Appearing as a seemingly innocent masked trick-or-treater, Sam is revealed to be a demonic pumpkin-like creature who acts as the enforcer for the rules and traditions of Halloween. He was played by child actor Quinn Lord in the film. Sam, or ' Samhain', a fictional character created by Michael Dougherty, appearing in Dougherty's 1996 short film, Season's Greetings, and then in the horror film Trick 'r Treat. But the shaman told me that he is very old and very powerful.Enforcer of Halloween's rules and rituals This leads Sarah to ask if he is a good spirit, and the chief's daughter replies, 'I wouldn't say that. The tribal chief's daughter gives Sarah a handmade doll of Sam (whom the tribe refers to at one point as 'The Great Autumn Spirit') that she says will protect her from harm. In the graphic novel 'Trick 'r Treat: Days of the Dead,' one of the stories is about a 19th century pioneer girl named Sarah who befriends an Indian tribe who lives on land her railroad father loves.

Despite his childish appearance, apparently Sam is hundreds or thousands of years old and is known to many cultures around the world in one form or another.

And he was able to meet the person who did it: all just by touching it.

Clairvoyance: Sam was able to sense that a 'Jack-O-Lantern' had been put out by human rather than natural causes.

Magical Knowledge: Sam has over 2,000 years of knowledge and experience in many forms of magic including 'Dark Magic' and 'Witchcraft'.

Possession: Sam can own and control people.

Shapeshifting: Sam can change into the shape of a young child.

Supernatural Aura: Sam can cause supernatural events just by his presence.

Supernatural Strength: Sam can easily break a grown man's arm with seemingly no effort.

Fear Manipulation: Sam seems capable of projecting fear into people's hearts.

Telekinesis: Sam can move solid matter with his thoughts alone.

Teleportation - Sam is shown to disappear and reappear from different places throughout the movie.

He demonstrates this ability by raising eight deceased children from the dead to get revenge on the man who killed them.

Necromancy: Sam can raise the dead from their graves like zombies to do his bidding.

Climbing Walls: Sam can crawl on solid surfaces.Sam wakes up moments later and reattaches his hand. Kreeg who temporarily subdues him, Kreeg then proceeds to take away Sam's right hand.

Immortality: Sam has been around since ancient Celtic pagans celebrated Samhain.You must not extinguish the flame of a 'Jack-o-Lantern' before midnight.You should always give candy in the 'Trick or Treat'.As the enforcer of Halloween rules and rituals, Sam is tasked with punishing those who break tradition in the most brutal and mischievous way possible. Visit Halloween each year in a different city and appear in Trick 'r Treat to enforce the holiday rules and punish those who ignore and defy them.

Sam is the personified being of Halloween himself, as well as the enforcer of its traditions and rules. Despite his childish appearance, it is established that Sam is more demonic than he appears, concealing a pumpkin-shaped head that resembles a skull. Sam drags a dirty sack with him throughout the movie, but its contents are unknown, presumably sweet, although the bloodstains on the sack and the cat screeching as he drags it down the stairs would suggest otherwise. Sam acts a lot like a child, he's mischievous and seems to love chocolate. He is depicted as a boy dressed in a Halloween costume, consisting of an orange pajama set, and a mask made from a burlap bag with buttons for eyes. Sam's name comes from Samhain, the origins of Halloween itself.

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