Episode 370: Trick or Treats

What this episode covers

Flashback to the early 80s – Halloween is still a growing holiday; slasher films have found their footing and are dominating the horror scene — most of them a copy of the uber-successful slasher prototype, Halloween. But none of them made the bold claim that this was when Halloween stopped being fun except for… Join Ron, Little Miss Horror Nerd and special guest host, Jay of the Dead as they traverse the terrain that is 1982’s Trick or Treats including discussing the differences between Halloween and Christmas candy, what Jessica gives away to trick-or-treaters and the second career of the director. Is this film all tricks and no treats? There is only one way to find out…

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