10/31

10/31 is a horror anthology that features five different stories. All of the stories take place on Halloween. The quality of each story varies with the third story probably being my favorite of the bunch.

The first story involves two friends shooting a commercial at a haunted bed and breakfast. One of the friends keeps seeing this old woman.

Story number two; "Trespass" involves a young couple on their first date. The female decides that they movie that they went to is too boring so she suggests checking out an old country property with a spooky legend about an old scarecrow on the land.

The third tale involves a killer on the loose at a skating rink's Halloween party. This is probably my favorite of the stories. It has a good pace and an interesting twist.

Story number four might be the most bizarre. You've got a kid that loves Halloween, creepy trick or treaters, and Santa Claus!

The final story involves a slasher crashing a teen Halloween bash. Pretty standard fare.

Overall 10/31 is a pretty decent horror anthology.

10/31 (2017) is currently available for free on Tubi and features a collection of six short horror stories. Like many anthologies, there are inconsistencies in the acting, story quality, and special effects across the segments, but a few of the stories are genuinely entertaining.

Each segment has a different director, including Brett DeJager (Bonejangles), Rocky Gray (making his directorial debut), Zane Hershberger (Force to Fear), John William Holt (Volumes of Blood), Hunter Johnson (60 Seconds to Die 1 & 2), and Justin Seaman (The Barn).

This isn't a top-tier horror anthology, but if you're in the mood for something new with some unique twists, it's worth a watch. Overall, it's an average horror collection. I'd recommend watching it once and would rate it 5.5/10.

A fellow horror fan recommended this on a forum I frequent and when I saw it was on Prime, I figured "why not?" I'm also a sucker for Halloween themed horror films. I was impressed by "The Old Hag,","Trespassers" and "Killing the Dance" despite their budget limitations. The namesake character in Old Hag was indeed "creepy"! Also the wraparound hottie horror host was serviceable, though some more could've been added to the wrap around "ending".

What hurts this movie from being great are the final 2 stories, "Halloween Blizzard '91" and "Samhain Slasher"...these looked REALLY cheap and the story and direction seemed rushed and unpolished compared to the first 3 stories. April in the 'Blizzard" sequence was easy on the eyes though! Yummy! Sadly no nudity.

I would've given this a 5/10, but since I enjoyed 3 out of 5 of the stories, I figured I'd give it an above average rating. If you're in the mood for a decent Halloween anthology, I recommend 10/31

Good little mindless horror film. Definitely worth a watch.

I'm a sucker for this kind of low budget anthology and really wanted to enjoy this more than I actually did. There's some decent enough ideas here and the occasional effective moment. It also does do a good job capturing the holiday spirit. Overall though, the film can't get away from the feeling of cheapness and amateurishness. This is especially evident with most of the performances which range from decent to hilariously unconvincing. That can work for some films in an endearing sort of way but here it's more distracting than anything. The makers clearly have a love for the holiday and it shows. Hopefully they keep improving and make a better one in the future.