say anything else, these two guys kidnapping this kid that turns out to be a goblin and then tortures them. Nothing special.

10th Story - 2nd BEST STORY: Pumpkin that is alive that is going on a rampage. I enjoyed this story and I'd watch a full version of this too!

AMAZING STORIES: 4th and 10th Story

Decent Stories: 1st Story, 2nd Story, 6th Story, 7th Story,

Terrible Stories: 3rd Story, 5th Story, 8th Story, 9th Story

This movie just like VHS is a big mixed bag. It would be cool to see the 4th and 10th stories in full length films!

It's nearly that time of year again, so what better way to pass the time than to settle down with Tales of Halloween, a seasonal anthology from ten of today's hottest horror directors that features cameos from some of the genre's giants.

As is often the case with anthologies (especially one with so many stories, like this), it's a very mixed bag—some parts work very well, other's are less effective—but for my money, this is still more fun than that other Halloween anthology of late, Trick 'r Treat, which I found frustratingly mediocre all the way through.

'80s scream Queen Adrienne Barbeau introduces the tales, starting with 'Sweet Tooth', by director Dave Parker (The Hills Run Red). An enjoyable way to kick things off, this sets the tone perfectly with a Halloween legend coming true for a young trick or treater with gory results. This is followed by 'The Night Billy Raised Hell', from Darren Lynn Bousman (Repo: The Genetic Opera), who introduces a bit of dark comedy into the mix with his amusing story of a boy who meets a demon (Barry Bostwick) that shows him the secrets of extreme pranking.

Segments 3 and 4—Adam Gierasch 's 'Trick' and Paul Solet's 'The Weak and the Wicked' are passable fare, revolving around vengeful killer kids and the summoning of a demon; Axelle Carolyn's 'Grimm Grinning Ghost' starts off promisingly, but winds up being little more than a weak attempt at providing a cheap jump scare (which I fully expected). Lucky McKee's 'Ding Dong', is without doubt the weirdest of the ten tales (and my least favourite), featuring a childless woman who turns into a witch when emotional.

'This Means War' from Andrew Kasch is kinda forgettable, although at least there's fun to be had from trying to spot numerous cameos, but things get much better with the next story 'Friday the 31st' (by Mike Mendez), which is totally bonkers and extremely gory: a deformed killer gets a taste of his own medicine after a tiny trick or treating alien possesses the body of sexy victim Dorothy, who returns from the dead to turn the tables on her attacker. The plot might not make much sense, but this one is so gleefully insane and incredibly bloody that I couldn't help but love it.

'The Ransom of Rusty Rex' is also very enjoyable: directed by Ryan Schifrin (son of movie composer Lalo, who provides the score for Tales of Halloween), it follows a pair of unfortunate kidnappers whose victim turns out to be a hideous little demon whose 'father' is only too happy to be rid of. This is followed by Bad Seed, from Neil Marshall (The Descent), which features a fun premise—a man-eating pumpkin on the rampage—but sadly ends proceedings on a rather weak note.

6.5/10, happily rounded up to 7 for that adorable Halloween-lovin' extraterrestrial.