You can rent “The Halloween Tree” from Apple TV and a variety of other streaming networks. More: If you want to hear an audio track of this review, listen in the window below! Ray Bradbury’s, “The Halloween Tree”… a very spooky, A+!

Now, if that’s not the sign of a movie worth watching, I don’t know what is…?! And to me, every time I watch it, I feel as if I am thirteen again. “The Halloween Tree” truly is a timeless representation of what this time of year means to so many. First published in 1972, it is a classic tale to be enjoyed by young. I’ve read the book, watched the movie, and even procured a poster that sits in my room. The Halloween Tree was written by Ray Bradbury, a master of fantasy and science fiction. You’ll find yourself nibbling on intrigue each time Nimoy dives into a voluble disquisition.įor me, this story will always be a zenith piece of pumpkin pie that I devour over the month of October. Join the shadowy Carapace Clavicle Moundshroud as he takes eight trick-or-treaters on an unforgettable journey to. But at times throughout its one hour and nine-minute run time, it’s frightfully suspenseful in the best possible ways! Leonard Nimoy provides superb voice to the story’s sinister antagonist (Carapace Moundshroud). Make storytime a little spookier with fantasy master Ray Bradbury as he takes readers on a riveting trip though space and time to discover the true origins of Halloween. A Charming Film that Can Make You Feel Young AgainĪt its core, it’s innocuous.

It does not preach, nor demand that you feel a certain way about things, it just holds you in place, much like an amusement ride, and takes you on a journey fraught with eery twists and turns. Not only that, but “The Halloween Tree” does this in a way befitting of good storytelling. It discusses the “why” on certain ghoulish trends, and gives a more grounded look at the origins of Hallows eve and the night that follows.

It’s a clever take on Halloween in that it divulges the multifarious concoction that went in to creating the holiday we all know today. A scene from “The Halloween Tree.” (Photo: Hanna-Barbera Productions).

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