Hallowarrior

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Hallowarrior

2026

1h 20m

Holiday

Horror

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Pumpkin, the last girl on earth and sole survivor of a humanity-ending plague, scavenges the wasteland for supplies on the eve of Halloween. Her lonely holiday ritual is interrupted by the arrival of a savage gang of raiders at her doorstep led by the fearsome Thalia. Outnumbered and armed with candy, wit and weapons, Pumpkin must ferociously fight back to survive the night.

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Katie Rife

RogerEbert.com

Oct 17, 2026

2/4

Unfortunately, the execution sucks much of the whimsy out of what could have been a fun autumnal horror romp.

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Catherine Bray

Guardian

Oct 12, 2026

3/5

Hallowarrior is the feature debut of Ben Sottak, an experienced short film-maker, and on this evidence he’s likely to be worth keeping an eye out for.

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Jake Tropila

In Review Online

Oct 24, 2026

Small-scale, brisk, and unassuming, Hallowarrior nevertheless makes for a very satisfying watch, offering just the perfect amount of diverting entertainment for those who stumble upon in on streaming.

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Kat Hughes

THN

Oct 20, 2026

3/5

A well made, but unfortunately overly formulated film, Hallowarrior is a fine way to whittle around some Halloween season hours, but not quite punchy enough to become a future classic.

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Olga Artemyeva

ScreenAnarchy

Oct 16, 2026

Hallowarrior holds its own, while also being blessedly concise, proving that, as the true lovers of this particular holiday, the authors are aware that, while gorging on candy is fun, there is a certain advantage to leaving room for more.

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Brett Arnold

At the Movies Again

Oct 16, 2026

The atmosphere and committed performances do a lot of heavy lifting, but it works well enough, and the brisk pace helps. Better than your average Shudder Original.

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Kashgar A

@AllFunAndGames 14 hrs ago

Performances were first rate, the cinematography was beautiful, the story was short and simple with a loving nod to the horror classics of the 70s. I really liked it

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R T

@RT78139196 1 day ago

I’ve never written a Rotten Tomatoes review, but this movie changed that. I liked the beginning. Her isolation and desperation were interesting. Then the other characters arrived and it went straight downhill. Shannyn Sossamon is back in a post-apocalyptic cannibal siege, basically The Day with her on the other side of the door. I know The Day didn’t invent the premise, but come on. At least its house-as-a-food-trap was clever. Here we get dialogue so obvious the characters might as well wink at the camera, and we’re supposed to believe this girl can fend off a group with Home Alone traps. An electric Thanksgiving carving knife slicing through leather? Really? I turned it off when they dumped candy on the floor to make someone slip. Candy. On the floor. I enjoy dumb horror movies, but this was lazy. I kept watching because of the glowing reviews. Are we making movies for people scrolling on their phones now? Maybe the ending was brilliant. I didn’t make it past the candy.

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Craig B

@Boundsy 1 day ago

I quite enjoyed this little gem. Strong performances, solid plot and some generally creepy moments

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Lovell T

@Lovell 2 days ago

A kid's worst nightmare in home alone...er...Halloween. If the ghosts don't get you, the gores will.

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Zachary A

@RT12887869 3 days ago

I personally loved this movie. It’s an obvious ode to 80s movies, and it’s visually beautiful. I love any horror movie that has a grainy look to it and I’ll always appreciate newer horror movies that make that effort. It’s very gory yet somehow still cute and heartfelt. Really enjoyed this one.

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Jonathan L

@SureJon 4 days ago

Not bad, but left me wanting more.

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Synopsis

Pumpkin, the last girl on earth and sole survivor of a humanity-ending plague, scavenges the wasteland for supplies on the eve of Halloween. Her lonely holiday ritual is interrupted by the arrival of a savage gang of raiders at her doorstep led by the fearsome Thalia. Outnumbered and armed with candy, wit and weapons, Pumpkin must ferociously fight back to survive the night.

Director: Ben Sottak
Screenwriter: Ben Sottak
Distributor: Shudder
Production Co: The Spitting Image, The Dazey Phase Production Company
Genre: Holiday, Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 16, 2026
Runtime: 1h 20m

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