Hack-O-Lantern

Item: Hack-O-Lantern
Rating: 3
Author: Frank Showalter

1988 | United States | 87 min | More...

Reviewed Oct 28, 2020

So-bad-it’s-good schlock sees Hy Pyke masterminding a satanic cult in rural California. He’s out to initiate his incestuous son on Halloween night. ’80s fashions, nice location photography, and Pyke’s grand-camp performance buoy the wooden acting and specious plotting. Not for everyone, but lots of fun.

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