{"id":139527,"date":"2025-09-15T19:21:13","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T19:21:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/139527\/"},"modified":"2025-09-15T19:21:13","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T19:21:13","slug":"trick-r-treat-restored-in-4k-for-theatrical-re-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/139527\/","title":{"rendered":"Trick \u2018r Treat Restored in 4K for Theatrical Re-Release"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 2007 horror anthology cult classic Trick \u2018r Treat<\/a> has been restored in 4K and will be released in North American theaters nationwide in time for Halloween.<\/p>\n

Legendary Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures and Saga Arts have partnered with Fathom Entertainment to release Trick \u2018r Treat in theaters for two nights only: October 14 and 16, 2025. Tickets can be purchased<\/a> at Fathom Entertainment.<\/p>\n

Although it screened at festivals and at San Diego Comic-Con, Trick \u2018r Treat was never given a proper theatrical release<\/a>, going straight-to-DVD and Blu-ray instead. The movie has become a beloved Halloween cult classic in the ensuing years<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Trick \u2018r Treat\u2019s most iconic character is Sam, a trick-or-treater in orange footie pajamas who wears a burlap sack over his head. Fathom\u2019s official press release describes Sam as \u201cthe mischievous spirit who punishes anyone who dares to break the rules.\u201d <\/p>\n

The official plot synopsis for the film follows: \u201cTrick \u2018r Treat weaves together sinister stories set on Halloween night: a high school principal, Dylan Baker (Spider-Man 2, Spider-Man 3) moonlights as a serial killer; a young virgin\u2019s, Anna Paquin (X-Men franchise) search for the right man turns horrific; \u201cEmma\u201d Leslie Bibb (\u201cThe White Lotus\u201d) and her husband discover the cost of ignoring holiday rituals; and a cantankerous old man, Brian Cox (\u201cSuccession\u201d) faces Sam in a terrifying showdown. Darkly funny, gruesome, and endlessly rewatchable, Trick \u2019r Treat secures Sam\u2019s place as the true spirit of Halloween.<\/p>\n

The re-release will be accompanied by a featurette on the development of the film, which was the feature directing debut of writer-director Michael Dougherty. Dougherty\u2019s 1996 animated short, Season\u2019s Greetings, which introduced Sam, will also be screened before the film. Season\u2019s Greetings has also been restored in 4K.<\/p>\n

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IGN reviewed Trick \u2018r Treat<\/a> out of San Diego Comic-Con 2009, awarding it an 8 out of 10 and proclaiming it \u201ca scary blast.\u201d We\u2019ve since included the movie on many of our editorial lists, including it among the best werewolf movies of all time<\/a>, the best holiday movies of all time<\/a>, and the 25 best movies you didn\u2019t see in theaters<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The 2007 horror anthology cult classic Trick \u2018r Treat has been restored in 4K and will be released…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":139528,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[96,2839,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-139527","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-entertainment","tag-movies","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/139527","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=139527"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/139527\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/139528"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=139527"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=139527"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=139527"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}