The Trick ‘r Treat character Sam — a diminutive maniac whose head is covered with a burlap sack — is becoming a very special kind of Halloween accessory, thanks to the company AtmosFX, which ...

Warner Bros. was slated to release Trick 'r Treat theatrically in October 2007 but pulled it right before because "they didn't know what to make of it," Dougherty says. "At the time, everybody was ...

Finally, the studio relented, and Trick ‘r Treat got a straight-to-home video release in 2009. Not quite the theatrical release it deserved, but at least now everyone could see it. And everyone did.

"Trick 'r Treat" creator Michael Dougherty (director of the upcoming "Krampus" and "Trick 'r Treat 2" and screenwriter of "X-Men 2" and "Superman Returns") decided to break out his favorite ...