Hack-O-Lantern (1988)

R03/25/1988Horror, Thriller1h 36m
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The power is in the blood.

Overview

When Tommy was a boy, he saw his grandpa, the leader of a vicious satanic cult, murder his father in a brutal ritual on Halloween night. Now he is 18, and grandpa is ready to indoctrinate him into the ways of the black arts.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Hy Pyke

    Grandpa Drindle

  2. Cast 1

    Gregory Scott Cummins

    Tommy Drindle

  3. Katina Garner

    Amanda

  4. Carla Baron

    Vera Drindle

  5. Jeff Brown

    Roger

  6. Michael Potts

    Bill

  7. Patricia Christie

    Beth

  8. Larry Coven

    Brian

  9. Bryson Gerard

    Young Tommy Drindle

**_A bad 80’s Halloween flick, but at least it tries to entertain_** As Tommy grows up in rural SoCal, he’s negatively influenced by his dubious grandfather (Hy Pyke). When he’s 21, the old man has a ritual scheduled for him on Halloween night. Naturally, his mother (Katina Garner), sister (Carla B.) and cop brother (Jeff Brown) oppose this. Everything culminates at the town’s Halloween party. Shot in the second half of November, 1986, "Hack-O-Lantern" wasn’t released until late March, 1988, and then only in the UK, although it was eventually released to video. Alternative titles includ...

Status Released

Original LanguageEnglish 

Budget$5,500,000.00

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