Damien Leone’s director debut, All Hallows’ Eve, was released on DVD via Ruthless Pictures on DVD back in 2013 on October 29th. Leone is a very talented man who did a fantastic job writing, directing, and creating the special effects for All Hallows’ Eve. Similar to Scott Schirmer’s Found (2012), the film contains a movie within a movie with four stories in one. The main plot is the story of Sarah (Kate Maguire:- Season two 2010, The Session 2012), who is looking after her friend’s kids, Tia (Sydney Freihofer) and Timmy (Cole Mathewson: Roasted Chestnuts 2014), while their parents go out for Halloween. After a successful trick-or-treating outing, they return home to look through their booty. Timmy finds an unmarked VHS tape and has no idea how it got into his bag. Timmy convinces a reluctant Sarah to watch the movie, which turns out to be a horror movie, perfect for Halloween night.
The film they are watching starts with a young woman at Realmsville Station waiting for her train to go home. She encounters what at first seems to be an innocuous clown named Art (Mike Giannelli: The 9th Circle 2008). Shortly after, Art the Clown turns from friendly to terrifying, and Casey (Kayla Lian: The 9th Circle 2008, Deserters 2012) finds herself chained up in a derelict building with two other girls. Events soon turn horrifying for the girls as they are picked off one by one. Casey is faced with a gruesome end, involving not just the clown, but several other murderous, hideous creatures of a disturbed imagination. Once they complete the first story, Sarah refuses to let the kids watch anymore and demands they go to bed. Timmy and Tia argue while brushing their teeth, but this does not inhibit Tia from climbing into Timmy’s bed shortly thereafter because she is still scared by the movie. Sarah hears a few odd noises outside but continues to watch the movie.
A second story involving a woman named Caroline (Catherine A. Callahan) starts, and this time she is attacked by an even stranger creature and meets an equally gory bloody end. By the time the third story begins, Sarah is very on edge, but again, she continues to watch. This young woman (Marie Maser: Terrifer 2011) is tormented and stalked by the same clown, Art, as the first section. This time, however, Art the Clown becomes more than just a movie character as he makes a complete emergence into reality in an unbelievable way, more scary than the similar trope incorporated into the Ring series.
Art the Clown makes Pennywise look like Mother Theresa, so audiences should keep their eye out for his future endeavors. Anyone with a clown phobia may find themselves institutionalized after viewing All Hallows’ Eve, but it is well worth the ride. The scare and gore factor is high in this movie, and the end is innovative, terrifying, and brilliant. Absolutely twisted, with a sound plot the whole way through. The actors, while there are only a few, are well-grounded and remain focused. All Hallows’ Eve makes way for a new type of horror film, edgier and more intelligent than the usual indie films, and a lot of blockbusters. A must-watch for true horror fans, but make sure to leave the lights on. Cryptic Rock gives this movie 5 out of 5 stars.
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