Hack-O-Lantern

Hack-O-Lantern

The power is in the blood.

Directed by Jag Mundhra

Produced by Spencer Films

198896 min5.0 / 10

A low-budget satanic slasher built on generational trauma and cult indoctrination, steeped in 1980s satanic panic imagery.

When Tommy was a boy, he saw his grandpa, the leader of a vicious satanic cult, murder his father in a brutal ritual on Halloween night. Now he is 18, and grandpa is ready to indoctrinate him into the ways of the black arts.

Questions people ask

  • Does Hack-O-Lantern end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 96% of films.

  • Is Hack-O-Lantern easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.

  • Is Hack-O-Lantern scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.

  • Is Hack-O-Lantern violent? Yes. More violent than 85% of films.

  • Is Hack-O-Lantern sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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27/ 100

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Rarity54

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Surprise38

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Love5

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