Curse of Crom: The Legend of Halloween (2022)

October Challenge Day 26

Unsure of what to watch on my Mother's birthday, who departed this world 9 years ago, I was beyond delighted to stumble across this diamond in my Letterboxd feed. Let's talk about:

Curse of Crom: The Legend of Halloween

A bit of backstory to make a bit more sense of why this film was so impactful to me, on this day, in particular. 

Mom ran a Celtic shop for over 20 years. She said, "Jolie, your blood may be Danish but your spirit is Irish". I grew up with fantastical tales of the fantasy and the supernatural, vengeful spirits and jars in the fridge of what Mom called "Water fairies". She raised us on scary movies and childhood adventures. I grew up watching her witch her way into nature and her divine. She left us too soon, but the spirit lives on. 

So when I saw this story about kids accidentally conjuring up an Irish spirit and banding together to rid the world of it's presence, I was: YEEESSSS. 

I turned this film on so fast. Bonus, it was Perfect for the day. 

Alarmingly mature and with wit that had me laughing out loud, this is a smart, sweet, and shocking film. 

Here we have a small band of high school seniors just hanging out and trying to get ready for the world ahead. Everybody has their sh*t together too, which was refreshing, and our main girl is running around doing food deliveries. One delivery too much without a tip sent her over the edge, however, and she unintentionally unleashes a demon when she accidentally kicks over a pumpkin.

Smashing pumpkins aside, I feel this film was created with real love for the horror/childhood adventures of the '80s and '90s epoch. 

The creature/ghost in this film is, uh, really good! Like. Uh, I wasn't expecting it but I really shouldn't be surprised - based on the quality of the rest of the film. 

So, while this may have hit me in the feels, personally, I stand by my being impressed with this little wonder representing a new generation of the joy of childhood triumph in adventure, fears, and building friendships. 

This is prefect for your too smart for their own good teenagers, particularly if they are showing interest in horror or any creative outlet. 

Hat's off to Curse of Crom: The Legend of Halloween! I think I might make it a yearly tradition to watch in the spooky season. Just because. Just because. 

I watched this film on the Roku Channel or use the Find It! Watch It! links on Horror Habit's side bar to see where else you can find this adult childhood classic. Happy Birthday, Mom! You did a good job!