like its parade of predecessors , this halloween is a gory slash-fest . 
(ROOT (S (PP (IN like) (NP (NP (PRP$ its) (NN parade)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NNS predecessors))))) (, ,) (NP (DT this) (NN halloween)) (VP (VBZ is) (NP (DT a) (JJ gory) (NN slash) (HYPH -) (NN fest))) (. .)))
(ROOT (S (PP (IN ) (NP (NP (PRP$ ) (NN )) (PP (IN ) (NP (NNS ))))) (, ) (NP (DT ) (NN )) (VP (VBZ ) (NP (DT ) (JJ ) (NN ) (HYPH ) (NN ))) (. )))