Trick 'r Treat: Days of the Dead Paperback – October 6, 2015

Just got it today. Great book. Nice that it'll keep fans satisfied until the next film. Would be great to be a yearly occurance with this book. So many great stories could be told. Comics are not what they used to be. Too much pc bulls***. Instead of just entertaining and drawing the reader in they push political views. This isn't the case. Unique stories and some great art. Two Relying on witchcraft, a shaman,and two friends trick or treating. All with a nice wrap around story to tie things up. I'm hard to please but I love halloween. This will not disappoint. Check this out if you loved this movie. Its a nice compilation to it. Krampus should be just as good.

Everything I wanted in a Trick 'r Treat prequel / sequel on the history of Halloween. Different styles keep it fresh, story to story (although Stephen Byrne's is my favorite) and the writing is consistently great. Can't wait for the next film!

As someone who loves Halloween this was a fun read. The art is awesome, and the stories are the same. Definitely a graphic novel I'll read again and again.

Trick R Treat: Days of the Dead is a 144 page graphic novel containing four stories and a few pages of extra treats. I was pretty excited when I heard we'd be getting a bit more Sam in our lives this October, even if it wouldn't be in movie form.If you're a huge fan of the original movie, you may be a bit let down with this book. As you can see from the summary above, the stories are each set in their own time. Although there is no Pulp Fiction-esque crossover between them, I like the idea of visiting different time periods. Sam is barely present in some of the stories but he always pops up.Like any good showman, they definitely saved the best for last. Of the four stories, Monster Mash is the one that most feels like it comes from the same world as the film. Being contemporary, it's the only one that reflects Halloween as we expect it. It has a nice little twist at the end.My next favorite was surprisingly Corn Maiden. I wasn't expecting a Halloween tale set in the Old West to grab me as much as this one did. It's a cool story and the artwork looks as if it came from animation. Like Monster Mash, this one fits in the Trick R Treat film world.Seed, set in 1640 Ireland, is about a witch and her would-be persecutor falling in love. I liked this story because it sort of tells how Halloween came to the New World.My least favorite by a mile, was Echoes. I had expected this to be my favorite being a 1950s noir tale. However, the story has more of a supernatural vibe that's not necessarily tied to Halloween. The artwork in this segment is horrible and not what I'd expect from a 50s noir story at all.But maybe the most thrilling thing about the book is the short introduction by Michael Dougherty. In it, he states a proper sequel is on the agenda after Krampus hits theaters this December. Good news indeed!I'd say if you're a fan of Trick R Treat, definitely pick this up. You'll probably enjoy most of it and anything we can do to show there's a need for a move sequel is a good thing!

Anyone who loves the movie needs to read this! It will leave you wanting a Trick R Treat 2, but is fun backstory and history behind Sam.

Love watching the Trick r Treat film on Halloween every year! This new graphic novel about Sam's further exploits is visually stunning... can't wait for Trick r Treat 2 to be filmed!!!

It's difficult to follow up on something as popular as Trick 'r Treat, Michael Dougherty's Halloween opus that inspired a graphic novel, cosplays, and a 24 hour movie marathon. Trick 'r Treat 2 has been hinted at, but the road to creating a new film is difficult, and Dougherty has been busy with his Christmas anthology Krampus anyway. Instead of a new film, Dougherty set to work writing four more Trick 'r Treat stories for a graphic novel collection, hearkening back to the original film's opening credits. Trick 'r Treat: Days of the Dead is meant to tide fans over until the sequel film, but there's no indication of whether these same stories will be used for the big screen format.In an attempt to step away from the original's concurrent storylines, Dougherty - along with the help of co-writers Todd Casey, Zach Shields, and Marc Andreyko - instead produces four shorts that take place in different time periods and settings, keeping just a couple things in common - they're all set on Halloween, and Sam always makes an appearance. This approach is an interesting one, an attempt to maneuver around the successes of the original and undercut some inevitable disappointments. Dougherty doesn't want to focus on the traditional; this time, he takes a look at differing cultures and their versions of Halloween, and most of them tend to be those that are marginalized from society.In the first, "Seed" - with artwork from Fiona Staples - the wrap-around story frames how the entirety of Days of the Dead will work. There's a little girl who's afraid to go trick-or-treating, so her grandfather tells her some (questionably terrifying) tales to get her in the mood. "Seed" explores witches during the mass witch hunts, a tale of romance where a man falls for a branded witch and attempts to free her from the inquisitors who seek to burn her at the stake. In a way, it's a tale that changes very little about the witch sub-genre, except for acknowledging the importance of the pumpkin within the Halloween tradition. Staples' artwork is clean and moody, and this is a successful, if somewhat trite, story."Corn Maiden" is one of the better stories in this anthology, with artwork from Stephen Byrne. A pioneer girl, whose father is basically Thomas Durant from Hell on Wheels, befriends a Native American tribe on Halloween night; unfortunately, she brings them tainted candy akin to history's smallpox blankets, and accidentally murders them all. But Sam - and the Native American culture's Corn Maiden spirits - help to protect the night from true evil, turning all of the railroad men into a field of pumpkins. Byrne's colors and concise panels, along with lots of open space, help to make "Corn Maiden" a fantastic read.The anthology moves into "Echoes," however, which is the least successful offering. Part of that comes from Stuart Sayger's artwork, often too messy with scribbled lines and dark colors to tell what is actually happening. But "Echoes" also has a confusing premise, one that's related more to murder mystery than to Halloween itself. It's the one big misstep in this book, and hopefully - if Dougherty chooses to use these stories for his sequel - he decides to skip this one."Monster Mash" is the best story, and saved for last. It has some great artwork from Zid - mostly because he is able to create a huge assortment of creatures - but it also revels in the spirit of Halloween that's most akin to the original Trick 'r Treat. It follows two kids trying to enjoy some mischief on Halloween - decorations, mostly - blockaded by the intensely religious people in town who decide to do a lock-in on All Hallow's Eve. That's because the ghouls come out late at night, and our boys get caught up in the spirit of frolicking with witches, goblins, and other traditional monsters. It's so much fun that one of the boys wants to stay and become a monster.Another reason this fun story works so well, though, is because it directly ties into the framing tale. Dougherty is good at doing this sort of thing, and here he uses it to his advantage by relating each of these stories together without having to resort to the same technique in Trick 'r Treat.However, I must admit that Days of the Dead is something of a letdown. Where Trick 'r Treat felt magical, this is merely a series of tales attempting to incorporate different elements of the Halloween tradition from multiple timelines. That's actually a very interesting concept, and it works for the most part as a stand-alone Halloween anthology. But with Trick 'r Treat: Days of the Dead, the traditional Halloween elements that made the original so beloved - capturing the spirit of the contemporary holiday season - are missing, and even the decorations, sights, and sounds of the season are lacking specifically because of the specificity of the time periods.Clearly, the reader (me, in this case) has to take some of the blame. Dougherty can't just give us another night of terror that follows the same procedure, and so he shakes things up by jumping through time. That doesn't excuse some of the poorer elements, like "Echoes," but it does highlight the need to set aside preconceived notions of what a Trick 'r Treat sequel should be. As a stand-alone graphic novel, Trick 'r Treat: Days of the Dead is a treat, but readers will most likely find themselves looking for a few more tricks.

Such a great read. Can't wait for the movie. Wish it would have had some type of packaging to avoid wear and tear upon shipping. But otherwise it arrived safely and in good condition. Definitely a must in any collection.

Muy buena antología de terror con personajes muy buenos; desde mi punto de vista 3 de las 4 historias son tan buenas como la película la otra historia no me termina de convencer visualmente pero el arco argumental está al nivel de las demás.

Awesome comic! My boyfriend will love this as he and I love the movie! I chose the free delivery option and it came a day earlier than expected! The art work is amazing and the size of the item is decent for carrying around. Will definitely use this seller again!

Enjoyed each story an amazing art style, except the 3rd was odd an art was kinda hard to tell. Loved the first two an last stories art an concept. Sam is more of a background character but you get a little tidbit of information about him somewhat in each story. Thought it was a novel but more of a extra large comic book which I loved. Great buy if you are a fan.

Buenísimo cómic, secuela espiritual (en lo qué llega la real) de la mejor antología de terror en cine, compra obligada.

Just great stuff, perfect for for people who've been waiting for Trick r Treat 2 to come out.