All Hallows' Eve (2013)
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Two children and their babysitter discover a mysterious videotape on Halloween night containing three terrifying stories featuring a homicidal clown.
The story
On Halloween, after a night out trick-or-treating, children Tia and Timmy are surprised to find an unmarked VHS tape in their candy bag. Together with their babysitter Sarah, they watch the tape, which contains three stories featuring a homicidal clown named Art. The first segment follows a woman kidnapped by Art who is eventually taken over by Satan. The second segment depicts a woman stalked by an alien in a countryside home. The third segment follows a costume designer who is hunted and brutally tortured by Art the Clown.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
On Halloween, children Tia and Timmy find an unmarked VHS tape in their candy bag. They watch it with their babysitter, Sarah. The first segment, 'The 9th Circle,' shows Casey being kidnapped by Art the Clown, chained with two other women, and eventually being taken over by Satan after witnessing a coven of witches. After Sarah sends the children to bed, the second segment, 'Something in the Dark,' follows Caroline, who is stalked by an alien in her new home; she eventually discovers an image of Art the Clown in a painting. The third segment, 'Terrifier,' follows a costume designer who encounters Art at a gas station before being hunted, captured, and brutally mutilated by him. After the stories end, Sarah hears the costume designer pleading for help on her home phone. Art appears on the TV, then in her room, and finally kills Tia and Timmy, leaving their bodies slashed and 'ART' written in blood on the wall.
- First release year
- 2013
- Runtime (minutes)
- 83
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Damien Leone
- Writers
- Damien Leone · writer; Damien Leone · story; Jesse Baget · story
- Cast and characters
- Katie Maguire · Sarah; Catherine Callahan · Caroline; Marie Maser · Costume Designer; Kayla Lian · Casey; Mike Giannelli · Art the Clown / Demon; Sydney Freihofer · Tia; Cole Mathewson · Timmy; Brandon deSpain · Alien
- Genres
- horror; anthology; slasher; supernatural horror; independent; exploitation; science fiction horror
- Themes
- human sacrifice; witchcraft; violence against women; demonic possession
- Tone and mood
- nightmarish; terrifying; creepy
- Premise and plot tags
- anthology; slasher; supernatural; clown; demon; alien
- Source material / true-story basis
- The 9th Circle (2008 short film) and Terrifier (2011 short film)
- Franchise connections
- Terrifier
- Content notes
- violence; sexual harassment; child abuse
- Reception
- The film received mixed reviews, with some critics praising the character of Art the Clown and the special effects while criticizing the 'paper-thin' storyline and production values.
- Reported review scores
- Dread Central · score: 3.5 · scale: 5
- Production trivia
- The character of Art the Clown was first featured in the short film The 9th Circle.; The alien in the second segment was originally intended to be created using puppetry but was portrayed by an actor in a costume due to budget constraints.; The film was retitled as Terrifier 0 in Japan in 2024.
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