Christopher Lloyd & Rachael Leigh Cook get into 'Spirit Halloween'

Strike Back Studios, Hideout Pictures & Particular Crowd production, described as ‘ultimate family/kids adventure film,’ eyeing an October release

Strike Back Studios and Hideout Pictures continue their busy production schedule in 2022 having wrapped principal photography of “Spirit Halloween.” When a new Spirit Halloween store appears in a deserted strip mall, three middle school friends who think they’ve outgrown trick-or-treating make a dare to spend the night locked inside the store Halloween night. But they soon find out that the store is haunted by an angry evil spirit who has possessed the creepy animatronic characters. The kids embark on a thrilling and spooky adventure in order to survive the night and avoid becoming possessed themselves.

After a nationwide search, the production found a group young up-and-coming actors to round out the cast, including Donavan Colan (“Zoe,” “Getaway”), Dylan Martin Frankel (“Raven’s Home,” “Life & Beth”), Jaiden Smith (“Blue Bloods,” “The Mothership”) and Marissa Reyes (“Raven’s Home”).The film also offers audiences a cast filled with beloved veteran actors, including Rachael Leigh Cook (“She’s All That,” “Love, Guaranteed”), Christopher Lloyd (“The Tender Bar,” “Back to the Future” trilogy) and Marla Gibbs (“El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie,” “227”).

The production is a collaboration between Hideout Pictures & Particular Crowd in association with Film Mode Entertainment. The feature film is directed by David Poag, written by Billie Bates, and produced by Noor Ahmed and Shannon Houchins, with Tomás’ Yanelevich, Peter Bevan, Mariana Sanjurjo and Clay Epstein executive producing. The production formed a promotional partnership for the film with Spirit Halloween, with has more than 1,425 locations across North America.

“One of the reasons I immediately connected with the script is it is very much inspired by some of my favorite kid adventure films growing up, from ‘The Goonies,’ ‘Gremlins,’ ‘Monster Squad’ and so many great films made by Amblin Entertainment,” said Ahmed, president of Strike Back Studios.

Strike Back Studios and Hideout Pictures recently wrapped production on “Asleep In My Palm,” starring Tim Blake Nelson. February saw the release of Hideout Pictures production of “Ted K” by Neon. Hideout Pictures is best known for the critically acclaimed western “Old Henry,” released in October of 2021.

For more, visit strikebackstudios.com or www.particularcrowd.com. Spirit Halloween (SpiritHalloween.com) is the largest Halloween retailer in the country.