HalloweeNight is a 2009 low-budget horror film

Horror film

Horror films seek to elicit a negative emotional reaction from viewers by playing on the audience's most primal fears. They often feature scenes that startle the viewer through the means of macabre and the supernatural, thus frequently overlapping with the fantasy and science fiction genres...

 who was directed by Mark Polonia of the indie film

Independent film

An independent film, or indie film, is a professional film production resulting in a feature film that is produced mostly or completely outside of the major film studio system. In addition to being produced and distributed by independent entertainment companies, independent films are also produced...

 duo, the Polonia brothers

Polonia brothers

Mark Polonia and John Polonia are twin brothers who founded Polonia Bros. Entertainment and Cinegraphic Productions. They have written, directed and produced over 30 feature films, mostly in the genres of horror and sci fi, and are now low-budget film cult icons.John Polonia died suddenly at the...

 and longtime collaborator Matt Satterly.

Plot

A school janitor

Janitor

A janitor or custodian is a professional who takes care of buildings, such as hospitals and schools. Janitors are responsible primarily for cleaning, and often some maintenance and security...

, who devises an evil scarecrow

Scarecrow

A scarecrow is, essentially, a decoy, though traditionally, a human figure dressed in old clothes and placed in fields by farmers to discourage birds such as crows or sparrows from disturbing and feeding on recently cast seed and growing crops.-History:In Kojiki, the oldest surviving book in Japan...

 to exact revenge on those who have tormented him, but then loses control of his fiendish creation.

Cast

• Cindy Wheeler
• Todd Carpenter
• Ken Van Sant
• Brian Berry
• Bob Dennis
• Dave Fife
• Matt Satterly
• S.A. Diasparra

Production

Made on a budget of $4,000, this film marks the first created by Polonia Brothers Entertainment since the death of John Polonia. The movie based on a screenplay by John Polonia dedicated to the memory of him.

Release

The film was released on October 8, 2009 by Cinegraphic Productions and Polonia Bros. Entertainment.