Just after running our Phantom Limbs article covering the unproduced 2012 Halloween pitch penned by The Night House/Hellraiser writers Ben Collins and Luke Piotrowski (read here), Mr. Piotrowski passed along a special treat for Bloody Disgusting readers to check out once they’ve read the story. Mr. Collins explains: “We did one other funny thing. I […]
Halloween
How the ‘Halloween’ Young Adult Novels from the ’90s Surprisingly Parallel the Current Films
I have a deep love of horror novelizations and tie-ins. I’ve written about them several times. Anything that expands the story beyond the films, even for a franchise as largely simplistic as Halloween or Friday the 13th, I’m there. That love started in a very specific place, when I walked into Mr. Paperback with my dad in 1998 and […]
‘Halloween Kills’: Classic Character’s Return Was Achieved Entirely Through Practical Makeup Effects! [Images]
Warning: this article contains Halloween Kills spoilers. While the movie has proven to be quite polarizing, one aspect of David Gordon Green’s Halloween Kills that most fans of the franchise seem to have enjoyed is the opening sequence, which takes us back to 1978 to show us what happened directly after the events of John […]
Three Years Later, How Does ‘Halloween’ Hold Up? [Horror Queers Podcast]
We Need to Talk About Cameron…. After touring the streets of Los Angeles in David Lynch’s masterpiece Mulholland Drive, we went all the way back to the ’30s to check in with Countess Zaleska in Lambert Hillyer’s queer horror classic Dracula’s Daughter, before hitting the road with Steve Zahn and Paul Walker in Joy Ride. Now, in celebration of […]
‘Hellraiser’ Writers Ben Collins and Luke Piotrowski Carve into the ‘Halloween’ Reboot They Pitched in 2012 [Phantom Limbs]
phantom limb /ˈfan(t)əm’lim/ n. an often painful sensation of the presence of a limb that has been amputated. Welcome to Phantom Limbs, a recurring feature which will take a look at intended yet unproduced horror sequels and remakes – extensions to genre films we love, appendages to horror franchises that we adore – that were sadly […]
The Scariest Scene in John Carpenter’s ‘Halloween’ Touched Upon a Real Suburban Nightmare
The scariest scene in Halloween doesn’t involve a knife or a gruesome death. In fact, the most terrifying scene in the movie doesn’t even involve Michael Myers. John Carpenter’s 1978 classic about the boogeyman come to life explores the nature of evil in an ordinary town where gunshots triggered track meets, not sirens. Haddonfield, Illinois […]
‘Halloween Kills’ Is Either a Camp Classic or the Worst of the Franchise [Halloweenies Podcast]
“Evil dies tonight.” Indeed it does. The Halloweenies have returned to the streets of Haddonfield, Illinois, where the heat is on, and not in a Glenn Frey sort of way. No, there is rage in the air, fuming from the souls of this Midwestern town who have just been notified of Michael Myers’ Halloween homecoming. […]
‘Halloween Kills’ Scares Up $4.9 Million from Thursday Night Previews
David Gordon Green’s Halloween was a massive hit back in 2018, the return of Michael Myers and Laurie Strode scaring up $159 million domestically and $255 million worldwide. The success of that film has led to two sequels, Halloween Kills and next year’s Halloween Ends, with Halloween Kills released into theaters and at home via […]
Michael Kills: AMC FearFest is Hosting an All-Day ‘Halloween’ Franchise Marathon Today
With Halloween Kills now playing in theaters and now streaming on Peacock, AMC FearFest is celebrating the occasion with an all-day marathon of the Halloween movies. It’s 9am EST on Friday, October 15 at the time of writing this article, and the marathon is currently underway with a showing of one of the franchise’s most […]
[Interview] Malek Akkad Talks With Bloody Disgusting About ‘Halloween Kills’ and the Future of Michael Myers
This Friday, October 15th, horror fans will finally be able to lay their eyes on Halloween Kills, the twelfth installment in the forty-three year old franchise and the direct follow-up to 2018’s series reboot Halloween. Delayed from its original October 2020 release by the coronavirus pandemic, this sequel finds director David Gordon Green once again […]
Behind the Music That Kills: An Interview With the Master of Horror, John Carpenter
For over 40 years, Michael Myers has existed as one of the greatest icons in horror. Coming into existence in 1978’s Halloween, Michael’s violence and terror have only been rivaled by few slashers in the genre. “He is supposed to be the boogeyman, a force of evil,” says director, writer, and music composer John Carpenter. […]
Candy Meets Coffee: Dunkin Donuts Unleashes Peanut Butter Cup Macchiato for Halloween
Eat, drink and be scary this Halloween. In addition to their full line of pumpkin-flavored treats, including lattes and donuts, Dunkin Donuts has just released a special surprise treat on the road to the scariest night of the year. Now available? The brand new Peanut Butter Cup Macchiato! The press release whets your appetite, “Sure […]
David Gordon Green Says ‘Halloween Ends’ Script Is Complete and Awaiting John Carpenter’s Notes [Interview]
Halloween Kills arrives in theaters and on Peacock on Friday, October 15, picking up immediately after the events of 2018’s Halloween. Michael Myers escapes the blazing basement where the Strodes left him to die and resumes his killing spree across Haddonfield. It rips open old wounds from Haddonfield’s previous encounter with the boogeyman. Director David Gordon Green, who […]
[Review] ‘Halloween Kills’ Carves Up a Gruesome Old School Slasher… for Better and Worse
Halloween Kills picks up where 2018’s Halloween ends, with three generations of Strode women leaving a hard-fought battle, battered and exhausted. Of course, the fight isn’t over; firefighters unwittingly let loose the boogeyman in their attempts to put out the blazing fire at the Strode household. Michael Myers resumes his rampage across Haddonfield, now angrier than ever before. Halloween […]
Heinz “Tomato Blood” Now Available in Stores for Halloween!
If you have Heinz, you have a costume. It seems like everyone’s getting in on the Halloween fun this year, and that even includes the Heinz brand, who have just transformed their tomato ketchup for the spooky season. Now available in stores, Heinz Tomato Ketchup is now Heinz Tomato Blood! For the sake of clarity, […]