Horror ComediesNo. 1672 · The 2026 edition
Spirit Halloween: The Movie
Get ready for a frightfully fun night! We are pulling back the curtain on the upcoming Spirit Halloween movie, which recently gave fans an exclusive first look at its trailer. The screening took place
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This entertainment feature offers a sneak peek into the upcoming Spirit Halloween film, highlighting a special trailer event held at the brand's New Jersey flagship store. The movie brings together notable actors Christopher Lloyd, Rachael Leigh Cook, and Marla Gibbs alongside the lead teen cast members Jaiden Smith, Dylan Frankel, and Donavan Colan. The plot centers on three young friends who spend a spooky night locked within a Spirit Halloween location on Halloween. Their terrifying ordeal begins when they encounter demonic animatronic characters that come to life, turning a routine visit i
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This NJ.com article covers the first trailer for Spirit Halloween: The Movie, which was unveiled at a fan event at the Spirit Halloween flagship store in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey. It details the film's cast, plot, production, and release on video on demand October 11, 2022, plus background on the Spirit Halloween retail chain. The page also notes cast attendance and the trailer's official release.
Facts from the original
- Spirit first showed the trailer for Spirit Halloween: The Movie at a Saturday promotional event tied to the seasonal grand opening of its flagship store in Egg Harbor Township.
- Cast members attended the launch.
- The HauntHunter YouTube channel posted a video showing fans cheering the trailer at the event.
- Strike Back Studios released the trailer officially on Monday.
- News about the movie first appeared in April.
- Jaiden Smith, known for Blue Bloods, Dylan Frankel, known for Raven's Home, and Donavan Colan, known for Zoe, star in the film.
- Frankel, Colan, and Smith play teenage friends who are locked inside a Spirit Halloween store overnight on Halloween.
- The teens encounter a local spirit that haunts the store's animatronic residents, including Nightcrawler, Buzzsaw, and Mr. Dark.
- Additional cast includes Marissa Reyes from Raven's Home, Christopher Lloyd, Marla Gibbs, and Rachael Leigh Cook from She's All That.
- Christopher Lloyd portrays Alec Windsor, a vanished man who, according to local legend and Variety, is the force haunting the town on Halloween.
- Filming took place in Rome, Georgia, and Nashville, Tennessee.
- Lloyd's Back to the Future character led to Doc Brown costumes that the retailer regularly sold.
- Rachael Leigh Cook plays Jake's mother; Jake is one of the boys staying overnight in the haunted store.
- Colan, Frankel, Smith, and Reyes were present at the Saturday grand opening and trailer screening.
- David Poag directs Spirit Halloween: The Movie in his feature debut; Billie Bates wrote it, and it arrives via video on demand on Oct. 11.
- The film's cast includes Christopher Lloyd, Rachael Leigh Cook, and Marla Gibbs.
- The Halloween retailer is owned by Spencer Gifts, which also runs Spencer's mall stores; it is headquartered in Egg Harbor Township and operates more than 1,400 pop-up locations in vacant storefronts each summer and fall.
- Spirit's merchandise includes superhero costumes and pop-culture-inspired ensembles, snarling masks, and animatronic Halloween characters.
- Spirit Halloween's first store opened in Castro Valley, California, in 1983.
- Spencer bought the chain in 1999.
- The article was published Jul. 30, 2022, and updated Aug. 1, 2022.
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