[1] It stars Brooke Anne Smith, Marc Valera, Nikki Limo, Matt Angel, Erik Palladino, and Malcolm McDowell.

To help occupy her time, Kaylie watches horror film, drinks the Paytons' liquor, pops their pills, and starts a war with a roaming group of middle schoolers trying to vandalize the home.

She immediately rejects his advice, answering the door for a costumed stranger who turns out to be Graham, a classmate of Kaylie's who she has a crush on.

Meanwhile, a masked man, carrying a large knife, is lurking the streets and prowling the dark shadows surrounding the Payton house.

The masked stranger then breaks into the house, attacking Kaylie, who fights back by bashing him with a free-weight and sending him tumbling down the stairs.

They head into the neighborhood to cause a little mischief themselves, and gradually, over the course of the night, begin to reveal to each other what makes them tick.

They say goodbye and Kaylie slices his throat with a carving knife, revealing that she has been the killer all along, responsible for Daphne and the middle schoolers' deaths.

Ollie Coen of DVD Talk wrote, "Thankfully Mischief Night was a surprisingly interesting film, one that took the old premise, mixed it up a bit, and left me pretty satisfied."

"[10] In its 2014 review, Ain't It Cool News wrote of the film, "It's tough to combine multiple genres in a way that simultaneously feels both fresh and familiar – the plot will keep you guessing until the end, and I love that it struck such tight-wire balance with a self-assuredness that keeps you on your toes as it zigs every time you think it's about to zag.

"[11] In its review, Something Awful described the movie as one that "was clearly written by someone who loves cheesy horror flicks and all their accompanying features, as it displays a charming sort of self-awareness and affection for the content it's playing with.