# Trick or Treat (1986)

> A bullied high-school metalhead summons his dead rock idol through a backward-spinning record and unleashes a demonic Halloween nightmare.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/15062

## Facts

- Runtime: 97 min
- Genres: Horror, Music, Thriller
- Director: Charles Martin Smith
- Cast: Marc Price, Tony Fields, Lisa Orgolini, Doug Savant, Elaine Joyce, Glen Morgan, Gene Simmons, Ozzy Osbourne
- TMDB rating: 6.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092112/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: campy, irreverent, eerie, halloween night, late night horror marathon

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- [Night of the Demons (1988)](https://ember.film/movie/14749)
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- [Prom Night (1980)](https://ember.film/movie/22722)
- [Slumber Party Massacre II (1987)](https://ember.film/movie/16812)
- [Evilspeak (1981)](https://ember.film/movie/25245)
- [Pumpkinhead (1988)](https://ember.film/movie/15823)
- [Witchboard (1986)](https://ember.film/movie/10818)
- [Sleepaway Camp (1983)](https://ember.film/movie/7875)
- [Midnight Matinee (1988)](https://ember.film/movie/87103)
- [Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings (1995)](https://ember.film/movie/22280)

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