Hallowarrior (2026)
Director: Ben Sottak
Cast: Milly Shapiro, Shannyn Sossamon, Ajani Russell, AJ Bowen
Did you know? Despite being set in a post-apocalyptic wasteland, the film's production team used over 500 pounds of real candy corn for the climactic battle scene because the prop versions looked "too fake" under the harsh desert sun.
Why Watch: Forget your typical zombie fare—*Hallowarrior* delivers a brilliantly twisted, candy-fueled survival horror that redefines the lone-female-warrior trope. With its stark, beautiful wasteland visuals and a final girl who fights with shocking creativity, this is a must-watch for fans of *Mad Max* meets *Halloween*. If you crave a lean, mean, and fiercely original holiday thriller that doesn't pull its punches, Pumpkin’s bloody, sugar-rushed rampage is your new seasonal obsession.
On the brink of Halloween, Pumpkin roams a desolate wasteland as the final human alive after a global plague wiped out civilization. While scrounging for resources, her solitary holiday traditions are shattered when a brutal raider crew, commanded by the ruthless Thalia, storms her hideout. Outgunned and vastly outnumbered, Pumpkin must unleash a fierce battle—armed with candy, cunning, and deadly weaponry—to claw her way through the night and stay alive.