Welcome to Day 21 of Spooky Season!! I was originally planning on ranking the segments in the film Body Bags. However, I recently rewatched Tales Of Halloween and found a new appreciation for it and since it’s a Halloween film, it fits the season a lot more. So, today I decided to further complicate my schedule by ranking 10 stories instead of 3. I hope you enjoy and let me know your favorite Tales Of Halloween segment!!

10. Ding Dong

Directed By: Lucky McKee

After struggling with not having a kid of her own, Bobbie’s (Pollyanna McIntosh) sanity starts to unravel on Halloween night as she takes her inner demons out on her poor husband, Jack (Marc Senter). I do appreciate the short for shedding light on men in abusive relationships. The reason this segment is last for me the fact that I wasn’t sure if Bobbie’s transformation was literal or metaphorical, and the demon/witch popping up took the seriousness out of the situation. I also feel like they weren’t sure how to end the segment, and it was overall out of place.

9. Trick

Directed By: Adam Gierasch

Enjoying a peaceful Halloween night at home, 2 couples are thrown into their own personal hell after a bunch of trick ‘r treaters invade their home with the intent of killing them. I do like the concept and I love horror films where the kids are the killers. The reason that this one is so far down the list is because they lost me with the ending. I feel like if the story was able to run longer, it would’ve had a better set-up.

8. The Night Billy Raised Hell

Directed By: Darren Lynn Bousman

After little Billy (Marcus Eckert) attempts and fails to prank his creepy neighbor, Mr. Abbadon (Barry Bostwick), Abbadon takes him out for a night on the town to show him what a “real” Halloween prank is. To be honest, the only thing I liked about this segment was the ending. The rest was pretty forgettable for me. Although, I will say that Barry Bostwick did a fantastic job with his performance. I’ve never seen him in a role like this, I was in awe! It wasn’t a terrible segment, it’s just that some of the other segments offered more for me.

7. Friday The 31st

Directed By: Mike Mendez

After successfully butchering a group of friends, a backwoods killer is finally confronted by a worthy adversary: a corpse-possessing alien. This segment was a combination of Evil Dead and Friday The 13th, and I loved it! It was bloody, violent, and creepy, which is the perfect trio for me. The only reason it’s not my number 1 choice is due to the claymation alien, which I felt was out of place. I realize that’s not a fair criticism because the alien is an intricate part of the story. Other than that, it was a very entertaining segment through and through!

6. Grim Grinning Ghost

Directed By: Axelle Carolyn

While walking home from a Halloween party, a young woman, Lynn (Alex Essoe) finds herself targeted by Mary Bailey (Liesel Hanson), a vengeful spirit who will pluck your eyes out if you so much as look at her. This one was so close to being my top choice!! It had a fascinating story, a great set-up, and a terrifying atmosphere. It was almost perfect, but then it lost me with the ending. It just ended so quickly, it seemed like the filmmakers weren’t sure how to end it. I’m not going to lie, if this was a feature film, I’d still watch it in a heartbeat!

5. Bad Seed

Directed By: Neil Marshall

Detective McNally (Kristina Klebe), a young and stressed out police officer is sent out to hunt down an evil Jack O’Lantern that eats everyone it comes across. I love that this segment was somewhat of the wrap-around story. It included many of the other segments and I loved seeing Kristina Klebe in this role. The evil pumpkin took me out, but the end of this segment brought me back. I think it was a great conclusion to the segment and the entire film!

4. This Means War

Directed By: John Skipp & Andrew Kasch

2 neighbors with very different decorating styles clash on Halloween night with disastrous results. I love how symbolic this segment is. We get old school horror vs. new and gory horror. We get a great fight scene and we get an unforgettable and fitting ending. Plus, it has genuinely funny moments, one in particular involves a talking skeleton, but I won’t spoil what happens. I docked it down a bit because I felt the fight scene ran a bit long, but as I said before, that’s not really a fair criticism.

3. The Ransom Of Rusty Rex

Directed By: Ryan Schifrin

Dutch (Jose Pablo Cantillo) and Hank (Sam Witwer) are 2 criminals who decide to kidnap a millionaire‘s son, Rusty (Ben Woolfe) to get some easy ransom money. Once they have him, they quickly learn that it was a big mistake. I love the dynamic between Dutch and Hank. They were entertaining to the very end. I also love the storyline and how it took a very funny turn. I could’ve done without the very end of it, but it certainly doesn’t keep me from loving this segment!

2. The Weak And The Wicked

Directed By: Paul Solet

A ruthless and sadistic gang crosses paths with a “stranger” (Keir Gilchrist) who summoned a demon for revenge on Halloween night. I know I’ve said this many time before, but I LOVE a good revenge story! This was a tragic tale, it was heartbreaking to see what the stranger went through as a boy. I love the legend of the demon and I think the makeup artists did a great job bringing it to life. It was sad and intense, and it had a very satisfactory ending for me.

1. Sweet Tooth

Directed By: David Parker

After a successful candy grab on Halloween night, young Mikey (Daniel DiMaggio) is told about the local legend of Sweet Tooth (Hunter Smit), a hungry spirit who will kill all of those who eat every piece of their candy and don’t leave any for him. I loved the tale of Sweet Tooth, it was very creative and a perfect Halloween legend to scare trick or treaters. The overall story reminds me of the Bigfoot segment in The ABCs Of Death and I think that’s one of the main reasons why I love it so much. It’s a bizarre segment that was a hell of a start to the entire film!