All Hallows' Eve (film)

All Hallows' Eve
Directed by Damien Leone
Produced by Jesse Baget
Gary LoSavio
Lisandro Novillo
Written by Damien Leone
Starring Katie Maguire
Mike Giannelli
Catherine A. Callahan
Music by Noir Deco
Cinematography Christopher Cafaro
C.J. Eadicicco
George Steuber
Marvin Suarez
Edited by Damien Leone
Production
company
Ruthless Pictures
Release dates
  • October 29, 2013 (2013-10-29) (DVD)
Running time
 83 minutes
Country United States
Language English

All Hallows' Eve is a 2013 horror movie that was directed by Damien Leone and marks his feature film directorial debut. It was released straight to DVD on October 29, 2013 and stars Mike Giannelli as a homicidal clown that terrorizes his victims. The movie incorporates scenes from two of Leone's earlier shorts, The 9th Circle and Terrifier, which also featured the character of Art the Clown.[1]

Plot

After a night of trick or treating, Sarah (Katie Maguire) is surprised to see that Tia (Sydney Freihofer) and Timmy (Cole Mathewson) have received an unmarked VHS tape in one of their bags. They decide to watch the video which contains three stories featuring a creepy clown (Mike Giannelli). The first features a young woman who is drugged and kidnapped by Art the Clown while waiting for a bus. She awakens chained in a room with two other women. Demonic creatures enter, killing two of the women and taking the third to a room where a devil-like creature rapes her. A humanoid fetus is then removed via c section by the creatures. The second features a woman living in a new countryside home who begins to experience strange occurrences. It's revealed she's being stalked by aliens, and as she's dragged off by the aliens, she grabs a sheet which pulls away to reveal a painting of Art the Clown. The final segment features a college student driving down an isolated road. Stopping at a gas station, she finds the attendant furiously kicking out Art who had apparently smeared feces all over the bathroom. The attendant fills her tank and goes inside to fetch her directions. When he doesn't return, the girl inspects to find Art chopping up the attendants body with a hacksaw. She flees and a chase ensues. Eventually Art catches her and she comes to on a crude operating table with her limbs cut off by Art. It ends with Art laughing silently but maniacally. Disturbed, Sarah attempts to shut off the tape but to no avail. Art then steps into frame in a dingy looking basement. He approaches Sarah from within the screen and begins to pound the television glass, ending when she pulls the TV cord. Sarah goes to check on the children only to find out that Art has murdered them.

Cast

Production

Leone created the character of Art the Clown and featured him in a 2008 short, entitled The 9th Circle, and revisited the character in the 2011 short,Terrifier.[1] The character of Art began with the idea of an unfilmed scene where a woman boards an empty bus on Halloween night, only for a clown to begin harassing her.[2] Producer Jesse Baget viewed Terrifier via YouTube, which influenced his decision to back All Hallows' Eve.[1] Badget wanted Terrifier to be part of a different film anthology, with shorts by other directors and Leone shooting scenes centering on Art, which would be placed into other people's films.[2] Leone did not want to do this so they decided to use footage from both shorts for two of the segments in All Hallows' Eve, and create an all new segment, and wraparound story for the film.[2]

Reception

The Oklahoma Gazette commented that All Hallows' Eve had the makings of a cult film.[3] Fangoria and Ain't It Cool News both praised the movie,[4] and Fangoria commented that they were impressed with what Leone accomplished in the film.[5] DVD Verdict was more mixed in their review, as they felt that while it wasn't "a bad film" it also wasn't "a particularly good or memorable one" and that it would be "Worth a look if your cable is out and you've exhausted Netflix and Redbox."[6] Cinema Crazed panned All Hallows' Eve as being overly forgettable and criticized the character of Art as being overly generic.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Tinnin, Drew. "Filmmaker Damien Leone Talks All Hallows' Eve and More". Dread Central. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 Koestner, Madeleine. "Q&A: Damien Leone on "ALL HALLOWS’ EVE" and "FRANKENSTEIN VS. THE MUMMY"". Fangoria. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
  3. ↑ Lott, Rod. "All Hallows' Eve / Chilling Visions: 5 Senses of Fear (review)". Oklahoma Gazette. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
  4. ↑ "AICN HORROR extends Halloween with ALL HALLOW’S EVE! MISCHIEF NIGHT! AMITYVILLE 3D! BOUNTY KILLER! THE VAGRANT! 2/11: DIA DE LOS MUERTOS! IDLE HANDS! THE PIT & THE PENDULUM! & SKINWALKER RANCH!". Ain't It Cool News. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
  5. ↑ Koestner, Madeleine. ""ALL HALLOWS’ EVE" (DVD Review)". Fangoria. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
  6. ↑ Becker, Tom. "All Hallows' Eve (review)". DVD Verdict. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
  7. ↑ Vasquez Jr., Felix. "All Hallows’ Eve (review)". Cinema Crazed. Retrieved 3 June 2014.

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