Haunt Season | |
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Directed by | Jake Jarvi |
Written by | Jake Jarvi |
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Cinematography | Alexander Lakin |
Edited by | Jake Jarvi |
Music by | Rasheed Thomas |
Production company | First Fight |
Distributed by | Epic Pictures |
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Running time | 81 minutes [1] |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Haunt Season is a 2024 horror film directed by Jake Jarvi. It had an limited theatrical release for Epic Pictures [2] on October 4, 2024, followed by a digital release on October 8. [1]
In the middle of a Halloween attraction, a masked killer begins killing cast members. [1]
In her review on Collider , Emma Kiely rated it 5/10 saying that is "an unscary but oddly affecting haunted house horror movie." [3] On CBR , Katie Doll rated it 6/10 saying that "the movie works best as a drama, not a slasher." [1]
On Chicago Reader , Andrea Thompson said that "If the drama and the derangement don’t quite mesh, it’s still a surprisingly affecting love letter to the [Halloween] season and those who live for it." [4]
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