I haven't gotten my hands on a copy of Trick R Treat due to a lack of trying, I assure you. I checked "big box" stores in my area, and they are either out of stock or not carrying it. Reports like this are pouring in from all over the country. I said nearly two years ago that this Creepshow-inspired anthology film could take the Halloween season crown away from Saw, and frankly, it still could. Director Mike Dougherty has floated the possibility of a sequel, which I think would be successful even if a series of them went DVD-only like the first one.

I can't definitively point a finger at who's to blame for the fact I can't find Trick R Treat in any physical location in Austin. Did WB not make enough discs? Did the big box stores not order enough discs (or at all), perceiving no demand? Did WB not make enough discs to meet demand because those big shelf-space-having stores didn't order them? Who the hell knows.

Regardless of immediate availability and what/how you feel about how WB has handled the movie since its completion, voting with your dollars is the best way to show the studios what people will actually pay for when it shows up. Amazon has the Blu-ray for $25 and the DVD for $15.

If anyone illegally downloads this DVD and tells me they did, I will punch them in the mouth. Acknowledgement of having read this piece in front of witnesses prior to or after the punching commences is considered tacit agreement to not hold me liable for any and all damages as well as to forego any litigation related to said incident.