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| “ | My, my. What big eyes you have. | „ |
| ~ Steven as he attacks Laurie. |
Steven Wilkins is one of the two main antagonists (alongside Mr. Kreeg) of the 2007 horror comedy anthology film Trick 'r Treat. He is a school principal who moonlights as a serial killer who has a love for the Halloween spirit.
He was portrayed by Dylan Baker, who also portrayed Aaron Downing in Law & Order, Henry Muller in Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Bill Maplewood in Happiness, and Biff Simpson in Hunters.
Biography[]
Little is known about Wilkins's life before the film, beyond mentioning that his father loved Halloween. While expressing his frustrations with his son, Wilkins mentions that his wife died, implying he possibly murdered her.
The Principal[]
In his first appearance, he spots a local bratty kid named Charlie stealing candy. He seemingly takes it in stride talking to Charlie about Halloween and letting him eat some of the candy. It turns out that Wilkins has put cyanide in his candy and as a result, Charlie vomits blood and chocolate and dies. (You later see Sam using the candy bar he got from Wilkins’ house to attack Mr, Kreeg .)
Later, he buries Charlie's body in the back yard and hears his neighbor Mr. Kreeg, calling for help next door. Wilkins ignores him and continues to bury Charlie, along with another unknown victim, who turns out to still be alive and attempts to escape, only for Wilkins to kill him.
At the end of the segment, Wilkins goes to his basement where he and his son are making a "jack o' lantern" which turns out to be Charlie's severed head.
Surprise Party[]
Throughout the film he can be seen in disguise as a vampire, using metallic fake teeth. In his first appearance, he begins foreplay with a young woman, but begins bitting her with his fake teeth, causing her to bleed out. She attempts to escape, only for Wilkins to kill the girl and place her corpse outside a building.
Later, he is stalking a 22-year-old "virgin" girl named Laurie with intentions to kill her. Laurie is heading to a party her friends and older sister are holding and Wilkins corners her and bites her.
However, Laurie wraps Wilkins in her Red Riding Hood costume and brings him to the party, where he is unmasked and revealed to not be a real vampire. There, it is revealed that Laurie, her sister, and their friends are actually werewolves; Laurie's "virginity" meant she hadn't yet gotten her first kill. As the werewolves transform, Laurie kills a horrified Wilkins.
Sam[]
This segment coincides to a degree with "The Principal", it's revealed Kreeg was earlier calling for help when Sam was attacking him. Kreeg calls Wilkins for help, but Wilkins ignores him.
Epilogue[]
Although dead at the time of the epilogue, his son Billy has dressed up as him for the next Halloween.
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- Steven Wilkins and Mr. Kreeg are considered the most evil human characters in Trick 'r Treat. In addition, both had also received their comeuppance by two other villains.
- It can also be implied that he murdered his wife.
- He is the second villain in Trick 'r Treat to be killed.
- Wilkins was inspired by four real-life serial killers:
- John Wayne Gacy - Both had children and dressed in a particular costume while killing their victims.
- Andrei Chikatilo - Both had a son, targeted women and children and stabbed and mutilated their bodies.
- Jeffrey Dahmer - Both kept victim's heads and met ironic fates of being murdered by another killer (in this case, Jeffrey was killed by his cellmate, while Steven was devoured by Laurie.
- Edmund Kemper - Both kept human heads as trophies and (possibly in Wilkins' case) killed a significant female loved one (Wilkins possibly killed his wife, while Kemper killed his mother, as well as his grandparents).