halloween
Seven Non-Horror Movies to Watch This Halloween Season
Halloween is right around the corner. Just a month-and-a-half to go. And one of the best things about the season is that it sees everyone else taking an interest in that which we love year round. Some...
All the Colors of the Shape: Examining The Giallo Structure of ‘Halloween 5’
Halloween III showed a perfect willingness to move on from the story of Michael Myers. Producers John Carpenter and Debra Hill felt that if the franchise had to continue, the best course of action wou...
How ‘Halloween II’ Was Shaped by the Early Slashers (Which Were Shaped by its Predecessor)
While Halloween II is consistent with the first and is overall a very similar film, it was made in a completely different climate and that surely has an effect on the movie itself. This was made the s...
Seven Great Horror Films With an Incredibly Simple Premise
We tend to make fun of horror movies for being a little too simple or not containing much in the way of plot. But the fact is that some of the best horror movies of all time are among the most simplis...
Arguing Against The Legality Of McKamey Manor
Every year during the halloween season, thrill-seekers and horror enthusiasts flock in masses to haunted house attractions across the United States. Most haunted houses use similar tactics to scare t...
Haddonfield High: Remembering the YA Book Series Based on the ‘Halloween’ Films
The Halloween franchise has seen several novelizations and tie-ins over the years. But the strangest on paper might be the decision to turn Halloween into a Young Adult book series in 1997. When you l...
The Lasting Influence of Bram Stoker on Irish Horror
How the origins of Halloween influenced Irish Horror through its books and movies. Now that spooky season is officially upon us, it would be bad luck to not talk about Irish horror culture, because be...
Dangertainment: Why ‘Halloween: Resurrection’ Never Really Stood a Chance
When Dimension Films acquired the rights to the Halloween franchise and made The Curse of Michael Myers, people weren’t really sure what to make of it. It was a jumbled, often incoherent movie that pu...
Seven Disappointing Movies That Had Great Trailers
I love trailers. A lot of people don’t, and I understand that. It’s great to be completely surprised by a movie. It’s excellent to go in with that kind of willpower, but I just don’t have it. I love t...
