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Sam trick r treat cartoon11/19/2023 ![]() ![]() “My dad taught me tonight is about respecting the dead,” Mr Wilkins tells Charlie. He proceeds to climb upon Wilkins porch and snag every single candy bar in the hollowed out pumpkin. Wilkins’ (Dylan Baker) segment, a young boy named Charlie (Brett Kelly) topples numerous pumpkins from their perch, sending them crashing into and scattering across the ground. And Sam watches from afar, a voyeur to the sick and twisted 一 even though the characters deserve what’s coming to them. There’s plenty of violence and gore, of course, befitting a slasher flick that causes “oh my god” and “ew” reactions in the audience.įour intertwining stories depict lives uprooted and destroyed from callous, reckless actions and blatant disregard for All Hallow’s Eve. Courtesy of cinematographer Glen MacPherson, the film drips with shadows and mood, always playing on the unseen eye to send chills down your spine. With the long-awaited theatrical run this October, Michael Dougherty’s Trick ‘r Treat remains an emblem for great anthologies everywhere and perfectly captures spooky season in all its glory 一 with Sam as its devoted icon. It’s a gnarly image that drives home the film’s central theme: Halloween is sacred and should be treated as such. Sam might be tiny, but he suffers no fools when it comes to the beloved holiday. Her head is chopped off and her limbs hung with rope in the trees, a pumpkin lollipop shoved into her gaping mouth. Moments later, she gets her comeuppance and becomes bloody and artsy décor on the front lawn. She blows out the lone jack o’lantern and whines to her husband Henry (Tahmoh Penikett) about taking down the decorations on Halloween night. “I hate Halloween,” says Emma (Leslie Bibb) in the opening scene. If I’ve learned anything from Trick ‘r Treat, it’s that you don’t disrespect Halloween. ![]()
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