''Bad Candy'' is a 2021 American
anthology
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horror film
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directed by Scott B. Hansen and Desiree Connell. It stars
Zach Galligan
Zachary Wolfe Galligan (born February 14, 1964) is an American actor. He is best known for starring as Billy Peltzer in the comedy-horror films ''Gremlins'' (1984) and '' Gremlins 2: The New Batch'' (1990).
Early life and education
Galligan was ...
, Derek Russo, and
Corey Taylor
Corey Todd Taylor (born December 8, 1973) is an American musician, songwriter, author and actor. He is the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Slipknot (band), Slipknot, in which he is designated #8, as well as the lead vocalist, guitarist, ly ...
.
Plot
Bad Candy follows local Halloween stories of both myth and lessons learned in the community of New Salem. With its annual Psychotronic FM Halloween show, re-enactment radio DJs Chilly Billy and Paul weave the tales of the supernatural of years gone by. In this small town it’s a grimy ending for most, but will a few good souls survive?
Cast
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Zach Galligan
Zachary Wolfe Galligan (born February 14, 1964) is an American actor. He is best known for starring as Billy Peltzer in the comedy-horror films ''Gremlins'' (1984) and '' Gremlins 2: The New Batch'' (1990).
Early life and education
Galligan was ...
as Paul
* Michael Aaron Milligan as Chuck
* Derek Russo as Vince
* Kevin Wayne as Greg
* Kenneth Trujillo as Daryl
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Corey Taylor
Corey Todd Taylor (born December 8, 1973) is an American musician, songwriter, author and actor. He is the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Slipknot (band), Slipknot, in which he is designated #8, as well as the lead vocalist, guitarist, ly ...
as Chilly Billy
Release
''Bad Candy'' premiered at the Grimmfest International Festival of Fantastic Film in
Manchester
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, on October 31, 2020. It later screened at the
SouthSide Film Festival in
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
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, in June 2021.
The film is distributed by Dread, and received a limited theatrical release on September 10, 2021.
It was released on
video-on-demand
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on September 14, and on
Blu-ray
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on September 28.
See also
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List of films set around Halloween
This is a list of films set on or around Halloween.
Children's and family
* '' A-Haunting We Will Go'' (1966)
* '' The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad'' (1949)
* '' The Addams Family'' (1991)
* '' The Addams Family'' (2019)
* '' Alpha and Ome ...
References
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2020s English-language films
2020s American films
2020 horror films
2020 films
American horror anthology films
Halloween horror films
English-language horror films