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Trick or Treat (1986)
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Villian(s)  Resurrected demon

Actor(s):  Marc Price, Tony Fields, Gene Simmons, Ozzy Osbourne

Brief Description  Trick or Treat is a 1986 American supernatural horror film that heavily blends '80s heavy metal culture with occult horror themes. The movie marks the directorial debut of actor Charles Martin Smith and has developed a passionate cult following over the years. Unlike typical slasher films of the era, Trick or Treat relies very little on gore or bloody kills. Instead, it features an abundance of practical pyrotechnics, electrical explosions, melting objects, and bright sparks radiating from speakers and walls.

Plot:
The story follows Eddie Weinbauer (played by Marc Price), a bullied high school outcast who finds solace exclusively in heavy metal music. He is completely obsessed with his hometown rock idol, the controversial and satanic superstar Sammi Curr (played by Tony Fields). When Sammi dies in a mysterious hotel fire, a devastated Eddie is gifted the only existing copy of Curr's final, unreleased album on an acetate disc by a local radio DJ. While playing the record in his room, Eddie discovers that spinning the vinyl backward allows him to communicate with Sammi's ghost from beyond the grave. Initially, the rock star's spirit helps Eddie get supernatural revenge on his high school tormentors. However, the tasks quickly escalate from harmless pranks into a sinister, lethal plot. When Eddie tries to destroy the record to stop the madness, an electrically charged, demonic incarnation of Sammi escapes from the stereo speakers. Armed with supernatural powers and a guitar that shoots death rays, Sammi goes on a violent rampage at the high school Halloween dance, leaving Eddie as the town's only hope to send the demon back to hell.


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