EPISODE · Nov 1, 2025 · 42 MIN
Hack-O-Lantern (1988) When a Pumpkin-Obsessed Grandpa Runs a Satanic Cult
from SlashBack Cinema · host Ryan Dreimiller, Shanny Luft
Get ready for Hack-O-Lantern (1988) A schlocky, satanic, headbanging mess packed with awkward family moments, cheap cult rituals, and enough bad acting to fill a pumpkin patch. It’s Halloween horror at its most wonderfully awful. Shanny and Ryan ask the question - How did this ever get made?Send us Fan MailSupport the show
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