The spooky season is among us and sure, you could throw in the Halloween II VHS or maybe even Night of the Demons to get into the mood, but I like to dig a little deeper. 1988’s straight to video cheeseball classic Hack O’Lantern provides just the right amount of fun, nostalgia, and gore to make it on my yearly watchlist. A small-town family must deal with Grandpa’s satanic pastime when he tries to recruit Tommy, his grandson…err son…a stereotypical heavy metal-loving outcast to his cult on Halloween night. On top of that, we get a robed killer with a devil’s mask murdering the townsfolk. Hack O’Lantern is best watched in a likeminded group setting who will embrace the kooky and totally bodacious moments that unravel. Add a little satanic panic sleaze to your Halloween viewing this season.
