‘Trick ‘r Treat’ Director Michael Dougherty Reveals His 4 Favorite Films

Ahead of Trick ‘r Treat‘s 4K theatrical release on October 14 and 16, Letterboxd caught up with writer-director Michael Dougherty to get his four favorite films.

Dougherty cites Aliens as his all-time favorite movie. “I remember going to the theater with my dad and watching that. I haven’t seen an audience reaction to a movie like that ever since.”

He continues, “I know it’s a constant debate, which film’s better: Alien or Aliens. But Aliens actually has a really clear emotional arc for Ripley as a character. I mean, Ripley wasn’t even the main character in the first film until the third act. But Aliens, I mean, she’s really going back and facing her demons.”

Dougherty calls John Carpenter’s Halloween “almost a perfect film. Or maybe it is a perfect film,” he ponders. “It’s just beautiful. It’s elegant, scary, suspenseful, obviously. Huge inspiration for me.”

Next on his list is The Omen. “Part of the unholy trilogy between The Omen, Rosemary’s Baby, and The Exorcist. All three kind of form this satanic trinity for me that I just love.”

Finally, Dougherty praises Poltergeist as “an absolutely all-time favorite haunted house film, I think because it has such a perfect mix of scares and laughter.”

After Trick ‘r Treat, Dougherty went on to helm Krampus and Godzilla: King of the Monsters.

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