A mask company plots a Halloween catastrophe involving television signals and ancient ritual, giving a catchy commercial a deeply unreasonable business objective. Its eccentric standalone ambition now supplies much of the appeal, even when the conspiracy demands several extra leaps of faith.
Nominated by @flabbergasted_jones
The club’s verdict
Acting
6/10
Plot
10/10
Effects
3/10
Dialogue
7/10
Rewatchability
8/10
“The advertising jingle is the real public-health emergency.”
@flabbergasted_jones, scored it 68
Synopsis and movie facts
After a terrified toy salesman is mysteriously attacked and brought to the hospital clutching the year's most popular Halloween mask, Dr. Daniel Challis sets out to investigate the strange events and finds himself thrust into a nightmarish conspiracy.
