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  ★★★★½ review by nathaxnne walker on Letterboxd

  In the shadowy world of 2010's unauthorized low-budget quasi-sequels to Halloween III that lean way heavy on the purples and pinks, Hellions is totally like what Bootleg Halloween IV could have been if Halloween III had made so much money right out the gate that unaffiliated producers everywhere were like, OK! So what happens NEXT? and came up with some crazy ideas whilst freebasing melted-down VHS copies of Labyrinth all night until the fumes drove them from the office bathroom and/or caused them to pass out having the WEIRDEST dreams and that dream would have been Hellions and instead of sleeping they drove out to the nearest pumpkin farm in Ontario the very next day and made this movie. Nominally an anxiety dream about teen pregnancy, Hellions is worthless as an allegory for anything at all but is kind of rad in a Canada is Italy, the 2010's are the 1980's, Halloween III is Evil Dead II, La Casa 3/Ghosthouse sort of way? So I kind of love it???

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  ★★★★½ review by F3lixL3g1ons on Letterboxd

  I know, it's getting terrible reviews, it's erratic stuff, too inconsistent, too dissonant for most people to overcome. But ultimately it makes a proud statement for a Halloween-themed film — most if not all of the usual pumpkin fare pales in comparison.

  Ssssuspiciously ambiguous. Deliciously ambiguous. And, Srpski Film aside, the first arty horror that doesn’t suck! Plus, one of the best dressed heroines in a long, long time.

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  ★★★½ review by Boof65 on Letterboxd

  The plot of this Halloween-based Canadian horror film makes little sense and plays out like a teenager's disjointed pregnancy nightmare, but what it lacks in coherence it makes up for in production design and includes a few really eerie scenes and lots of genuinely creepy costumed kids. Far from a classic, but well worth watching.

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  ★★★★ review by Gavin Rye on Letterboxd

  Hellions feels like a film that is going to be appreciated in time. I’d read the bad reviews and went in expecting little. I ended up really loving the film. The idea seems so simple that it must have been done before. Trick or treaters turn evil and attack a girl alone in her house. And yet I can’t think of it having ever been done before.

  I’d also heard a lot of negative things about the look of the film, but again I really liked it. The night turns into a strange pink hue and it really gives a unique feel to things. Along with the great costumes the kids wear, I found Hellions amazing to look at.

  I’m not sure if it’s because expectations were so high after the amazing Pontypool, but Hellions is great. I feel positive that it will become a cult film in years. One that when discovered outside the context of it being a follow up to Pontypool, will be really enjoyed. I loved it now.

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  ★★★★★ review by Emalie on Letterboxd

  "Dora, little piggy. Dora can you hear me? It's me."

  Wizard of Oz meets Rosemary's Baby meets The Strangers meets Trick 'r Treat. Also maybe meets TATE BIANCA MANSON MURDERS?! Am I reaching here? "Little piggy"? Pregnant blonde?

  Teen pregnancy scares, the female body as a site for invasion, supernatural kids, and that pink filter! HI! I like all of this.

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