Summary
A night filled with beautiful people, music and dancing at the West Hollywood Halloween Carnival turns deadly for four gay friends. When two men are found dead, the friends find that they are the killer's next target. No one knows who will survive the night. A wild, relentless ride filled with unexpected surprises and shocking scares.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Party vibe
Skip it if
- You scare easily
- You want something quiet and calm
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+12)
Critics 47Audiences 59GoodWatch 52
Tomatometer49%
Metascore45
User score7.6
Letterboxd · 5 K ratings3.1/5
IMDb5.5
Audience score42%
Running time
1 h 25 min
Shorter than most horror movies, −10 min on the typical 95
typical 9585Half of all horror movies run 88–103 min.
Reach
Streams in 4 countries, rent or buy in 1 more
Released
2005
September 16, 2005
21 years ago
Genre
HorrorLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesModerate
- Frightening scenesStrong
- Sex, nudityMild
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightParty VibePartner WatchSolo WatchBinge-FriendlyPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 4 more16 people
- DFDylan FergusEddie
- Bryan KirkwoodJake
- Hank HarrisJoey
- Andrew LevitasChaz
- MPMatt PhillipsTobey
- KBKent Bradley JamesNick Name
- Wren T. BrownPolice Captain
- Nina LandeyMaria
- SASamuel A. LevineMikey
- KAKris AnderssonWhite Pepper
- STShaun T. BenjaminPolice Officer
- BRBaron RogersJared Reynolds
- Miguel Angel CaballeroJorge
- BDBlake DavisFrat Guy
- JFJerry FarmerTattoo Artist
- JazzmunBlack Pepper
Directing · 1
- Paul Etheredge Director, Writer
Production · 4
- Steven J. Wolfe Producer
- Josh Silver Producer
- Brad Warshaw Producer
- Michael Roth Producer
Editing · 2
- Claudia Finkle Editor
- Steve Dyson Editor
Sound · 2
- Mike Shapiro Music
- Patrick M. Griffith Supervising Sound Editor
Other crew · 1
- Mark Mervis Cinematography
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