Trick ‘R Treat HD Movie Trailer
It still blows my mind thatMike Dougherty’sTrick ‘r Treatis not being given a major theatrical release this October. Instead the flick, possibly the most praised horror movie of the last decade, will hit DVD on October 6th, with a few limited engagements likely placed in the bags of lucky cities. A new trailer in HD is below. It’s a nicely edited fever pitch of crisp and creepy holiday atmospherics, and avoids spoiling the five interwoven tales that make up its anthology a la theCreepshowclassics andWaxworknon-classics.
Is it just me? Couldn’t this film gross $50-80 million easy, from both horror fans and moviegoers looking for a Jack-o-Lantern fix yet disinterested in the diehardSawandHalloweenfranchises?Lengendary Pictures(Watchmen) has been supportive of the film, but it’s a situation beyond their control at this point; and hell, 2009 beinga few years laterafter its initially scheduled release byWarner Bros., a relief that it’s coming out at all.The trailer has a few familiar faces, likeHappiness’Dylan Bakerin creeper mode andAnne Paquincostumed as Little Red Riding Hood. I really dig the playing up of the school bus scenes, a fun homage to the secondA Nightmare on Elm Street,and the subtle insert of comic book panels that hark back toEC Comics. Some readers might recall that Peter wrote about the movie’stie-in graphic novel, boasting some accomplished names, which drops October 7th; I’ve included a choice bit of art from it below.If you’re interested in the deets for each story, here are the official loglines…
Let us know what you think in the comments. Hopefully if the film does business on DVD, a possible sequel can kickstart a new Halloween tradition. I almost dread the inevitableStephen Kingeditorial professing this very thing.
