31 HORROR FILMS TO LEAVE YOUR BONES RATTLING THIS OCTOBER- DAY 31

This anthology-style horror film presents four tales of terror told through the lens of a Halloween night in Warren Valley, Ohio. The film starts with Emma and Henry returning home on Halloween night and lays the foundation of misfortune befalling people who violate the superstitious “rules” of Halloween at the hands of a masked trick-or-treater named Sam. Disregarding her husband’s warnings about taking down their decorations early and blowing out the jack-o-lanterns before midnight Emma is attacked by an unseen assailant before the first tale is told. The first story centers on the murderous actions of a local principal and the slapstick scenarios he finds himself in as he tries to hide the body of a local bully he poisoned to death. The second film presents the local legend of “the Halloween School Bus Massacre” and the tragic death of eight local school kids. The third film presents a modern retelling of Little Red Riding hood with a Halloween backdrop and a twist ending. The fourth and final film revisits the previously introduced principal Wilkins’ neighbor Kreeg who spends his Halloween scaring trick-or-treaters until he comes face to face with Sam. While I won’t ruin any of the film’s twists the Halloween night ends with a reveal that ties all of the stories together with a nice bloody bow to round out the season.