The Haunted Forest (2025) will have its world premiere on August 23, 2025, at FightFest in London. It's follows a teen who takes a job as a scare actor at a haunted forest attraction. After bonding with his eccentric coworkers, a tragic death forces him to reconsider his dark interests.
SYNOPSIS: "Zach, a high school senior who lands his first job as a scare actor at Markoff’s Haunted Forest. He makes friends with the band of misfits who operate the Halloween attraction, but after one of them dies tragically on the grounds, he begins to question his fascination with death and the macabre."
Written and directed by Keith Boynton (The Winter House), it stars Grayson Gwaze, Cedric Gegel, Kaitlyn Lunardi and Meghan Reed.
C.O.R.N. (2021) is currently streaming free with ads on Roku and YouTube here and here. The horror thriller was released to digital on July 30, 2021.
The slasher movie is the first part of a planned trilogy. CORN II: MIND HARVEST (2024) is free to watch with ads on Tubi and Roku but does not take place on Halloween and is more of a character study than a slasher horror film.
"Stranded in a rural area, two teenagers make friends with locals on Halloween but soon run into a cult called C.O.R.N. (Collective Order of Recreational Necrophilanthropists) that have chosen this area to perform human taxidermy..."
Written, produced and directed by Robin Christian (Disposable, Bad Company), and stars Mateus Ward, Kennedy Tucker, Roger Cross, Dylan Riley Snyder and Robert Donavan (Art of the Dead, Killer Kate!).
There is no trailer for the film online that I could find.
Jack-O's Review: "A good bad movie, there's a lot of scarecrow jokes, not that much gore it's mostly offscreen cutting into the bodies then showing the aftermath. I liked the brother and sister characters and the villains Dracula and his Frankenstein henchman were creepy. There's a scarecrow in a cornfield and costumes but no other Halloween vibes, no pumpkins or decorations and the holiday has nothing to do with the plot." ★★½ @trickhorrortreater
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"For a film about human taxidermy, C.O.R.N: A Field of Screams is fairly light on gore, although the one scene we do get is extremely effective. There are also some effective sound effects. And we do get to see some interestingly stitched together bodies during the party... This could have been a passable slasher but it goes on way too long with a few too many dumb decisions on the part of both the cast and the filmmakers." VoicesFromTheBalcony.com
"What a relief to stumble upon something so refreshingly different than all the cookie cutter horror that hits the mainstream these days. C.O.R.N. is the kind of out there stuff that leaves commenters online saying generic shit like "worst movie ever"... The opening scene has perfect horror atmosphere as some girls have fun in a haunted maze at night...before one is dragged down to a lair to get a little scarecrow treatment... I kind of adored the film, even if there is a little slowdown in the middle that could have been tightened up to help with temporary pacing issues." BoyBearsAndScares.com
"There's a freestyle manner to the filming/editing, which makes the first 30 minutes iffy in a meandering way. If you can acclimate, however, there are enough highlights to make "C. O. R. N." worthwhile for those who appreciate Indy horror and are in the mode for a flick with lots of Halloween-ish ambiance. The tone is serious, but there's some Vincent Price-like camp with the cult artists, especially Donavan. Petite beauty Kennedy Tucker as protagonist Tia is worth the price of admission... The movie is overlong at 1 hour, 42 minutes; it would've worked better at a streamlined 72-90 minutes. GRADE: B-/C+" 6/10 Wuchakk at IMDb.com
"Not boring but a bit predictable and unconvincing > Worth spending your time on a lazy Sunday afternoon. C'mon, this is not the Omen or anything like that. I didn't watch C.O.R.N. expecting a classic. But it's goofy and keeps you entertained, that's if you are a sucker for road trip horror with fields and lamp-posts." 6/10 ronaldocarey at IMDb.com
"When this started we were on our way for 2.5 stars. I found the premise reasonably interesting, and the film's style--particularly during outside night shots--to be quite stunning. It was immediately clear that the limiting factor was going to be the pacing. Every single scene in to this film takes its time. Now this isn't a problem, and is often a hallmark of some of the crown jewels in our current Golden Age of Horror. But this is not highbrow. It is no Hereditary. It isn't The Witch or Us either. It's your basic, replacement level dead-teenagers-horror. And that pacing issue? It only gets worse. By the end I completely stopped caring about everything and everyone involved." ★½ at Rob Hill at LetterBoxd.com
"In a sort of bizarre low budget blend of Get Out and House of Wax... I honestly enjoyed this more before all the CORNing started and I thought it was just going to be a run of the mill slasher movie with kids partying and getting killed. I mean, that kinda happens but not the way I was hoping. Still, there was one really well done jump scare and a twist I didn’t see coming so that’s something... It wasn’t great but it wasn’t bad either. Also, the lead guy was really cute so you know that’s worth an extra half star in my book." ★★★ Tony the Terror at LetterBoxd.com
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998) is currently streaming free with ads on Tubi and YouTube. It is the seventh installment in the Halloween franchise and a sequel to Halloween (1978) and Halloween II (1981), ignoring the Thorn Trilogy story arc of the previous three installments.
The slasher film was theatrically released in the United States on August 5, 1998. It received mixed reviews from critics, with many saying it was at that point the best of the sequels but still paled compared to the original. It grossed $75 million worldwide against a budget of $17 million, making it the highest-grossing film in the franchise.
The film follows, "Laurie Strode, now the dean of a Northern California private school with an assumed name, must battle the Shape one last time, as the life of her own son hangs in the balance."
"Twenty years after Michael Myers' massacre in Haddonfield, Laurie Strode faked her own death, traveled to California, and took on the identity Keri Tate. Michael discovers Laurie's new identity and travels to California to kill his sister. Laurie must now take on her brother with her son's life at stake."
"20 years ago, evil escaped incarceration in the form of Michael Myers, leading to a bloody killing spree in the town of Haddonfield on Halloween. Now the headmistress of a private school, final-girl Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) can't shake the horrifying memories. Suddenly, Michael returns to terrorize a new generation of Haddonfield residents, including Laurie's rebellious son (Josh Hartnett), his girlfriend (Michelle Williams), and Ronny, their school's security guard (LL Cool J). They're all about to become Halloween's latest victims unless Laurie can conquer her greatest fears and put evil in its place once and for all."
Directed by horror genre favorite Steve Miner (FRIDAY THE 13TH PART 2) and starring Jamie Lee Curtis (HALLOWEEN, HALLOWEEN II) returning as lead Laurie Strode. Also stars Adam Arkin, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Josh Hartnett, LL Cool J, Michelle Williams, Jodi Lyn O'Keefe, and Adam Hann-Byrd. With appearances by Janet Leigh (PSYCHO) and Nancy Stephens (HALLOWEEN, HALLOWEEN II) also returning to the franchise as Nurse Marion.
In February 2003, the FX network premiered an alternate version of the film, adding and extending footage not seen in the original release. It has yet to be released anywhere else, but the deleted scenes can be found in the 3 videos below (1st is a playlist of 15 videos/scenes).
FX television Version all deleted/alternate/extended scenes YouTube Playlist:
The Halloween H20 workprint refers to an early, often VHS-sourced, version of the film Halloween H20: 20 Years Later that circulated before the final theatrical release. It features minor differences from the final cut, including a different score, altered opening credits, and slight variations in some scenes like the dorm room scene. The youtube playlist below contains 7 scenes/videos from the workprint of film.
Jack-O's Review: "I loved this film when it came out and I look at it and love it is as a trilogy with the first 2 films and ignore Resurrection, even though I like part 8. But now I prefer David Gordon Green's H40 retcon over H20. Now all I see when I watch H20 is that it's a great Scream rip off and Jamie Lee Curtis sucking face with her George Clooney look alike boyfriend makes me want to retch and fucking heave." ★★★★ @trickhorrortreater
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"Halloween H20: 20 Years Later must have been fun to see at the time. Nowadays it's just alright. It is short and moves fairly quickly. The ending props up the overall score and it is a joy to see Jamie Lee Curtis back in the role, taking on Michael Myers. I don't care at all about her son or the other teenagers. Its worst part being that the film is not scary in the least, except for kinda one scene. Again, it really is all Jamie Lee Curtis holding this film together. Although I'd still say you'd be better off just watching True Lies or A Fish Called Wanda. Heck, I'd even say just watch Fierce Creatures instead. I give it 3 stars out of 5." ★★★ FilmFad.com
"Halloween H20: 20 Years Later is a solid Halloween flick. Despite it feeling a bit more like a Scream cousin, Jamie Lee Curtis’ first retcon requel return to her famous character is still a fun creepy flick. Steve Miner keeps the suspense building with Curtis fiercely taking point for this franchise follow-up. One year after Scream Factory’s big box set, H20 gets its first solo 4K release in time for its 25th Anniversary. While the transfer is still excellent and the audio is solid, fancy snazzy SteelBook packaging isn’t quite enough to make up for the egregious lack of bonus features, new, legacy, or otherwise. To that end, for those who didn’t pick up the big three-film 4K set last year, you can now add the film to your 4K collection at a lower price point, but the better release really is found in that three-film set. For those that already have this on 4K, this one is only a novelty for the SteelBook - Worth A Look" ★★★★½ UltraHD.HighDefDigest.com
"The final image of the axe-wielding, grim-faced Curtis would have made a marvellous conclusion to the series. Fortunately, the film avoids the self-conscious "post-modern" tropes of the Scream series, though there is a crudely shoe-horned clip from Scream 2 and a knowing cameo from Curtis’ mom Janet Leigh that provides an excuse for a bunch of Psycho jokes." ★★★★ HorrorScreamsVideoVault.co.uk
![John Ottman - Halloween H20: 20 Years Later - Theme [Extended by Gilles Nuytens]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/yC0_CjUyAbU/hqdefault.jpg)
![*Patreon Clip* Halloween: H20 (1998) [Audio Commentary]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/qYcASj5yqxk/hqdefault.jpg)
