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Josh Hasty's Candy Corn

2019 · 85 min

A slow-burning Halloween revenge tale that feels eerie and grim, with a touch of carnival strangeness.

Directed by
Josh Hasty
Genres
Horror, Thriller
Starring
P. J. Soles, Tony Todd, Pancho Moler
Tagline
This year there's a new Halloween tradition.
Overview
On Halloween eve in 1980, local outcast, Julien Cummings, 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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Directed by
Josh Hasty
Genres
Horror, Thriller
Starring
P. J. Soles, Tony Todd, Pancho Moler
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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • violence
  • isolation
  • death
  • justice
Places
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror7
Humour3
Realism4
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
horror, thriller
Directed by
Josh Hasty
Written by
Josh Hasty
Starring
P. J. Soles, Tony Todd, Pancho Moler, Courtney Gains, Sky Elobar, Caleb Thomas, Jaime Gallagher, Madison Russ
Music
Josh Hasty, Michael Brooker
Cinematography
Ryan Lewis
Runtime
85 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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