GL84 Thinking he's following a real-life version of a favorite video game character, a young boy unwittingly aids a serial killer along a rampage of carnage on Halloween night, and when it finally dawns on him about his actions, tries to help his parents stop the madman.This ended up being quite an enjoyable if really flawed effort. Most of this is due to the absolutely original notion of the connection between the killer and the game, which is quite a coincidence but really allows for a demented atmosphere throughout as there's the whole issue of a child being fascinated with violence and death and actively encouraging it to happen, granted unwittingly but still plays an active part in the process. By making it so that he's so unable to realize the difference between real-life and fantasy allows this to really get dark with its humor by including the rampage home from the supermarket where they basically run wild through the town knocking off people left and right in the shopping as he joyfully cries out alongside the carnage which is simply fun all around simply by his presence there gleefully doing his thing during the whole sequence as he thinks it to be a game they're playing. That as well gives the scenes in the house prior to the rampage a sense of eeriness as the killer interacts with the family who are unaware of the true nature of their companion as the cold, silent stare out from underneath the unimaginably creepy devil mask works wonders in generating a creepy villain and aides this as well during the other scenes out among the town as the rampage really picks up during the middle segments of the film. While this tries to give off a comedic vibe from these efforts, it's really not all that funny as the entire joke, that he can't distinguish fantasy from reality because of the way the character's dressed, is pretty lame for a running joke to go through an entire film and doesn't really have much else in the way of jokes to make it work. It's all based on his inability to see that the figure is a killer as everyone else plays along for no reason and this ends up giving the film a really off vibe during the first hour. Thankfully, once the ruse is found out that's dropped in favor of a series effort to stop the madman which is far more interesting with the twist involving the identity switch, the race to stop him from getting back to the kid and the rampage at the party offering some addition fun due to the more serious tone offered. Overall, it's quite a fun ride but it's most certainly not as funny as people say it is, leading to it's only real flaw.Rated R: Graphic Violence, Graphic Language, drug use and constant scenes of children-in-peril.

fisherbee1-1 I can appreciate movies that blend horror and comedy, and some of my favorite horror films are of that sort. This is NOT one of those.The characters are so utterly lacking in any redeeming qualities, not to mention any brains at all, that you can't care about them in the slightest. After watching this movie, I had to issue an apology to all of the horror characters I have called "stupid" over the years, for doing those things we know will get them killed. At least they would have, had they lived, LEARNED from the error! Not these people! After a very short time, you find yourself almost hoping they will all die, and quickly, so that the movie will be over.The acting is pretty lame as well. No real sentiment from anyone, no noticeable emotion at all from that very odd child. The only one that wasn't a bad actor is the bad guy, who never speaks. No acting isn't bad acting, after all.The set isn't terrible, but it isn't anything special, either. Costuming is the ONLY area that wasn't horrible. Some of that was actually pretty decent. The guys will like the older sister's getup, and the villain's costume is really rather creepy. So, one star for costuming.The plot? If I could find it, I could discuss it. If you have read the basic outline, you got the entire plot already.Perhaps this was supposed to be some sort of social statement. If so, I recommend some therapy for some people, because, wow..... If there was a town as far gone as that, the human race would be extinct! I was hoping for something a little campy, but entertaining, like Trick 'r Treat, for example. Or something creepy, with humor, like some of the better horror (The Lost Boys, An American Werewolf in London, Lake Placid, etc.). What I got was a waste of time. We only watched the entire thing to see if there would be a cool plot twist to redeem the story. It would have been better to turn it off and pick another movie. The only good thing about this was it was streaming on Netflix, so I didn't loses any rental fees, just time.

Michael O'Keefe Writer/director Jeff Lieberman gives us some horror with more than a fair share of humor. Dougie(Alexander Brickel) is a 9-year-old boy obsessed with his favorite video hero game Satan's Little Helper and is exited about Halloween. His sister Jenna(Katheryn Winnick)is coming home to keep the tradition of 'trick-or-treating' with her little brother. Dougie is not impressed and a bit jealous that Jenna brought her new boyfriend Alex(Stephen Graham)with her. Dougie happens to meet a cool dressed guy and is sure that he is the "real" Satan. Immediately he begs to be his assistant. This little demon wants nothing more than to spook his friends and have Satan take them to hell. Oh yes, and to git rid of Alex. Satan goes about not saying a word, but his actions speak for him. Everyone is unaware that the man behind the mask is actually an escaped serial killer and he runs up a nice body count with ease. For working with a limited budget this film is surprisingly creepy and has decent special effects.

lastliberal Now, this was interesting! I only tuned in to see Amanda Plummer (who plays a really goofy mom) after watching her the other night in Seven Days to Live. I was surprised that this is a really funny film.Written and directed by Jeff Lieberman (Blue Sunshine), it is a contender for your holiday collection right alongside Bad Santa.A kid (Alexander Brickel) that is five beers short of a six-pack is upset that his big sister (Katheryn Winnick) comes home for a visit with a boyfriend (Stephen Graham). He makes a deal with the devil (Joshua Annex) to remove him. But, what he doesn't know...Melisa McGregor gives us a real Halloween treat.Neat switch from Satan to Jesus at the end. And then...Wow!