History NightmareFuel / TrickRTreat

* The story of the the Halloween School Bus Massacre that precedes the above, told in flashback. Thirty years ago, there were a group of eight mentally disabled children in the town, who were sent every day by bus to a school in a different town. One day, their parents, tired of taking care of them, paid the bus driver to kill them. The driver chained the children to the seats and drove to a lake in an abandoned rock quarry, intending to drown them. One of the children managed to free himself but accidentally drove the bus into the lake, drowning everyone...except for the driver, who escaped and is alive and well.

** The shot of the bus sinking into the lake. [[NothingIsScarier No sound, no screams or struggling are heard, nothing]]...and a pumpkin is seen drifting in the lake, followed by the children's smiling masks floating on the surface of the water.

** The kids themselves (pre-death, anyway) are not malicious at all, at least from what the audience can tell. But some of their costumes/masks are absolutely terrifying. One is dressed as a clown, one as a terrifying devil. Post death, however? Chills.
* From the original animated short, Seasons' Greetings, it has a spooky atmosphere and absolutely no dialogue. And then after the credits, it ends with a pitch-black screen [[SuddenlySpeaking and a child's voice saying "Trick or Treat."]]

** Rhonda's facial expression as she hears everyone be killed makes it ''worse'', sort of hinting she’s either undergone a SanitySlippage.

** Rhonda's facial expression as she hears everyone be killed makes it ''worse'', sort of hinting she has either undergone a SanitySlippage.

** Rhonda's face expression as she hears everyone be killed makes it ''worse'', sort if hinting she has either undergone a SanitySlippage or become flat out psychotic.
* The story of the the Halloween School Bus Massacre that precedes the above, told in flashback. Thirty years ago, there were a group of eight mentally challenged children in the town, who were sent every day by bus to a school in a different town. One day, their parents, tired of taking care of them, paid the bus driver to kill them. The driver chained the children to the seats and drove to a lake in an abandoned rock quarry, intending to drown them. One of the children managed to free himself but accidentally drove the bus into the lake, drowning everyone...except for the driver, who escaped and is alive and well.

** ''"Wrong way...wrong way...wanna go home...wanna go home...home!"'' Doubles as a TearJerker.

** While we don't ''see'' anything of what's happening down below as Rhonda reaches the top of the cliff in the lift, the sounds of the kids screaming as they're torn apart - and then the sounds of whatever comes next - are extremely creepy.

* The beginning of the movie. It shows a girl named Emma who despises Halloween. When she takes down the decorations, she's attacked by a BedsheetGhost with Sam underneath it, and he slits her throat with a jack-o-lantern lollipop and dismembers her. When her boyfriend comes out of the house, he takes off the sheet to reveal Emma with her hair down, bloodied, dismembered and with a lollipop stuck on her mouth. What's especially disturbing is that she wasn't evil or profoundly mean like everyone else who died in the movie, she was just understandably stressed, yet Sam goes for the kill anyway.

* The ending to the Principal's story. [[EyeScream "Don't forget to help me with the eyes..."]]

* Laurie being stalked throughout her story by a mysterious man dressed as a vampire is highly unsettling, especially when you fully realize the implications of a young, pretty woman in a revealing costume, being followed by a stranger on a night when everyone is in costume, so it's harder to tell who's who, not to mention drunk, sugar-high, partying, or otherwise distracted. [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil Hoo boy.]] Fortunately, Laurie turns out to be able to handle herself ''just'' fine. Her turning into a werewolf is creepy, too, but the fear is mostly overshadowed by the urge to cheer her on. "My, my... what big eyes you have..."

** ''"Wrong way...wrong way...wanna go home...wanna go home...home!"''

* From the original animated short, Seasons' Greetings, it has a spooky atmosphere and absolutely no dialogue. And then after the credits, it ends with a pitch-black screen [[SuddenlyVoiced and a child's voice saying "Trick or Treat."]]

* The beginning of the movie. It shows a girl named Emma who despises Halloween. When she takes down the decorations, she's attacked by a BedsheetGhost with Sam underneath it, and he slits her throat with a jack-o-lantern lollipop and dismembers her. When her boyfriend comes out of the house, he takes off the sheet to reveal Emma with her hair down, bloodied, dismembered and with a lollipop stuck on her mouth.

* The ending to the Principal's story. [[EyeScream "You have to help me with the eyes..."]]

* While still a horror film, most agree that the film is not a scare fest. However, almost everyone agrees that [[spoiler:the ending to the school bus story is the most chilling moment in the film.]]
** [[spoiler: While we don't ''see'' anything of what's happening down below as Rhonda reaches the top of the cliff in the lift, the sounds of the kids screaming as they're torn apart - and then the sounds of whatever comes next - are extremely creepy.]]
** [[spoiler: Rhonda's face expression as she hears everyone be killed makes it ''worse'', sort if hinting she has either undergone a SanitySlippage or become flat out psychotic]].
* The story of the the Halloween School Bus Massacre that precedes the above, told in flashback. Thirty years ago, there were a group of eight mentally challenged children in the town, who were sent every day by bus to a school in a different town. One day, their parents, tired of taking care of them, paid the bus driver to kill them. The driver chained the children to the seats and drove to a lake in an abandoned rock quarry, intending to drown them. One of the children managed to free himself but accidentally drove the bus into the lake, drowning everyone...except for the driver, who escaped [[spoiler:and is alive and well]].

* Laurie being stalked throughout her story by a mysterious man dressed as a vampire is highly unsettling, especially when you fully realize the implications of a young, pretty woman in a revealing costume, being followed by a stranger on a night when everyone is in costume, so it's harder to tell who's who, not to mention drunk, sugar-high, partying, or otherwise distracted. [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil Hoo boy.]] [[spoiler:Fortunately, Laurie turns out to be able to handle herself ''just'' fine. Her turning into a werewolf is creepy, too, but the fear is mostly overshadowed by the urge to cheer her on.]] "My, my... what big eyes you have..."
* The beginning of the movie. It shows a girl named Emma who despises Halloween. When she takes down the decorations, she's attacked by a BedsheetGhost [[spoiler:with Sam underneath it]], and he slits her throat with a jack-o-lantern lollipop and dismembers her. When her boyfriend comes out of the house, he takes off the sheet to reveal Emma with her hair down, bloodied, dismembered and with a lollipop stuck on her mouth.
* The ending to the Principal's story. [[spoiler:[[EyeScream "You have to help me with the eyes..."]]]]

* The beginning of the Movie as it shows a girl named Emma who despises Halloween. When she takes down the decorations, she was attacked by a BedsheetGhost [[spoiler:with Sam underneath it as if the bedsheet has eyeholes in it]] and he slits her throat with a jack-o-lantern lollipop and dismembers her. When her boyfriend arrived out of the house, he took off the sheet to reveal Emma with her hair down, bloodied, dismembered and has a lollipop stuck on her mouth.
* The ending to 'The Principal' story. [[spoiler: [[EyeScream "You have to help me with the eyes..."]]]]

** [[spoiler: Rhonda's face expression as she hears everyone be killed makes it ''worse'', sort if hinting she's either undergone a SanitySlippage or become flat out psychotic]].

* The beginning of the Movie as it shows a girl named Emma who despises Halloween. When she takes down the decorations, she was attacked by a BedsheetGhost [[spoiler:with Sam underneath it as if the bedsheet has eyeholes in it]] and he slits her throat with a jack-o-lantern lollipop and dismembers her. When her boyfriend arrived out of the house, he took off the sheet to reveal Emma with her hair down, bloodied, dismembered and has a lollipop stuck on her mouth.

* Laurie being stalked throughout her story by a mysterious man dressed as a vampire is highly unsettling, especially when you fully realize the implications of a young, pretty woman in a revealing costume, being followed by a stranger on a night when everyone is in costume, so it's harder to tell who's who, not to mention drunk, sugar-high, partying, or otherwise distracted. [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil Hoo boy.]] [[spoiler:Fortunately, Laurie turns out to be able to handle herself ''just'' fine. Her turning into a werewolf is creepy, too, but the fear is mostly overshadowed by the urge to cheer her on.]] "My, my... what big eyes you have..."

* From the original animated short, Seasons' Greetings, it has a spooky atmosphere and absolutely no dialogue. And then after the credits, it ends with a pitch-black screen [[SuddenlyVoiced and a child's voice saying "Trick or Treat"]]

** The very idea that even ''one'' parent or set of parents, let alone eight, would pay someone to kill their mentally disabled child is terrifying in itself.

* The story of the the Halloween School Bus Massacre that precedes the above, told in flashback. Thirty years ago, there were a group of eight mentally challenged children in the town, who were sent every day by bus to a school in a different town. One day, their parents, tired of taking care of them, paid the bus driver to kill them. The driver chained the children to the seats and drove to a lake in an abandoned rock quarry, intending to drown them. However, one of the children managed to free himself but accidentally drove the bus into the lake, drowning everyone...except for the driver, who escaped [[spoiler:and is alive and well]].

** The shot of the bus sinking into the lake is terrifying. [[NothingIsScarier No sound, no screams or struggling are heard, nothing]]...and a pumpkin is seen drifting in the lake, followed by the children's smiling masks floating on the surface of the water.

* While still a horror film, most agree that the film is not a scare fest. However, almost everyone agrees that[[spoiler: the ending to the school bus story is the most chilling moment in the film.]]

** [[spoiler: Rhonda's face expression as she hears everyone be killed makes it ''worse'', sort if hinting she's either undergone a SanitySlippage or become flat out psychotic]].

** [[spoiler: While we don't ''see'' anything of what's happening down below as Rhonda reaches the top of the cliff in the lift, the sounds of the kids screaming as they're torn apart - and then the sounds of whatever comes next - are extremely creepy.]]

* While still a horror film, most agree that the film is not a scare fest. However, almost everyone agrees that[[spoiler: the ending to the school bus story is the most chilling moment in the film.]]