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‘Trick ‘r Treat’ Sequel Has a Rough Outline
This coming Friday Legendary and Universal Pictures’ Krampus leaves coal in people’s stockings.
Behind this new Christmas-themed horror movie, which Kalyn loved (review later this week), is Michael Dougherty.
Dougherty is quickly claiming the crown as the “King of Holiday Horror,” having both made Krampus and the every popular Halloween-themed anthology Trick ‘r Treat.
Even before Dougherty was attached to direct Krampus, he’s been working on a sequel to Trick ‘r Treat, which was prematurely announced two years ago. Now that Krampus is about to get released, what does this mean for the long-gestured Trick ‘r Treat sequel we’ve all been begging for?
In an interview with Kalyn, which will be posted in full this afternoon, Dougherty explains:
“Trick ‘r Treat 2 is a really rough outline at the moment, my hope is now to turn my attention back to Sam and Halloween, so yeah, fingers crossed.”
An official release date is far from being set in place, but the news that Dougherty is still planning on making a sequel to his Halloween classic is exciting news, all by itself.
The 2007 Trick ‘r Treat told five interwoven stories that all occur on Halloween: “An everyday high school principal has a secret life as a serial killer; a college virgin might have just met the guy for her; a group of teenagers pull a mean prank; a woman who loathes the night has to contend with her holiday-obsessed husband; and a mean old man meets his match with a demonic, supernatural trick-or-treater.”
A hospital stay grows more nerve-frazzling when memory loss distorts reality in our exclusive clip from This Tempting Madness, inspired by a true story.
The mind-bending psychological thriller will be released in select theaters and on demand on June 12 via Vertical.
Simone Ashley (“Bridgerton”) stars as Mia, who awakens from a coma, grievously injured, her memory fractured. As she puts the pieces of her past together, she starts to question her own actions and her perception of reality.
In This Tempting Madness, “Mia awakens from a coma grievously injured, her memory fractured. As she puts the pieces of her past together, she starts to question her own actions, and her perception of reality.”
Jennifer E. Montgomery makes her feature directorial debut from a script she co-wrote with director of photography Andrew Davis, inspired by Montgomery’s first-hand experience with tragedy involving her best friend.
“Months before the incident, there were signals that her world was unraveling,” says Montgomery. “I could feel the pressure building, though I didn’t know what form it would take. I never could have known what violence would come, and I certainly never imagined making a film about it.”
Austin Stowell (“NCIS: Origins”), Suraj Sharma (Happy Death Day 2U), Mojean Aria (Reminiscence), Amol Shah (“For All Mankind”), and Zenobia Shroff (“Ms. Marvel”) round out the cast.
Smoke Jumper Films and Mango Monster Productions produce in association with Catchlight Studios (Heretic, The Blackening).
This Tempting Madness is rated R for “language, violence/bloody images, and brief sexuality.”