First Look at Hansel & Gretel's Halloween

The upcoming indie horror has officially wrapped production, and we've got a few first look images and full details!

The horror fantasy feature written by Chris Hoyt (The Adventures Of Jurassic Pet, Dinosaur World, The 7 Dwarves), brings a twisted new perspective on the iconic childhood classic.

Hansel & Gretel’s Halloween tells the story of how on Halloween night, six teens enter a candy-coated labyrinth from the tale of Hansel & Gretel, where a deadly Witch turns temptation into traps-and resisting the sweetest lure is their only way out.

“We took a story everyone thinks they know and gave it a wicked twist—Hansel & Gretel’s Halloween is clever, bolder and a lot more fun than you’d expect!" - Matteo Rolleri, Executive Producer

The film was directed by Marcus Mallard and Logan Walcher, who also produced alongside Leah Heitzke-Mallard and Chris Hoyt. Hansel & Gretel’s Halloween cinematography is by Logan Walcher, the music is by Bitter Machine, with editing by Logan Walcher, and production design by Leah Heitzke-Mallard.

“Working with Devilworks on Hansel & Gretel’s Halloween was an amazing experience! Samantha and Matteo are supportive and encouraging of independent filmmakers, which allowed us to go all in on our creative vision for the project. The script was set, but Logan and I were able to really amp up our horror aesthetics to accentuate the fantasy elements. Devilworks always had our backs on creative decisions and made the process truly enjoyable!” - Marcus Mallard, Director/Producer

First Look at Hansel & Gretel's Halloween

“The vision for this film was to inject new life into the legend of Hansel and Gretel and make it into something authentically scary. The actors captured the sense of horror and Christy Tate brought life to The Witch that makes her terrifyingly cool. It's like Goosebumps cranked up to 11. The stakes are high and the deaths are deeply unsettling. The haunted house makes you question reality at every twist and turn. Marcus and I set out to make a movie your parents don't want you to watch. So grab some friends and enjoy Hansel and Gretel’s Halloween, if you dare.” - Logan Walcher, Director/Producer

Shot in Oklahoma, the film is set to be released later this year with an exact date being announced soon. Devilworks, a full-service studio founded in 2013 that specialises in genre cinema, has picked the film for international distribution.

The studio stated: “Hansel & Gretel’s Halloween is a Devilworks original—we developed the concept in-house and fully financed and executive produced the film. We brought in Chris Hoyt to write the screenplay, and partnered with Marcus Mallard at Mouldy Rogue Productions and Logan Walcher at Proxima Bear Production to direct and produce.” 

You can check out the rest of the first look images below.