The DVD-cover trumpeted: "A future Halloween classic", but I dare to doubt that very much. This movie follows in the footsteps of numerous Halloween-themed horror-flicks and many times I've seen it better and scarier (see "Trick 'r Treat" for instance). Here the premise is promising enough: on the verge of Halloween night a young girls finds out she's pregnant and devastated by the news she sits at home waiting for her boyfriend to share this shocking news, while being pestered by some trick-and-treating kids from (literally) hell. The first say half hour is quite convincing, the tension being built up and the kids are actually very creepy. Then unfortunately all kind of artsy elements take over: real happenings change to strange psychedelic occurrences, photographed in weird colors (it's Halloween night and supposedly dark outside but with every step out of the door we see unnatural light skies) and nerve-wrecking flashy images. To be honest: it all became a bit boring, while the scare-level dropped to zero. And on top of all this: it takes itself way too serious, we were not granted even one tiny laugh. So my advice: ignore this one and watch Trick 'r Treat (again)!!
Review of Hellions
