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Video for this Script on YouTube: Disembodied Screams

The world lost Ozzy Osbourne recently and I was trying to think of something fun to pay tribute to him. And, lightbulb, this movie popped into my mind. I haven’t seen it in years and thought why not dust it off and give it a watch. It was on Screambox so easy to find and watch and spoilers, possibly, maybe, proceed with caution – here we go.

I will go on the record and say that I wasn’t the biggest Ozzy fan, he was never one of my go to artists, but I have enjoyed his music throughout the years and I love the fact that he often dipped his toes in the horror genre in his music, as a solo artist – Mr Crowley, Bark at the Moon, immediately come to mind, and even in the Black Sabbath years, lots of horror to be found there too. Just listen to the song Black Sabbath and you will hear what spooky truly sounds like – it’s very ominous and creepy. And in case you care about this, this is my history with Ozzy – I don’t know of a time in my life when he wasn’t in the public eye or I wasn’t aware of who he was. I missed the Sabbath years because I was born in 1972 but I caught up with Ozzy in the Eighties, when my love of Metal blossomed, and to this day, Metal is a constant in my life. I love it. And not just the mainstream metal – I go deep – Cattle Decapatation – deep at times. I just love metal. Love the way it makes you feel. Makes you feel alive and present – in the moment – youthful – and imagine being a young kid, close to the teens, and seeing this album cover at a friend’s house. 

That probably helped to jump start my love of horror too even though I didn’t know it at the time. Anyway, I didn’t mean to have a long intro into this video but I felt like putting all of that out there so you know where I stand with the man, the prince of darkness, Mr. Osbourne. Rest in peace Ozzy – your legend will never die. 

Moving on, lets now get into the movie Trick or Treat, which I truly enjoyed from start to finish. It’s full of music that I grew up on, music that was popular when I ventured from a kid into a teenager. Needless to say I knew going into this revisit that I would dig the music featured in this movie and I did – big time. Score is pumping throughout. Filled with that great Eighties metal sound. Thumbs up for that and thumbs up for the effects – biggest highlight had to be the effects, from the green mist coming out of those headphones that enveloped a woman’s body and nearly brought her to orgasm and in that same scene that gooey ear as her boyfriend pulled up one of those ear pieces. Beautifully gross and disgusting. Loved the blue lightning effects and the bodies being blown up and turned to dust. Lightning effects were top notch. Surprisingly good creature effects too. Not enough gore for a gorehound. I was expecting a lot more, but there’s a little bit when needed.   

Acting, Story, and Script, kind of one big fleshy lump, they worked as well as you’d expect a movie like this to work. Nothing groundbreaking but there was nothing so bad in any of those areas that tanked the movie for me. Enjoyed seeing Marc Price, Skippy on Family Ties, in a lead role, did a great job with that task, and Tony Fields was awesome as the villain Sammi Curr – liked his look, very Eighties hair metal vibe. He nailed this role and directing, solid, better than expected. Charles Martin, the director, did a great job keeping your interest held throughout the runtime. 

A young man bullied

Looks for answers from the dead

Revenge from the grave

Have you seen Trick or Treat? Do you enjoy movies like this or music like this from the Eighties? Were you a fan of Ozzy or Sabbath? Would love to hear about your concert experiences. Take care and have a good one.