Ben Sottak

Film Director 🦌🐙⚒️🎃

HAMMER (MARTILLO) World Premiere at @fantasiafest 2024 ⚒️
HALLOWARRIOR @tribeca 2026 coming soon to @shudder 🎃

[Ben Sottak @bensottak]

See you at @Tribeca 🎃

[Shudder @Shudder]

Get your costume ready. HALLOWARRIOR has been officially selected for Tribeca Festival. #Tribeca25

[NY Film Office @NYSFILM]

@Tribeca @hulu 🎬 The Hallowarrior

A post-apocalyptic thriller starring Milly Shapiro and Shannyn Sossamon, this film brought spectacular indie horror energy to New York and is set to debut on @Shudder this fall.

Catch the project profile via @Variety:
https://t.co/UOwXJKB1wo

[Steve Kopian @unseenfilms]

It may not be shiney but @bensottak's HALLOWARRIOR is a magnificent post apolcalyptic tale about the lone survivor kind of finding out she isn't alone. Destined for a long life this is one of the great finds at #tribeca & 2026
I will keep it close to me
https://t.co/SHZ0rYP9OK

[Matt Neglia @NextBestPicture]

HALLOWARRIOR begins as a post-apocalyptic story about a young, lonely girl who adores all things Halloween, before turning into a tense home-invasion thriller. Gnarly kills, plenty of spooky holiday imagery, and an empathetic performance from Milly Shapiro as a sheltered girl who’s too kind for this cruel world but will do what she needs to do in order to survive. While some of the directorial choices undermine the tension, this lean genre effort remains engaging thanks to its atmosphere and Shapiro’s work.

[Brad @ Dread Central @DreadCentral]

'HALLOWARRIOR' is a charming blend of coming-of-age drama, post-apocalyptic thriller, and Halloween horror that shines thanks to a standout performance from Milly Shapiro.

★★★☆☆

Our Tribeca review: [https://t.co/5tSoLnoqjt]

[Steve Kopian @unseenfilms]

I need to tellyou @bensottak's great HALLOWARRIOR has tickets available tonight & tomorrow at #TribecaFestival. If you want to see a great action/horror film buy a ticket and go.
How good is it? This is the only fest film I'm actively pushing like this
https://t.co/icvrRmdEHY

[Steve Kopian @unseenfilms]

HALLOWARRIOR is this year's great surprise film out of #TribecaFestival. A post a pocalyptic film about the "last surivor of a cataclysm who finds she's not doesn't do anything you expect. The best of the Beyond Tribeca films,its something George Romero might have made.

[Film Festival @LifeIsAFilmFest]

HALLOWARRIOR is essentially Home Alone turned into a violent, drug-infused, post-apocalyptic horror movie. Hereditary’s Milly Shapiro makes a fantastic heroine to root for as Halloween-obsessed Pumpkin, who still lives at her family home by herself thinking she might be the last girl on earth. One night, a gang of invaders, lead by the ruthless Thalia (Shannyn Sossamon), arrive, and she has to defeat them one by one. After an eerie setup to Pumpkin’s world, the film becomes a lean, mean thrill ride, clocking at a brisk 80 minutes. Cinematographer Steven Jacob Russell juxtaposes pumpkin-orange tones with darker colors to create the striking Halloween look of the film.

Independent Film Company and Shudder will release Hallowarrior around Halloween. I am totally expecting a sequel. #Tribeca2026

[Ben Sottak @bensottak]

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[Variety @Variety]

Shudder Buys Post-Apocalyptic Halloween Thriller 'Hallowarrior,' Starring Milly Shapiro, Ahead of Tribeca Debut (EXCLUSIVE) https://t.co/8jMH5TgsUT

[Shudder @Shudder]

Get your costume ready. HALLOWARRIOR has been officially selected for Tribeca Festival. #Tribeca25

[Ben Sottak @bensottak]

@jameson_rich “Oh? Sorry, I Must Be Baby”

[Ghost House Pictures @ghp_tweets]

We did it better... hope this helps 🖤

[Ben Sottak @bensottak]

New commercial work for Sweethearts Candy and @tombras 🩵🪦🩷 check it out here:
https://t.co/sXy8Xj28A7

[Ben Sottak @bensottak]

@chadmichaelward Thank you so much Chad!! 🖤🙌

[Chad Michael Ward @chadmichaelward]

Read this script a few years back. Thrilled to see it come to life. @bensottak and team have absolutely killed it, no doubt.

[Ben Sottak @bensottak]

@butterfield @MillyShapiro Thank you Adam!!

[Ben Sottak @bensottak]

Directing this film has been a dream of mine for so long. I'm beyond grateful to my crew and cast, headed by the incredible @MillyShapiro for bringing this story that's lived in my heart for years to life. I can't wait to share the film with y'all. 🎃🖤

https://t.co/XSOUaA9FQK

[FANGORIA @FANGORIA]

Years after scarring us all for life in HEREDITARY, Milly Shapiro makes her return to film in the upcoming post-apocalyptic Halloween horror THE HALLOWARRIOR.
https://t.co/Mox2MulNFZ

[Bloody Disgusting @BDisgusting]

First look at Milly Shapiro (Hereditary) in upcoming Halloween Apocalypse horror film THE HALLOWARRIOR.

Shapiro stars as Pumpkin, the last girl on earth and sole survivor of a humanity-ending plague, scavenging the wasteland for supplies on the eve of Halloween.

[Ben Sottak @bensottak]

Can’t wait for y’all to see what we’ve been cooking up! 🎃

[Milly Shapiro @MillyShapiro]

Y’all are gonna wanna see this one!!

https://t.co/jRM3gc6Hln