Suspicious rating drop on Helloween (2025) - possible review-bombing
Hi IMDb Team and Community, I've noticed a sharp and unusual rating drop on the independent film Helloween (2025) over the past couple of days. The average rating has fallen from around 8.4 stars to 6.2 stars, even though the total votes only increased from just under 1,100 to 1,248. The film was released on 5th September 2025, and it has taken around seven weeks to build up to nearly 1,100 ratings. So an increase of about 150 votes in just two days, combined with such a steep drop in the average rating, seems quite unusual. At the same time, there's been a sudden influx of low-star reviews that were quickly up-voted, while earlier positive reviews have been heavily down-voted. Given that this is a small independent release right before Halloween, this pattern looks suspiciously like coordinated review-bombing, which could unfairly affect the film's visibility and reputation. Could the IMDb voting team please check whether there's been any unusual voting activity on this title? Thanks very much for your time, Phil.
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