Name: Trick ’r Treat: Screening and Q&A with Director Michael Dougherty
Start: 2026-10-18T13:45:00-04:00
End: 2026-10-18T16:00:00-04:00
Location: Anthology Film Archives

Trick ’r Treat: Screening and Q&A with Director Michael Dougherty

Date & Time

Sun Oct 18 2026 at 01:45 pm to 04:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Anthology Film Archives | New York, NY

TicketsUSD 35.00

A NYC Halloween Film Festival event. Join Michael Dougherty for Season’s Greetings, Trick ’r Treat, and a live Q&A.
About this Event

To mark our fifth year, we’re bringing you a very special evening with Michael Dougherty, director of Trick ’r Treat, for a screening and live Q&A plus a few surprise tricks and treats!

We’ll begin the night with Season’s Greetings (1996), Dougherty’s award winning animated short that introduced Sam, the character who would later become the iconic face of Trick ’r Treat and a beloved figure among horror and Halloween fans.

Recently completed in a full 4K restoration with remastered 5.1 audio, Season’s Greetings is being selectively shared with audiences as a celebration of Sam’s origins and legacy.

Then, experience Trick ’r Treat on the big screen before hearing directly from Michael Dougherty about the making of the film, Sam's New York origins, and the Halloween world he created.

A special screening, a legendary character’s origins, and a milestone moment for our festival.

COSTUMES ENCOURAGED!

🎬 Season’s Greetings (1996) + Trick ’r Treat (2007)

🎤 Live Q&A with Michael Dougherty

ALL SALES FINAL - NO REFUNDS OR EXCHANGES.
This is an 18+ event, ID required.
Seating is first come first serve.
By purchasing a ticket and attending you acknowledge that you may be filmed or photographed for use by NYC Halloween Film Festival.
Follow us at @nychalloweenfilmfest to stay up to date with the fest & programming.

The New York City Halloween Film Festival is a 501(C)(3) organization that celebrates the spirit of Halloween by bringing frights to the screens of the best city in the world. All proceeds go directly toward making our programming possible.

Be sure to join us for our other events:

10/16: Opening Night

10/17: Special Feature LIGHTS! CAMERA!! SCREAM!!!

Agenda

🕑: 01:45 PM
Doors Open
🕑: 02:00 PM - 03:30 PM
Screening Begins

Info: Season Greetings (1996) & Trick r' Treat (2007)

🕑: 03:30 PM - 04:00 PM
Q&A Session with Director Michael Dougherty

Info: A conversation with Michael Dougherty about Sam’s history and evolution, the origins of Trick ’r Treat, and Sam's original creation in NYC (yes, Sam is a New Yorker!)