Candy Corn (2019)

This year there's a NEW Halloween tradition.

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Release Date: Sep 13, 2019
Rated: R | Runtime: 85 Mins | Language: English
Director: Josh Hasty
Stars: P.J. Soles, Tony Todd, Pancho Moler, Courtney Gains

Summary

On Halloween eve in 1980, local outcast, Jacob Atkins, is carelessly murdered. A vagabond witch doctor, Dr. Death, takes matters into his own hands and brings Julien back from the dead to creatively seek brutal revenge on his killers.

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What to Expect

Candy Corn feels a lot like a low budget Rob Zombie movie. It stars Pancho Moler who played Sick-Head in Rob Zombie's 31 and emulated some key RZ elements such as classic horror movies playing on TV's in the background. The atmosphere is grungy, the characters are mostly all white trash degenerates and the kills are bloody and violent.

The story kicks off with some small town bullies planning their annual Halloween prank on Jacob, a dude with special needs who they've been picking on since they were kids. They show up for the prank and things get out of hand fast. Jacob ends up dead and Dr. Death, the sideshow circus boss, conjures up a dark revenge. He basically brings Jacob back from the dead to hunt down all the bullies one by one.

From this point onward the movie becomes your typical slasher. Each victim gets taken out one by one. But Read more...

From this point onward the movie becomes your typical slasher. Each victim gets taken out one by one. But it doesn't actually feel routine or boring at any point, the editing and soundtrack kept things interesting.

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Movie Review: Candy Corn (2019) Review

Critic Reviews:

If you enjoy Halloween horror centered stories with a delightful revenge twist, Candy Corn is the treat you’ve been waiting for.

– PopHorror.com

The film feels like if Rob Zombie did an 80’s slasher more than his usual grindhouse/exploitation style. The aesthetic and tone of Candy Corn are lighter, replacing a lot of the grunge with brighter lit shots and less sleazy.

– Flickering Myth

Everything from the color palette, to the scenery, to the dime-store trick or treat mask aesthetic gels to form a wonderfully wicked approximation of sinister Samhain, and the fright flick is pure eye candy for those of us that delight in such deviltry!

– Horror Fuel

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