History Film / TrickRTreat

** [[spoiler: Which, by the way, is playing with the of the way the old legends used to go, which was werewolves requiring a certain piece of clothing to change into humans.]]

* AlphaBitch: Macy might as well have been named Libby[[note] ]"Libby" is the old name for AlphaBitch, named for a character from SabrinaTheAnimatedSeries[[/note]].

* AlphaBitch: Macy might as well have been named Libby[[note]]"Libby" is the old name for AlphaBitch, named for a character meeting that description on SabrinaTheAnimatedSeries[[/note]].

* AlphaBitch: Macy might as well have been named Libby[[note]]"Libby" is the old name for AlphaBitch, named for a character meeting that description on SabrinaTheTeenageWitch[[/note]].

* AlphaBitch: Macy might as well have been named Libby.

* A group of college girls go to a Halloween party, where the [[FinalGirl sweet and virginal one]] (AnnaPaquin), dressed as Little Red Riding Hood, is hoping to finally meet the man of her dreams...

* HeyItsThatGuy :This film feels a bit like an ''Film/X2MenUnited'' reunion: Bryan Singer, Michael Dougherty, Brian Cox, and Anna Paquin were all involved in both movies.

'''This movie provides examples of the following:'''

* InfantImmortality: Averted hard at every turn.

** Macy sure is a lot nicer [[MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic when has the power to spread love]].

** There's a trick 'r treater dressed as The Shape from the ''Franchise/{{Halloween}}'' movies. Also, the character set up as an obvious FinalGirl, as noted above, is named Laurie.
** Also, a colourized version of the original ''Film/HouseOnHauntedHill1959'' is playing on TV in one scene.

** On a more obscure note, Thurman Merman of ''BadSanta'' plays the trick-or-treater poisoned by Steven.

** Sam is strongly implied to be short for Samhain, the Celtic god of death and the harvest. Samhain is actually [[ItsPronouncedTropay pronounced something akin to 'sah-win,']] but given that Rhonda uses the proper pronunciation, they most likely took ArtisticLicense with the nickname.

** The grumpy old man's dog is named Spite.

* OurWerewolvesAreDifferent: [[spoiler:They're all female, for one, and transform by the rather unusual method of tearing off their human skin.]] Probably took inspiration from the ''Film/VanHelsing'' film and ''The Company of Wolves''.

* RazorApples: It's easy to miss the literal example, but Steven uses poison ("Always check your candy!"), and the chocolate bar he gives Sam actually has a razor blade inside, which is later used as a weapon.

* ShoutOut: ''ScoobyDoo on Zombie Island'' briefly plays while Mr. Kreeg is channel surfing.

* AssholeVictim: Almost every victim. Charlie is probably the most standard example, though.

** Mr. Kreeg says "You gotta be fuckin' kidding," while [[spoiler: Sam's severed hand skitters across the floor]], much the same way as Palmer said the exact line in ''Film/TheThing'' while [[spoiler: Norris' head ran around the lab on spider legs]].
* HeyItsThatGuy :This film feels a bit like an ''XMen 2'' reunion: Bryan Singer, Michael Dougherty, Brian Cox, and Anna Paquin were all involved in both movies.

** Also, a colourized version of the original ''Film/HouseOnHauntedHill'' is playing on TV in one scene.

* {{Homage}}: There's a trick 'r treater dressed as The Shape from the ''Franchise/{{Halloween}}'' movies. Also, the character set up as an obvious FinalGirl, as noted above, is named Laurie.

* MeaningfulName: Sam is strongly implied to be short for Samhain, the Celtic god of death and the harvest.
** Unfortunately Samhain is [[ItsPronouncedTropay pronounced something akin to 'sah-win.']]
*** Rhonda actually mentions Samhain using the proper pronunciation. So they merely took ArtisticLicense with the nickname.

* NighInvulnerable: Sam

* OurWerewolvesAreDifferent: They're all female, for one, and transform by the rather unusual method of tearing through their human skin.
** Probably took inspiration from the VanHelsing film.
** Most likely the shedding skin was inspired by the film "The Company of Wolves", which also featured "Little Red Riding Hood".

** [[spoiler: To elaborate, Kreeg was the bus driver in the story about said kids. And the only survivor.]]

* ShoutOut: ScoobyDoo on Zombie Island briefly plays while Mr. Kreeg is channel surfing.

** [[DidNotDoTheResearch Unfortunately]] Samhain is [[ItsPronouncedTropay pronounced something akin to 'sah-win.']]
*** Rhonda actually mentions Samhain using the proper pronunciation. So they DidDoTheResearch and merely took ArtisticLicense with the nickname.

* FinalGirl: Laurie has many aspects of this, being named, as she is, after the FinalGirl in ''Film/{{Halloween}}''. She's even got the Little Red Riding Hood costume, which is, of course, [[FreudWasRight symbolic of virginity]]. In the end, however, [[spoiler: she and all her friends survive]]. [[spoiler: And they were never really in any danger at all.]]

* {{Homage}}: There's a trick 'r treater dressed as The Shape from the ''Film/{{Halloween}}'' movies. Also, the character set up as an obvious FinalGirl, as noted above, is named Laurie.

** Also, a colourized version of the original ''HouseOnHauntedHill'' is playing on TV in one scene.

* FridgeBrilliance: A lot of stuff. In particular, look carefully at the chocolate bar that Steven gives Sam, and which character is wearing a class ring.
* FridgeHorror: Even if Macey and her friends [[spoiler: hadn't been killed by the school bus kids,]] they probably would have [[spoiler: died later anyway when they went home and ate the candy Mr. Wilkins gave them.]]

* FridgeHorror: Even if Macey and her friends [[spoiler: hadn't been killed by the school bus kids,]] they probably would have died later anyway when they went home and ate the candy Mr. Wilkins gave them.

* FridgeHorror: Even if Macey and her friends hadn't been killed by the school bus kids, they probably would have died later anyway when they went home and ate the candy Mr. Wilkins gave them.

* DiesWideShut: The victim of the vampire.