Mischief Night

Mischief Night

All's Fair in Blood and Gore

Directed by Travis Baker

Produced by October County Films

201488 min4.0 / 10

A Halloween-set slasher that subverts the genre by introducing romantic tension between killer and victim, blending stalker horror with an unconventional love story.

The night before Halloween, a teenage babysitter is stalked by a masked killer; but in an unusual turn of events, victim and victimizer begin to develop romantic feelings for each other.

Questions people ask

  • Is Mischief Night scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.

  • Is Mischief Night violent? Yes. More violent than 83% of films.

  • Is Mischief Night easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Does Mischief Night end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is Mischief Night sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

19/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity88

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise4

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love3

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Like Mischief Night

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Mischief Night

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Mischief Night, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Mischief Night, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Mischief Night, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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