The Terror of Hallow's Eve

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The Terror of Hallow's Eve
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Film poster
Directed by Todd Tucker
Screenplay by Zack Ward
Produced byRonald L. Halvas
StarringCaleb Thomas
Music by John Carpenter
Release date
Running time
1h 16min
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Terror of Hallow's Eve is a 2017 American horror film directed by Todd Tucker and starring Caleb Thomas. [1]

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Plot

Cast

Release

The film premiered at the London FrightFest Film Festival on August 28, 2017. [2] [3] It was then released in the United States via Redbox on December 11, 2018. [4]

Reception

The film has a 70% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. [5] Jeremy Aspinall of Radio Times awarded the film two stars out of five. [6] Gareth Jones of Dread Central awarded the film three stars out of five. [7] Benedict Seal of Bloody Disgusting awarded the film three and a half skulls out of five. [8]

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References

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  2. Barkan, Jonathan (September 2017). "Writer/Director Todd Tucker Discusses The Terror of Hallow's Eve". Dread Central . Retrieved 19 December 2020.
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  4. Miska, Brad (8 November 2018). "'The Terror of Hallow's Eve' Gets Holiday Release on Redbox". Bloody Disgusting . Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  5. "The Terror of Hallow's Eve". Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  6. Aspinall, Jeremy. "Terror of Hallow's Eve". Radio Times . Retrieved 19 December 2020.
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  8. Seal, Benedict (31 August 2017). "[FrightFest Review] 'The Terror of Hallow's Eve' is a New Halloween Treat". Bloody Disgusting . Retrieved 19 December 2020.