
The one thing that remains true about horror fans is that we’re incredibly passionate about the genre. We come to the defense of our favorite horror media, we anticipate new releases, and the list goes on. But what about the films that don’t get nearly any appreciation or are outright hated? There are plenty of hated horror films that not even I would defend, for one reason or another. Yet there are some that receive way too much hate at the time of their release or for years afterwards.
Sometimes remakes of older horror films are immediately disliked, an original horror film doesn’t quite live up to expectations, a sequel in a horror franchise becomes an unwelcome addition etc. Compiling a list of horror films that get hated on is quite the feat if I’m being honest. There might be some folks shaking their fists because...
Sometimes remakes of older horror films are immediately disliked, an original horror film doesn’t quite live up to expectations, a sequel in a horror franchise becomes an unwelcome addition etc. Compiling a list of horror films that get hated on is quite the feat if I’m being honest. There might be some folks shaking their fists because...
- 2/14/2025
- by Vanessa Maki
- DailyDead

Jamie Lee Curtis has revisted her aerobics routine from the 1985 film Perfect. The iconic movie moment saw her play Jessie, a fitness instructor who becomes involved with Los Angeles reporter Adam, portrayed by John Travolta, when he sets out to write a story about gym culture. The movie, written and directed by James Bridges, became infamous for its high-energy aerobics scenes, which captured the fitness craze of the '80s.
Curtis appeared on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon to recreate her character's iconic aerobics scene, complete with exaggerated movements. Her routine took on a new humorous perspective with the added bonus of comedic gags, such as a pizza delivery, a surgery, and a champagne tower pour. Fallon took Travolta's place in this revived take, adding to the silliness of the parody. Check out the video below:
What This Means for Jamie Lee Curtis’ Longstanding Career It's A Humorous...
Curtis appeared on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon to recreate her character's iconic aerobics scene, complete with exaggerated movements. Her routine took on a new humorous perspective with the added bonus of comedic gags, such as a pizza delivery, a surgery, and a champagne tower pour. Fallon took Travolta's place in this revived take, adding to the silliness of the parody. Check out the video below:
What This Means for Jamie Lee Curtis’ Longstanding Career It's A Humorous...
- 1/10/2025
- by Alexis Zaccaria, Brennan Klein
- ScreenRant

Horror fans, brace yourselves for an unmissable day of scares, thrills, and cinematic nostalgia as the Tampa Bay Screams Horror Convention celebrates its 10-year anniversary on Sunday, January 19, 2025. Taking place at the Occ Road House & Museum in Clearwater, Florida, the event promises to be a blockbuster gathering of iconic genre stars, indie filmmakers, and devoted fans.
This year’s convention lineup is packed with 25 celebrity guests from the world of horror and cult cinema. Among the highlights are Alan Howarth, renowned for his collaborations with John Carpenter on Halloween II and Escape from New York, Jill Whitlow from Night of the Creeps, and Barbara Magnolfi, beloved for her role in Suspiria. Horror host Count Gore De Vol and Subspecies star Denice Duff will also be making appearances, alongside notable directors, artists, and Florida’s top indie horror talents.
In addition to a stellar lineup of stars, the convention will showcase the Super-Scream Queen Lineup,...
This year’s convention lineup is packed with 25 celebrity guests from the world of horror and cult cinema. Among the highlights are Alan Howarth, renowned for his collaborations with John Carpenter on Halloween II and Escape from New York, Jill Whitlow from Night of the Creeps, and Barbara Magnolfi, beloved for her role in Suspiria. Horror host Count Gore De Vol and Subspecies star Denice Duff will also be making appearances, alongside notable directors, artists, and Florida’s top indie horror talents.
In addition to a stellar lineup of stars, the convention will showcase the Super-Scream Queen Lineup,...
- 1/7/2025
- by Oliver Mitchell
- Love Horror

In hindsight, 1978's "Halloween" was always destined to have a sequel. Co-writer/director John Carpenter and co-writer/producer Debra Hill even included a particularly prophetic line of dialogue in their tale of a supernaturally-charged maniac, Michael Myers, terrorizing his hometown on Halloween night: "You can't kill the bogeyman." Thanks to the film's massive success critically, commercially, and culturally, "Halloween II" was practically a given.
While "Halloween" concludes with the assertion that Myers has indeed not yet been killed, a trickier question for Carpenter and Hill concerned what to do with the other surviving supporting characters. Dr. Sam Loomis (Donald Pleasance) was established as the Van Helsing to Myers' Dracula, so his return was fairly natural. A bigger issue revolved around bringing back star Jamie Lee Curtis as Laurie Strode, the babysitter who unfortunately crosses Myers' path and becomes the focus of his All Hallows' Eve rampage. Not wanting to kill...
While "Halloween" concludes with the assertion that Myers has indeed not yet been killed, a trickier question for Carpenter and Hill concerned what to do with the other surviving supporting characters. Dr. Sam Loomis (Donald Pleasance) was established as the Van Helsing to Myers' Dracula, so his return was fairly natural. A bigger issue revolved around bringing back star Jamie Lee Curtis as Laurie Strode, the babysitter who unfortunately crosses Myers' path and becomes the focus of his All Hallows' Eve rampage. Not wanting to kill...
- 1/7/2025
- by Bill Bria
- Slash Film


It’s time for another reverse Uno card of a video. When we are looking at something standing the Test of Time, its usually through the lens of “is it still good” or “is it still impactful”? The holy grail or Mount Rushmore of slashers have an easy answer to that. Halloween, Friday the 13th, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and A Nightmare on Elm Street are all unimpeachable in their legacy and entertainment value but what about their sequels and remakes? Weve looked at a few of them either through this show seeing if they are still fun as well as Andrew or Lance defending some of them in our Black Sheep videos. Rob Zombie is pretty divisive in general, but he had the extremely difficult task of making not only the remake of John Carpenter’s Halloween in 2007 but also a sequel to that in 2009. He was told he could...
- 12/9/2024
- by Andrew Hatfield
- JoBlo.com

When a film is successful enough, a sequel is made. If that does well, it could lead to a trilogy, spin-offs, and suddenly a franchise is born. The problems that then often arise are that these films are rarely written or directed by the same person, the original actors are not always available, and certain storylines might end up being received differently than initially anticipated.
As this happens, some plot points might get pushed to the side or dropped completely. Characters who are fan favorites might meet their grizzly end in one movie, only to be brought back due to popular demand. There are also remakes that may or may not do well, and may or may not need to somehow be inserted back into the original timeline. This all results in a lot of confusion among viewers about some of the longest-running Hollywood franchises.
The Halloween Franchise He Who...
As this happens, some plot points might get pushed to the side or dropped completely. Characters who are fan favorites might meet their grizzly end in one movie, only to be brought back due to popular demand. There are also remakes that may or may not do well, and may or may not need to somehow be inserted back into the original timeline. This all results in a lot of confusion among viewers about some of the longest-running Hollywood franchises.
The Halloween Franchise He Who...
- 11/26/2024
- by Sam Mendes
- ScreenRant

The Halloween franchise's unstoppable bogeyman is possessed by an inhuman evil, but why is Michael Myers so strong? Given how Michael always comes back from death, even if Halloween Ends seemingly killed him forever, there's no definitive answer to this question since the franchise is divided across four different timelines, each of which has offered its own take on Michael Myers. Most recently, 2018's Halloween reset the timeline, ignoring everything from Halloween II onwards and positioning itself as a direct sequel to 1978's Halloween.
From Michael Myers' first appearance on theater screens, his psychiatrist, Dr. Samuel Loomis, maintained that Michael was not a man. When a distraught Laurie Strode calls Michael Myers the bogeyman, Dr. Loomis tells her that she is right. No matter what timeline he's in, Michael is a force of irrepressible evil. However, is Michael Myers immortal? Here's every possible answer to the looming specter of Michael Myers' origins.
From Michael Myers' first appearance on theater screens, his psychiatrist, Dr. Samuel Loomis, maintained that Michael was not a man. When a distraught Laurie Strode calls Michael Myers the bogeyman, Dr. Loomis tells her that she is right. No matter what timeline he's in, Michael is a force of irrepressible evil. However, is Michael Myers immortal? Here's every possible answer to the looming specter of Michael Myers' origins.
- 11/2/2024
- by Hannah Shaw-Williams, Shawn S. Lealos
- ScreenRant


“You know who I am, Angel. Now, repeat after me: I love you, Mommy.”
In all of horror, few characters remain so beloved as Laurie Strode. Originated by Jamie Lee Curtis in John Carpenter’s Halloween, this intrepid babysitter anchors one of the genre’s greatest films while helping to create an iconic trope that has changed the way we view women in film. Laurie becomes a final girl when she survives Michael Myers (Nick Castle) and a horrific Halloween night, but she’s cursed to carry the weight of this trauma alone. Out of all the sequels, remakes, timelines, and lore, no one explores the legacy of pain left in Michael’s wake like Rob Zombie. His Halloween II is an angry film that rubs our noses in the sorrow, guilt, shame, and pain still guiding Laurie’s shattered life. This polarizing sequel takes a wild swing at Michael...
In all of horror, few characters remain so beloved as Laurie Strode. Originated by Jamie Lee Curtis in John Carpenter’s Halloween, this intrepid babysitter anchors one of the genre’s greatest films while helping to create an iconic trope that has changed the way we view women in film. Laurie becomes a final girl when she survives Michael Myers (Nick Castle) and a horrific Halloween night, but she’s cursed to carry the weight of this trauma alone. Out of all the sequels, remakes, timelines, and lore, no one explores the legacy of pain left in Michael’s wake like Rob Zombie. His Halloween II is an angry film that rubs our noses in the sorrow, guilt, shame, and pain still guiding Laurie’s shattered life. This polarizing sequel takes a wild swing at Michael...
- 10/31/2024
- by Jenn Adams
- bloody-disgusting.com

Scout Taylor-Compton holds on to hope that she’ll play Halloween heroine Laurie Strode again someday

Seventeen years ago, writer/director Rob Zombie took on the challenge of remaking John Carpenter’s 1978 classic Halloween – and to do so, he had to find an actress who could fill Jamie Lee Curtis’s shoes and become the new Laurie Strode. Zombie’s choice was Scout Taylor-Compton, and he put her version of Laurie through the wringer. Although she starts out a nice, normal high school student like Curtis’s Laurie, her experience with Michael Myers leaves her an emotional mess, with Zombie and Taylor-Compton exploring Laurie’s trauma in the 2009 sequel Halloween II. That one had an ambiguous ending. Did Taylor-Compton’s Laurie die, or did she survive? During an interview with Fangoria, Taylor-Compton said she thinks her Laurie may be dead, but she’s still holding on to hope that she’ll get to play the character again someday.
When asked what she thinks happened to Laurie,...
When asked what she thinks happened to Laurie,...
- 10/31/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com


It’s Halloween Day which means it’s the final day of this year’s AMC FearFest celebration. And as you might have guessed, today’s programming block belongs to Michael Myers.
AMC FearFest continues its “Halloween on Halloween Marathon” all day long today, October 31, with movies from the Halloween franchise airing straight through to tomorrow.
Here’s the full AMC FearFest schedule for October 31, 2024…
6am: Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers 8am: Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers 10am: Halloween 6: The Curse of Michael Myers 12pm: Halloween (2007) 2:30pm: Halloween II (2009) 5pm: Halloween: Resurrection 7pm: Halloween (1978) 9pm: Halloween II (1981) 11pm: Halloween H20: 20 Years Later 1am: Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers 3am: Halloween 6: The Curse of Michael Myers
The only movie from the original Halloween franchise that’s Not airing here on Halloween Day is Halloween III: Season of the Witch, which of...
AMC FearFest continues its “Halloween on Halloween Marathon” all day long today, October 31, with movies from the Halloween franchise airing straight through to tomorrow.
Here’s the full AMC FearFest schedule for October 31, 2024…
6am: Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers 8am: Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers 10am: Halloween 6: The Curse of Michael Myers 12pm: Halloween (2007) 2:30pm: Halloween II (2009) 5pm: Halloween: Resurrection 7pm: Halloween (1978) 9pm: Halloween II (1981) 11pm: Halloween H20: 20 Years Later 1am: Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers 3am: Halloween 6: The Curse of Michael Myers
The only movie from the original Halloween franchise that’s Not airing here on Halloween Day is Halloween III: Season of the Witch, which of...
- 10/31/2024
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com

Halloweens villain Michael Myers has become a cinematic icon and a favorite among horror fans, and while many are aware that Michael Myers was originally named The Shape, they might not know why. The Halloween franchise has seen many ups and downs with multiple retcons, remakes, and reboots of the series. Though not all Halloween films have been successful, they have certainly helped maintain the popularity and reputation of Michael Myers, who is now part of pop culture, being referred to and parodied on multiple occasions in different films and TV shows from all genres.
Michael Myers is credited as "The Shape in the original Halloween before being officially credited as "Michael Myers" in the sequels, only for the most recent Halloween trilogy, including Halloween Kills and Halloween Ends, to return to crediting him as The Shape. With the constant switching back and forth, and the fact that the name...
Michael Myers is credited as "The Shape in the original Halloween before being officially credited as "Michael Myers" in the sequels, only for the most recent Halloween trilogy, including Halloween Kills and Halloween Ends, to return to crediting him as The Shape. With the constant switching back and forth, and the fact that the name...
- 10/31/2024
- by Adrienne Tyler, Colin McCormick
- ScreenRant


For a lot of horror fans, October is their favorite month of the year, giving us 31 full days to watch even more horror movies than we do throughout the rest of the year, including films that are set on the holiday that ends the month: Halloween. Of course, the Halloween-set horror movies that get the most views are the slasher movies that share their name with the holiday. So with fresh viewings of every Halloween movie taken in, we have assembled a list: Halloween Movies Ranked, from worst to best. Check it out:
Halloween: Resurrection (2002)
Director Rick Rosenthal did such a good job emulating the style of John Carpenter when he made Halloween II, bringing him back to direct the follow-up to H20 seemed like a great idea. It turned out to be a mistake. Rosenthal didn’t have great material to work with: the movie walks back the ending...
Halloween: Resurrection (2002)
Director Rick Rosenthal did such a good job emulating the style of John Carpenter when he made Halloween II, bringing him back to direct the follow-up to H20 seemed like a great idea. It turned out to be a mistake. Rosenthal didn’t have great material to work with: the movie walks back the ending...
- 10/31/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com


The internet is filled with facts, both true and otherwise. In Film Trivia Fact Check, we’ll browse the depths of the web’s most user-generated trivia boards and wikis and put them under the microscope. How true are the IMDb Trivia pages? You want the truth? Can you handle the truth?...
- 10/30/2024
- by Matt Schimkowitz
- avclub.com


Two years have passed since the release of musician / filmmaker Rob Zombie’s latest film, his update of the classic sitcom The Munsters, and we still don’t know what he’s going to make next (although we do have a wish list of movies we’d like to see him make). While we anxiously wait to hear what Zombie’s going to do next, we have decided to take a look back at all of the movies he has made, from House of 1000 Corpses to The Munsters, to put together a list of some of the Best Scenes from Rob Zombie movies to date.
House Of 1000 Corpses (2003): Home Visit
The feature directorial debut from Rob Zombie (who was born Robert Bartleh Cummings), the horror film House of 1000 Corpses had to overcome production issues, distribution problems, and lost footage on the way to reaching theatres two years later than expected,...
House Of 1000 Corpses (2003): Home Visit
The feature directorial debut from Rob Zombie (who was born Robert Bartleh Cummings), the horror film House of 1000 Corpses had to overcome production issues, distribution problems, and lost footage on the way to reaching theatres two years later than expected,...
- 10/29/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com


This week on Bloody FM’s The Horror Show, Sean and Joe cover their final entry in the franchise, Halloween II.
They discuss the mythos surrounding the polarizing sequel including lawsuits, never-ending rewrites, hundreds of planes flying by that made filming virtually impossible, and Dr. Loomis’s obsession with dental records. The guys walk through each scene of the movie and share their thoughts and how their relationship with Halloween II has changed over time.
After ten years, that’s a wrap for The Horror Show and the Halloween franchise!
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They discuss the mythos surrounding the polarizing sequel including lawsuits, never-ending rewrites, hundreds of planes flying by that made filming virtually impossible, and Dr. Loomis’s obsession with dental records. The guys walk through each scene of the movie and share their thoughts and how their relationship with Halloween II has changed over time.
After ten years, that’s a wrap for The Horror Show and the Halloween franchise!
Now available on your favorite podcast platforms.
Follow The Horror Show: Instagram | Facebook | Patreon | Discord | Website
Listen to The Horror Show: Apple | Spotify | All Other Platforms | RSS | YouTube (coming soon!)
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- 10/29/2024
- by Lexi Moyer
- bloody-disgusting.com

What is the legacy of David Gordon Green's "Halloween" reboot trilogy? When the first film, "Halloween," arrived in 2018, fans and even critics were impressed — a dormant franchise was alive again! But then Green would go on to make two more movies, both of which were met with a much more lukewarm reception. The sequel "Halloween Kills" had plenty of gore, but it was also a bit of a mess and not nearly as praised as the 2018 movie. Then came "Halloween Ends." Marketed as the definitive conclusion to the story of Michael Myers and Laurie Strode, "Halloween Ends" was drubbed by both critics and loyal fans. As a result, the general consensus surrounding Green's trilogy these days seems to be negative. But what if I told you that "Halloween Ends" is ... good, actually? In fact, it might even be great. And you don't have to take my word for it! Stephen King,...
- 10/29/2024
- by Chris Evangelista
- Slash Film

Halloween Franchise Films Ranked At The Worldwide Box Office(Photo Credit – Amazon Prime Video)
Halloween is almost upon us and just a few days away. It calls for scary decorations, a spiced pumpkin latte, a blanket fort, and spooky movies with family and friends. Nothing screams Halloween more than the Halloween film franchise. There are thirteen films in the series; Michael Myers is the prime character of this franchise and a very popular character in the world of movies. Myers is one of the Big Three Slashers – Jason Voorhees from the Friday the 13th Series, Freddy Krueger from A Nightmare on Elm Street horror film franchise, and Michael Meyers.
The first film in the franchise was released in 1978, around a year before Ridley Scott’s Alien. It is also a successful franchise. The latest film in this slasher film series came out in 2022, taking the franchise total to an estimated...
Halloween is almost upon us and just a few days away. It calls for scary decorations, a spiced pumpkin latte, a blanket fort, and spooky movies with family and friends. Nothing screams Halloween more than the Halloween film franchise. There are thirteen films in the series; Michael Myers is the prime character of this franchise and a very popular character in the world of movies. Myers is one of the Big Three Slashers – Jason Voorhees from the Friday the 13th Series, Freddy Krueger from A Nightmare on Elm Street horror film franchise, and Michael Meyers.
The first film in the franchise was released in 1978, around a year before Ridley Scott’s Alien. It is also a successful franchise. The latest film in this slasher film series came out in 2022, taking the franchise total to an estimated...
- 10/29/2024
- by Esita Mallik
- KoiMoi

The Halloween franchise has been terrifying audiences since Michael Myers’ masked menace was brought to the big screen in John Carpenter’s 1978 classic. Four decades, 13 films, and a laundry list of rehashings, reboots, and remakes later, the franchise has become a slasher staple.
David Gordon Green’s reboots the Halloween franchise | Credits: Universal Pictures, TIFF
In the spirit of Spooktober – here’s a definitive ranking of all thirteen Halloween movies — from grisly goofs to the horrifying. Let’s slice through the clutter and get to the bloody best.
13. Halloween: Resurrection (2002)
Yeah, this is the lowest point without contention. Halloween: Resurrection sees Michael Myers in a reality TV setting, featuring Busta Rhymes’ kung-fu moves. This installment, directed by Rick Rosenthal (also responsible for Halloween II), attempts a “reality-tv-gone-wrong” trope that falls short on both scares and coherence. Even fans who appreciate so-bad-it’s-good films will not find something worthy of their time.
David Gordon Green’s reboots the Halloween franchise | Credits: Universal Pictures, TIFF
In the spirit of Spooktober – here’s a definitive ranking of all thirteen Halloween movies — from grisly goofs to the horrifying. Let’s slice through the clutter and get to the bloody best.
13. Halloween: Resurrection (2002)
Yeah, this is the lowest point without contention. Halloween: Resurrection sees Michael Myers in a reality TV setting, featuring Busta Rhymes’ kung-fu moves. This installment, directed by Rick Rosenthal (also responsible for Halloween II), attempts a “reality-tv-gone-wrong” trope that falls short on both scares and coherence. Even fans who appreciate so-bad-it’s-good films will not find something worthy of their time.
- 10/28/2024
- by Jayant Chhabra
- FandomWire

Killer Collectibles highlights five of the most exciting new horror products announced each and every week, from toys and apparel to artwork, records, and much more.
Here are the coolest horror collectibles unveiled this week!
An American Werewolf in London Nightmare Vessels from Mondo
Mondo recently launched its Nightmare Vessels line of soft vinyl toys housed in themed packaging with Halloween II. Now An American Werewolf in London is joining the fun.
The set includes 6.5″ Werewolf Nightmare Demon and Mutant Nightmare Demon figures with interchangeable humanoid heads, knife, gun, and torch, all packaged in a 9″ wolf head vessel.
Priced at $125, it’s expected to ship in March.
Jaws Mini Replica from Factory Entertainment
The mechanical shark from Jaws was notoriously unreliable, but Factory Entertainment’s 5” replica of Bruce will never let you down.
Priced at $49.99, the metal collectible comes with a display stand.
Captain Spaulding Mug from Gutter Garbs
What...
Here are the coolest horror collectibles unveiled this week!
An American Werewolf in London Nightmare Vessels from Mondo
Mondo recently launched its Nightmare Vessels line of soft vinyl toys housed in themed packaging with Halloween II. Now An American Werewolf in London is joining the fun.
The set includes 6.5″ Werewolf Nightmare Demon and Mutant Nightmare Demon figures with interchangeable humanoid heads, knife, gun, and torch, all packaged in a 9″ wolf head vessel.
Priced at $125, it’s expected to ship in March.
Jaws Mini Replica from Factory Entertainment
The mechanical shark from Jaws was notoriously unreliable, but Factory Entertainment’s 5” replica of Bruce will never let you down.
Priced at $49.99, the metal collectible comes with a display stand.
Captain Spaulding Mug from Gutter Garbs
What...
- 10/25/2024
- by Alex DiVincenzo
- bloody-disgusting.com


The Halloweenies continue a new October tradition! Last year, co-hosts Michael Roffman and Dan Caffrey ventured to the Haddonfield Public Library to read Curtis Richards‘ excellent 1979 screen-to-page adaptation of John Carpenter‘s Halloween. Fortunately for them, for us, for you, there are several more novelizations, and they’re going through ’em all.
This year sees the two dust off the late Dennis Etchison’s, whose pseudonym Jack Martin is credited here, 1981 novelization for Halloween II. Together, Roffman and Caffrey discuss Etchison’s writing style, the additional scenes that bridge the gaps between the scenes we know by heart, the confusing dreams of Laurie Strode, and more.
Stream the episode below or subscribe via Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, RadioPublic, Acast, Google Podcasts, and RSS. New to the Halloweenies? Catch up with the gang by revisiting their essential episodes on past franchises such as Halloween, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Friday the 13th,...
This year sees the two dust off the late Dennis Etchison’s, whose pseudonym Jack Martin is credited here, 1981 novelization for Halloween II. Together, Roffman and Caffrey discuss Etchison’s writing style, the additional scenes that bridge the gaps between the scenes we know by heart, the confusing dreams of Laurie Strode, and more.
Stream the episode below or subscribe via Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, RadioPublic, Acast, Google Podcasts, and RSS. New to the Halloweenies? Catch up with the gang by revisiting their essential episodes on past franchises such as Halloween, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Friday the 13th,...
- 10/21/2024
- by Michael Roffman
- bloody-disgusting.com


The “Halloween” movie series has had quite a journey, spanning over four decades and presenting multiple timelines that can leave even the most devoted fans scratching their heads. With the release of each film, Michael Myers has become a horror icon, and Jamie Lee Curtis’ portrayal of Laurie Strode has cemented her as a symbol of survival and strength. Whether you’re new to the series or a long-time fan, knowing the correct order to watch them is essential to fully appreciate the intricate (and sometimes confusing) narrative threads. Here’s a guide on how to watch all the “Halloween” movies in both chronological and release order.
Halloween Movies in Release Date Order
If you prefer to watch the “Halloween” films based on when they were released, here’s how they line up:
Halloween (1978) Halloween II (1981) Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982) – (Unrelated to Michael Myers) Halloween 4: The Return...
Halloween Movies in Release Date Order
If you prefer to watch the “Halloween” films based on when they were released, here’s how they line up:
Halloween (1978) Halloween II (1981) Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982) – (Unrelated to Michael Myers) Halloween 4: The Return...
- 10/20/2024
- by Naveed Zahir
- High on Films

When John Carpenter made the original “Halloween” in 1978, it was just another horror movie in a long line of horror movies. But the blockbuster success of this low-budget movie, about a masked killer murdering babysitters, made “Halloween” a cultural institution. The film spawned legions of imitators and codified the slasher genre as we still know it. And yet the official “Halloween” franchise has often struggled to meet the standard of the movie that inspired the craze. Let’s look back at all of these classic (and not so classic) horror movies, and see how they stack up.
Behold, all the “Halloween” movies ranked from worst to best.
Photo credit: Dimension Films
14. “Halloween: Resurrection” (2002)
The worst “Halloween” movie commits two cardinal sins. First, it nullifies the intense and satisfying finale of “Halloween H20” by striking Laurie Strode’s personal victory from the record; now, not only did she kill an innocent man instead of Michael Myers,...
Behold, all the “Halloween” movies ranked from worst to best.
Photo credit: Dimension Films
14. “Halloween: Resurrection” (2002)
The worst “Halloween” movie commits two cardinal sins. First, it nullifies the intense and satisfying finale of “Halloween H20” by striking Laurie Strode’s personal victory from the record; now, not only did she kill an innocent man instead of Michael Myers,...
- 10/12/2024
- by William Bibbiani
- The Wrap

Horror movies are closely associated with rapid succession sequels than they are legacy sequels. (How many years did we have a new “Saw” and/or “Paranormal Activity” sequel to look forward to?) But there are still a fair amount of legacy horror sequels – follow-ups that take much longer to marinate than the traditional sequel – and these are the ones that were definitely worth the wait.
Universal “Psycho II” (1983)
The first true legacy horror sequel was a follow-up to perhaps the most celebrated horror movie ever, Alfred Hitchcock’s 1960 shocker “Psycho.” “Psycho II” was directed by Australian filmmaker Richard Franklin, whose previous movie “Road Games” is one of the greatest Australian thrillers ever, and was written by Tom Holland, who would go on to direct future classics “Fright Night” and “Child’s Play.”
The sequel sees Norman Bates (once again played by Anthony Perkins) finally released from prison and attempting to enjoy a normal life,...
Universal “Psycho II” (1983)
The first true legacy horror sequel was a follow-up to perhaps the most celebrated horror movie ever, Alfred Hitchcock’s 1960 shocker “Psycho.” “Psycho II” was directed by Australian filmmaker Richard Franklin, whose previous movie “Road Games” is one of the greatest Australian thrillers ever, and was written by Tom Holland, who would go on to direct future classics “Fright Night” and “Child’s Play.”
The sequel sees Norman Bates (once again played by Anthony Perkins) finally released from prison and attempting to enjoy a normal life,...
- 10/12/2024
- by Drew Taylor
- The Wrap

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The most iconic horror movie duos prove that terrifying movies don't need an ensemble cast of survivors to make an impact. At the start of the first era of Hollywood horror movies, the focus was mostly on the monsters whether Dracula, Frankenstein's Monster, or the Wolf-Man, the victims were never as important. However, in later years especially when the slasher genre grew in popularity in the 1970s and '80s the final girl and hapless teenagers made the story almost as much about the victims as the killers, even if it was just to see how they died.
Many of the most popular and iconic horror movies focus on duos rather than large groups, but these duos don't only include pairs of survivors going up against terrifyingly insurmountable odds. There are many duos that pair a victim with the terror that's...
The most iconic horror movie duos prove that terrifying movies don't need an ensemble cast of survivors to make an impact. At the start of the first era of Hollywood horror movies, the focus was mostly on the monsters whether Dracula, Frankenstein's Monster, or the Wolf-Man, the victims were never as important. However, in later years especially when the slasher genre grew in popularity in the 1970s and '80s the final girl and hapless teenagers made the story almost as much about the victims as the killers, even if it was just to see how they died.
Many of the most popular and iconic horror movies focus on duos rather than large groups, but these duos don't only include pairs of survivors going up against terrifyingly insurmountable odds. There are many duos that pair a victim with the terror that's...
- 10/11/2024
- by JJ Rankin, Colin McCormick
- ScreenRant


Mondo has launched a new collectibles line called Nightmare Vessels featuring soft vinyl figures housed in themed, sculpted packaging.
Dedicated to Halloween II, the inaugural release features a 6″ Michael Myers toy inside a 9″ pumpkin based on the film’s poster.
Three interchangeable heads are included along with knife and syringe accessories.
In addition to the standard version, Mondo carries an exclusive glow-in-the-dark variant that’s limited to 500.
The Halloween II Nightmare Vessels are designed and painted by Hector Arce and sculpted by Aaron McNaught. Priced at $105, they’re expected to ship in December.
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Dedicated to Halloween II, the inaugural release features a 6″ Michael Myers toy inside a 9″ pumpkin based on the film’s poster.
Three interchangeable heads are included along with knife and syringe accessories.
In addition to the standard version, Mondo carries an exclusive glow-in-the-dark variant that’s limited to 500.
The Halloween II Nightmare Vessels are designed and painted by Hector Arce and sculpted by Aaron McNaught. Priced at $105, they’re expected to ship in December.
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- 10/9/2024
- by Alex DiVincenzo
- bloody-disgusting.com

When it comes to Halloween movie quotes, the best of them come from the moments in the franchise when the likes of Laurie Strode or Dr. Loomis speak about the horrors of Michael Myers. While there are no Michael Myers quotes in the entire series, as he remains a silent killer, the other characters expand on his legacy with many memorable lines that capture the horror of Halloween's villain. Halloween first arrived in 1978 and that one movie spawned three different timelines, each of which has provided some of the best Halloween quotes.
From David Gordon Green's trilogy to the Rob Zombie movies, there are a lot of characters in disconnected storylines who suffered and died through the legacy of Michael Myers. This offers plenty of characters to talk about the evil that this one man brought to Haddonfield, Illinois, and how these murders destroyed an entire community. From the...
From David Gordon Green's trilogy to the Rob Zombie movies, there are a lot of characters in disconnected storylines who suffered and died through the legacy of Michael Myers. This offers plenty of characters to talk about the evil that this one man brought to Haddonfield, Illinois, and how these murders destroyed an entire community. From the...
- 10/5/2024
- by Shawn S. Lealos, Colin McCormick
- ScreenRant

A clown, a drunk, and Santa Claus walk into a bar.
Sounds like the setup for an off-color joke, but that’s the scene I witnessed upon visiting the set of Damien Leone’s Terrifier 3 earlier this year. As you might expect, the punchline is a bloody one.
“I’ve been really looking forward to this scene,” Art the Clown actor David Howard Thornton tells me. “It’s like the costume shop scene [in Terrifier 2] or the pizzeria scene [in Terrifier]. It’s such a fun scene, and then it gets serious. I think it has one of the more creative kills in the movie.”
Thornton shares the scene with Daniel Roebuck as jolly old Saint Nicholas and Clint Howard as a barfly named Smokey.
“I’m able to do comedy with character actors I’ve respected my entire life,” Thornton beams. “I’m able to share my craft with these...
Sounds like the setup for an off-color joke, but that’s the scene I witnessed upon visiting the set of Damien Leone’s Terrifier 3 earlier this year. As you might expect, the punchline is a bloody one.
“I’ve been really looking forward to this scene,” Art the Clown actor David Howard Thornton tells me. “It’s like the costume shop scene [in Terrifier 2] or the pizzeria scene [in Terrifier]. It’s such a fun scene, and then it gets serious. I think it has one of the more creative kills in the movie.”
Thornton shares the scene with Daniel Roebuck as jolly old Saint Nicholas and Clint Howard as a barfly named Smokey.
“I’m able to do comedy with character actors I’ve respected my entire life,” Thornton beams. “I’m able to share my craft with these...
- 10/2/2024
- by Alex DiVincenzo
- bloody-disgusting.com

The creative minds at Mondo are bringing another unique line of collectibles to movie fans with the Halloween II Nightmare Vessel. Founded in 2004, Mondo has steadily made a name for themselves in the world of collectibles across the film, TV and comic book fields, designing stylish alternate posters, releasing gorgeous vinyl copies of movie soundtracks, and custom clothing, apparel and toys. The company has even expanded their creative vision to re-issues of various VHS releases, some of which have included Ms .45, the infamous revenge thriller from Bad Lieutenant director Abel Ferrara, and the true-story-based crime thriller The Connection.
Mondo's unique style hasn't only been celebrated by movie and TV fans, but also by a number of creatives in Hollywood who have expressed their love of the company, some of whom have included Elijah Wood and Guillermo del Toro, who worked with them for a custom Pan's Labyrinth poster. Many...
Mondo's unique style hasn't only been celebrated by movie and TV fans, but also by a number of creatives in Hollywood who have expressed their love of the company, some of whom have included Elijah Wood and Guillermo del Toro, who worked with them for a custom Pan's Labyrinth poster. Many...
- 9/30/2024
- by Grant Hermanns
- ScreenRant


AMC kicks off this year’s FearFest celebration on Tuesday, October 1, 2024, and the network has provided us with the full schedule as we anxiously await the month-long marathon.
AMC previews, “As we head into October, don’t miss an all-day John Carpenter marathon on Thursday, October 3rd including Halloween (1978), Halloween II (1981), Christine, The Thing (1982), They Live, Vampires, and Ghosts of Mars. We’ll be keeping things creepy that week by celebrating A Nightmare on Elm Street 40th anniversary on Friday, October 4th with a marathon that includes A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge, A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master, A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child, Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare, and A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010).
“It’s a Friday the 13th Marathon on Saturday, October 5th including...
AMC previews, “As we head into October, don’t miss an all-day John Carpenter marathon on Thursday, October 3rd including Halloween (1978), Halloween II (1981), Christine, The Thing (1982), They Live, Vampires, and Ghosts of Mars. We’ll be keeping things creepy that week by celebrating A Nightmare on Elm Street 40th anniversary on Friday, October 4th with a marathon that includes A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge, A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master, A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child, Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare, and A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010).
“It’s a Friday the 13th Marathon on Saturday, October 5th including...
- 9/30/2024
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com


Prestige filmmakers such as Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola and Michael Mann have joined Letterboxd – the online community to share reviews, create lists and fanboy out – but one who never has is John Carpenter. Hell, he doesn’t even know what it is! So, no, those reviews you’ve seen “him” allegedly post are all phony.
Amid a swirl of repostings of supposed reviews that John Carpenter put on Letterboxd, the director took to social media to not only debunk them but ask a serious question: “What the hell is a Letterboxd!??”
What the hell is a Letterboxd!??
— John Carpenter (@TheHorrorMaster) September 26, 2024
But these weren’t just any old reviews – these were, by and large, for John Carpenter movies. While the phony account has since been deleted, saved screenshots point to “John Carpenter” rating every one of his movies. Now that we know it was all a gag, it does...
Amid a swirl of repostings of supposed reviews that John Carpenter put on Letterboxd, the director took to social media to not only debunk them but ask a serious question: “What the hell is a Letterboxd!??”
What the hell is a Letterboxd!??
— John Carpenter (@TheHorrorMaster) September 26, 2024
But these weren’t just any old reviews – these were, by and large, for John Carpenter movies. While the phony account has since been deleted, saved screenshots point to “John Carpenter” rating every one of his movies. Now that we know it was all a gag, it does...
- 9/27/2024
- by Mathew Plale
- JoBlo.com

Nobody ask John Carpenter to list his Letterboxd top four.
The legendary horror director was only recently introduced to the popular moviegoers’ social media platform after his team debunked a Carpenter impersonator who had some fun in the diary entries of some of his films.
“What the hell is a Letterboxd!??” wrote Carpenter on his actual X account after his rep told Entertainment Weekly of the Letterboxd profile: “It was a fake account.”
Launching in 2011, Letterboxd has gained massive popularity among moviegoers since the Covid-19 pandemic, allowing users to log, rate and review the films they watch.
While the fake account, which has since been taken down, praised such Carpenter classics as Halloween (1978) and The Thing (1982), it also shared some brutally honest reviews of other films, like one about his 1992 sci-fi comedy Memoirs of an Invisible Man. “I f—ing hate this pile of s— and want every copy burned,...
The legendary horror director was only recently introduced to the popular moviegoers’ social media platform after his team debunked a Carpenter impersonator who had some fun in the diary entries of some of his films.
“What the hell is a Letterboxd!??” wrote Carpenter on his actual X account after his rep told Entertainment Weekly of the Letterboxd profile: “It was a fake account.”
Launching in 2011, Letterboxd has gained massive popularity among moviegoers since the Covid-19 pandemic, allowing users to log, rate and review the films they watch.
While the fake account, which has since been taken down, praised such Carpenter classics as Halloween (1978) and The Thing (1982), it also shared some brutally honest reviews of other films, like one about his 1992 sci-fi comedy Memoirs of an Invisible Man. “I f—ing hate this pile of s— and want every copy burned,...
- 9/26/2024
- by Glenn Garner
- Deadline Film + TV

Sorry, folks: John Carpenter doesn't actually hate his own movies. (You'll have to turn to Davids Lynch and Fincher for that.) If you missed the hullabaloo this morning and are wondering how anyone could possibly think that John Carpenter hated his own movies, a (now-deleted) Letterboxd account wantonly posing as...
- 9/26/2024
- by Emma Keates
- avclub.com


Genre filmmaking legend John Carpenter has recently taken to Letterboxd to write some frank reviews of his own movies and others. The results are incredible.
Having made some of the greatest genre movies ever made, John Carpenter has quite deservedly shifted down a gear or two over the past decade or so. These days, he’s keeping himself busy with his music, playing videogames (he really loves Fallout 76), holding the occasional mercurial interview with the press – and, as it turns out, writing the odd review on Letterboxd.
Brilliantly, as spotted by Twitter’s Haunted Hippie (via our own John Moore), Carpenter has even cast his jaded eye over his own movies. Take Halloween II, for example, which he’s long admitted he wrote for the money. Here’s his Letterboxd review:
They paid me more money than I had ever seen to write a sequel to a film that did not need one.
Having made some of the greatest genre movies ever made, John Carpenter has quite deservedly shifted down a gear or two over the past decade or so. These days, he’s keeping himself busy with his music, playing videogames (he really loves Fallout 76), holding the occasional mercurial interview with the press – and, as it turns out, writing the odd review on Letterboxd.
Brilliantly, as spotted by Twitter’s Haunted Hippie (via our own John Moore), Carpenter has even cast his jaded eye over his own movies. Take Halloween II, for example, which he’s long admitted he wrote for the money. Here’s his Letterboxd review:
They paid me more money than I had ever seen to write a sequel to a film that did not need one.
- 9/26/2024
- by Ryan Lambie
- Film Stories


One of the most acclaimed horror movies of all time is an unassuming little Australian film called The Babadook. The film is top-notch, but it still incorporates one of the worst cliches in modern movies. Maybe it couldn’t do any better in that regard.
‘The Babadook’ showed that it was a low-budget movie in the worst way
The Babadook is from 2014 and it’s set in the modern day. At multiple points in the film, the protagonist, Amelia Vanek, watches television. She sees a lot of silent films on TV. At one point, she views the famous unmasking scene from The Phantom of the Opera starring Lon Chaney Sr. The film’s titular monster inserts himself into some of the clips to scare her.
This is part of a big movie cliche sometimes called “the public domain channel.” Low-budget movies can’t always afford the rights to clips from other films.
‘The Babadook’ showed that it was a low-budget movie in the worst way
The Babadook is from 2014 and it’s set in the modern day. At multiple points in the film, the protagonist, Amelia Vanek, watches television. She sees a lot of silent films on TV. At one point, she views the famous unmasking scene from The Phantom of the Opera starring Lon Chaney Sr. The film’s titular monster inserts himself into some of the clips to scare her.
This is part of a big movie cliche sometimes called “the public domain channel.” Low-budget movies can’t always afford the rights to clips from other films.
- 9/20/2024
- by Matthew Trzcinski
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet

The core of the Halloween saga is Michael Myers killing sprees, with Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) being his ultimate target, and his motives to kill her have changed a couple of times. In 1978, John Carpenter directed Halloween, a slasher movie that helped popularize the genre. Halloween introduced Michael Myers, who, at the age of six, killed his older sister, Judith, on Halloween night. Michael became the patient of Dr. Sam Loomis (Donald Pleasence) at Smiths Grove Sanitarium and never spoke again. On October 30, 1978, Michael escaped and returned to his hometown of Haddonfield, Illinois.
Michael Myers targeted Laurie Strode for years, though in the first timeline in the Halloween saga, he went after her daughter, Jamie Lloyd (Danielle Harris), after Laurie was killed between the events of Halloween II and Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers. Laurie Strode was Michael Myers main target again in the following retcons and in Rob Zombies remakes,...
Michael Myers targeted Laurie Strode for years, though in the first timeline in the Halloween saga, he went after her daughter, Jamie Lloyd (Danielle Harris), after Laurie was killed between the events of Halloween II and Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers. Laurie Strode was Michael Myers main target again in the following retcons and in Rob Zombies remakes,...
- 9/14/2024
- by Adrienne Tyler, Shawn S. Lealos
- ScreenRant

Quentin Tarantino's concept for a Halloween sequel involved Michael Myers on a road trip killing people. While Tarantino's exact idea was never executed, echoes of it can be found in the plot for Halloween Ends. Halloween Ends featured the divisive subplot of Corey Cunningham teaming up with Michael Myers, contradicting the established "Shape" character.
Quentin Tarantino was once on deck to write the sixth movie in the Halloween horror franchise, and while that never came to be, his core concept resurfaced in the last chapter of the reboot trilogy, Halloween Ends. The Halloween franchise has gone through multiple iterations (and an upcoming Halloween TV show) since the original, with different lines of continuity. While Rob Zombie's Halloween reboot from the late 2000s stands on its own, all other sequels and reboots can be traced back to Halloween (1978) and Halloween II (1981).
While there have been 13 Halloween movies made since the franchise began,...
Quentin Tarantino was once on deck to write the sixth movie in the Halloween horror franchise, and while that never came to be, his core concept resurfaced in the last chapter of the reboot trilogy, Halloween Ends. The Halloween franchise has gone through multiple iterations (and an upcoming Halloween TV show) since the original, with different lines of continuity. While Rob Zombie's Halloween reboot from the late 2000s stands on its own, all other sequels and reboots can be traced back to Halloween (1978) and Halloween II (1981).
While there have been 13 Halloween movies made since the franchise began,...
- 8/25/2024
- by Bill Dubiel
- ScreenRant


Best known for playing Annie Brackett in John Carpenter’s original Halloween, Nancy Loomis (aka Nancy Kyes) returns to the screen for the first time in over 30 years in the upcoming horror anthology Hauntology from Gravitas Ventures. We’ve got the exclusive trailer.
Hauntology comes to FrightFest on August 23 before hitting VOD on September 17.
Watch the official trailer below and read on for everything you need to know.
In addition to Nancy Kyes aka Nancy Loomis, the cast also includes Samantha Robinson, Zoey Luna (The Craft Legacy), and Naomi Grossman (American Horror Story).
“In this queer horror anthology, 12-year-old Venus runs away from home, but their journey is cut short when their older sister, Jazmin, spots them wheeling a suitcase down the sidewalk. Jazmin then takes Venus on a journey around Ohio, where Jazmin tells supernatural tales whose characters have more in common with Venus than they first realize.”
Hauntology features four ghostly vignettes…...
Hauntology comes to FrightFest on August 23 before hitting VOD on September 17.
Watch the official trailer below and read on for everything you need to know.
In addition to Nancy Kyes aka Nancy Loomis, the cast also includes Samantha Robinson, Zoey Luna (The Craft Legacy), and Naomi Grossman (American Horror Story).
“In this queer horror anthology, 12-year-old Venus runs away from home, but their journey is cut short when their older sister, Jazmin, spots them wheeling a suitcase down the sidewalk. Jazmin then takes Venus on a journey around Ohio, where Jazmin tells supernatural tales whose characters have more in common with Venus than they first realize.”
Hauntology features four ghostly vignettes…...
- 8/21/2024
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com

Watch the Trailer for Y2K: "On the last night of 1999, two high school juniors crash a New Years Eve party, only to find themselves fighting for their lives in this dial-up disaster comedy."
Directed by Kyle Mooney Written by Kyle Mooney & Evan Winter Produced by Evan Winter, Jonah Hill, Matt Dines, Alison Goodwin, Chris Storer, Cooper Wehde
Y2K - In Theaters on December 6, 2024
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Prime Video Orders Frightening Two-Part Competition Baking Special Killer Cakes from Blumhouse Television and High Noon Entertainment: "Prime Video announced it has ordered the new deliciously-gory, competition baking show, Killer Cakes. The Thursday, October 8, premiere date was also revealed and first-look images. The entire two-part special is set to debut exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.
From horror visionaries Blumhouse Television, and Cake Boss creators High Noon Entertainment, Killer Cakes is a one-of-a-kind competition show where bakers with...
Directed by Kyle Mooney Written by Kyle Mooney & Evan Winter Produced by Evan Winter, Jonah Hill, Matt Dines, Alison Goodwin, Chris Storer, Cooper Wehde
Y2K - In Theaters on December 6, 2024
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Prime Video Orders Frightening Two-Part Competition Baking Special Killer Cakes from Blumhouse Television and High Noon Entertainment: "Prime Video announced it has ordered the new deliciously-gory, competition baking show, Killer Cakes. The Thursday, October 8, premiere date was also revealed and first-look images. The entire two-part special is set to debut exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.
From horror visionaries Blumhouse Television, and Cake Boss creators High Noon Entertainment, Killer Cakes is a one-of-a-kind competition show where bakers with...
- 8/20/2024
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead

Horror movies often feature killers who are connected to the main characters, adding twists that stick with audiences long after the credits roll. Classic slashers like My Bloody Valentine and Halloween II showcase how familial relations can drive killers to seek vengeance and terrorize those closest to them. Movies like Psycho and Scream have cemented iconic twists in horror history, exploring the dark depths of the human psyche and redefining the genre with self-aware storytelling.
Warning: Spoilers Ahead!A horror movie is only as good as its villain, and in some cases, they turn out to be someone close to the protagonist. Whether that's a friend or family member, killers in movies of the horror and slasher variety often turn out to be related to the main characters. This often makes for a satisfying twist that keeps audiences engaged whilst still providing them with plenty of scares along the way.
Warning: Spoilers Ahead!A horror movie is only as good as its villain, and in some cases, they turn out to be someone close to the protagonist. Whether that's a friend or family member, killers in movies of the horror and slasher variety often turn out to be related to the main characters. This often makes for a satisfying twist that keeps audiences engaged whilst still providing them with plenty of scares along the way.
- 8/16/2024
- by Tom Lowe
- ScreenRant


Writers/directors Brea Grant (Torn Hearts) and Ed Dougherty (co-writer of Paint It Black) have wrapped production on their four-part horror anthology Grind, Deadline reports, adding that filming took place in the Los Angeles area. Grant got her start as an actress, working on such projects as Friday Night Lights, Midnight Movie, Heroes, Dexter, Rob Zombie’s Halloween II, and Ice Road Terror. She made her feature directorial debut with the 2013 film Best Friends Forever, and has since directed Torn Hearts, 12 Hour Shift, and episodes of Pandora, among other things. Doughterty has previously directed multiple short films and music videos.
The cast of Grind includes genre icon Barbara Crampton, James Paxton (Twisters), Christopher Marquette (Freddy vs. Jason), James Urbaniak (Oppenheimer), Rob Huebel (Welcome to the Jungle), Vinny Thomas (Platonic), Aubrey Shea (Nashville), Courtney Pauroso (Reno 911!), Ify Nwadiwe (Grand Crew), Jessika Van (Seoul Searching), James A. Janisse (Scream 2022), Sharlene Cruz...
The cast of Grind includes genre icon Barbara Crampton, James Paxton (Twisters), Christopher Marquette (Freddy vs. Jason), James Urbaniak (Oppenheimer), Rob Huebel (Welcome to the Jungle), Vinny Thomas (Platonic), Aubrey Shea (Nashville), Courtney Pauroso (Reno 911!), Ify Nwadiwe (Grand Crew), Jessika Van (Seoul Searching), James A. Janisse (Scream 2022), Sharlene Cruz...
- 8/15/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com


When you look at the true legacy of a scream queen there are a lot of options out there to choose from. When looking at the top of the heap though? I’d argue that there really is only one option. Jamie Lee Curtis has been making horror movies in 6 different decades now and while a lot of them are directly tied to her most famous franchise with 7 of her horror films being in the Halloween series, there’s so much more. In fact, her run from 1978 to 1981 includes the likes of Halloween 1 and 2, The Fog, Terror Train, and Prom Night. All of those movies have now been remade and are considered classics but there is one in there that doesn’t get talked about enough, was a bomb when it came out, but keeps getting better with age. While Halloween II came out and stole the spotlight in 1981, Road Games...
- 8/14/2024
- by Andrew Hatfield
- JoBlo.com


Charles Cyphers, who played Sheriff Leigh Brackett opposite Jamie Lee Curtis in three Halloween movies, performances that spanned a remarkable 43 years, has died. He was 85.
Cyphers died Sunday in Tucson, Arizona, after a brief illness, his manager, Chris Roe, announced.
“Charles was an incredibly lovable and sensitive man,” Roe said in a statement. “He always had the best stories, and you got a full performance while he told you them. He was a close friend and client for over 20 years.”
In addition to Halloween (1978), Cyphers appeared in five other projects from writer-director John Carpenter: Assault on Precinct 13 (1976); the 1978 and 1979 telefilms Somebody’s Watching Me! and Elvis; The Fog (1980) and Escape From New York (1981).
“He was an early and frequent collaborator with me on my early movies,” Carpenter wrote on Twitter. “A kind man, he was a friend. I shall miss him.”
Charles Cyphers has passed away. He was an...
Cyphers died Sunday in Tucson, Arizona, after a brief illness, his manager, Chris Roe, announced.
“Charles was an incredibly lovable and sensitive man,” Roe said in a statement. “He always had the best stories, and you got a full performance while he told you them. He was a close friend and client for over 20 years.”
In addition to Halloween (1978), Cyphers appeared in five other projects from writer-director John Carpenter: Assault on Precinct 13 (1976); the 1978 and 1979 telefilms Somebody’s Watching Me! and Elvis; The Fog (1980) and Escape From New York (1981).
“He was an early and frequent collaborator with me on my early movies,” Carpenter wrote on Twitter. “A kind man, he was a friend. I shall miss him.”
Charles Cyphers has passed away. He was an...
- 8/7/2024
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News

Charles Cyphers, best known for his role as Leigh Brackett in the Halloween films, died Sunday, August 4 from a brief illness in Tucson, Az, his manager Chris Roe confirmed to Deadline. He was 85.
“Charles was a lovable and sensitive man,” Roe said in a statement. “He always had the best stories, and you got a full performance while he told you. He was a close friend and client of many years who will be dearly missed.”
“His family asks for privacy at this time,” Roe added. “Details on a celebration of life ceremony will happen at a date and location to be determined.”
Cyphers worked extensively with Halloween‘s John Carpenter, first in the 1976 action film Assault on Precinct 13, in which he played Starker, one of the ill-fated police officers gunned down by gang members. He next appeared in Carpenter’s 1980 horror film The Fog, playing Dan O’Bannon, and...
“Charles was a lovable and sensitive man,” Roe said in a statement. “He always had the best stories, and you got a full performance while he told you. He was a close friend and client of many years who will be dearly missed.”
“His family asks for privacy at this time,” Roe added. “Details on a celebration of life ceremony will happen at a date and location to be determined.”
Cyphers worked extensively with Halloween‘s John Carpenter, first in the 1976 action film Assault on Precinct 13, in which he played Starker, one of the ill-fated police officers gunned down by gang members. He next appeared in Carpenter’s 1980 horror film The Fog, playing Dan O’Bannon, and...
- 8/6/2024
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV


Over the course of a screen acting career that stretched across fifty years, Charles Cyphers racked up 100 credits, but he’s best known for his collaborations with John Carpenter, having appeared in the director’s Assault on Precinct 13, Halloween, Someone’s Watching Me!, Elvis, The Fog, and Escape from New York. His most popular character was Sheriff Leigh Brackett from the 1978 Halloween, a role he reprised in 1981’s Halloween II and, after a forty year absence from the Halloween franchise, 2021’s Halloween Kills. Sadly, we’ve lost this great character actor, as Variety reports that Cyphers has passed away “from a brief illness” at the age of 85.
Cyphers’ manager Chris Roe confirmed his passing to Variety and provided the following statement: “Charles was a lovable and sensitive man. He always had the best stories, and you got a full performance while he told you. He was a close friend and...
Cyphers’ manager Chris Roe confirmed his passing to Variety and provided the following statement: “Charles was a lovable and sensitive man. He always had the best stories, and you got a full performance while he told you. He was a close friend and...
- 8/6/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com

Charles Cyphers, known for his role as Sheriff Leigh Brackett in the “Halloween” franchise, died from a brief illness in Tucson, Ariz., on Sunday, his manager Chris Roe announced. He was 85.
“Charles was a lovable and sensitive man,” Roe said in a statement shared with Variety. “He always had the best stories, and you got a full performance while he told you. He was a close friend and client on many years who will be dearly missed.”
Cyphers first played Sheriff Brackett in John Carpenter’s 1978 horror film “Halloween,” starring Jamie Lee Curtis as Laurie in her film debut. He reprised his role in the 1981 sequel “Halloween II” and 2021’s “Halloween Kills.”
Cyphers initially worked with Carpenter on the 1976 action film “Assault on Precinct 13,” in which he played Starker, a police officer. After the original “Halloween,” he appeared in the filmmaker’s 1980 horror pic “The Fog” and 1981 film “Escape From New York.
“Charles was a lovable and sensitive man,” Roe said in a statement shared with Variety. “He always had the best stories, and you got a full performance while he told you. He was a close friend and client on many years who will be dearly missed.”
Cyphers first played Sheriff Brackett in John Carpenter’s 1978 horror film “Halloween,” starring Jamie Lee Curtis as Laurie in her film debut. He reprised his role in the 1981 sequel “Halloween II” and 2021’s “Halloween Kills.”
Cyphers initially worked with Carpenter on the 1976 action film “Assault on Precinct 13,” in which he played Starker, a police officer. After the original “Halloween,” he appeared in the filmmaker’s 1980 horror pic “The Fog” and 1981 film “Escape From New York.
- 8/6/2024
- by Michaela Zee
- Variety Film + TV


Rob Zombie has said that for every one film project of his that moves forward, there are five potential projects that fall by the wayside. We haven’t heard of quite that many unmade Rob Zombie movies, but we have heard of several over the years that never got off the ground… and unfortunately, most of them sounded pretty interesting. A little over a year ago, Zombie had said he didn’t know what his next movie is going to be, but he did know what it’s not going to be: he won’t be continuing his Firefly franchise, and he doesn’t want to make a sequel to The Munsters (which was poorly received). So while he figures out his next cinematic move, we we have put together a list of Rob Zombie Movies We Want To See!
Dr. Satan Prequel/Sequel
Okay, so this flies right in...
Dr. Satan Prequel/Sequel
Okay, so this flies right in...
- 7/31/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com

Anthony Perkins' role as Norman Bates in Psycho set the standard for the slasher genre, with a shocking split personality twist. Anthony Hopkins' unmatched performance as Dr. Hannibal Lecter in The Silence of the Lambs won him an Academy Award in just 24 minutes on screen. Mads Mikkelsen's portrayal of Dr. Hannibal Lecter in the TV series Hannibal leaned more towards seductive, charming, and manipulative aspects.
Despite their deranged morality and insatiable need for murder, audiences cant get enough of their favorite fictional serial killers. As a glimpse into a horrifying world where tormented souls continually gave into their darkest impulses, following the stories of deranged killers allowed viewers to experience these chilling, consistent murderers from the safe distance of a fictional narrative. While they have not been real criminals, the effective performances of these killers meant their names were forever entrenched in popular culture.
The success of the best...
Despite their deranged morality and insatiable need for murder, audiences cant get enough of their favorite fictional serial killers. As a glimpse into a horrifying world where tormented souls continually gave into their darkest impulses, following the stories of deranged killers allowed viewers to experience these chilling, consistent murderers from the safe distance of a fictional narrative. While they have not been real criminals, the effective performances of these killers meant their names were forever entrenched in popular culture.
The success of the best...
- 7/28/2024
- by Stephen Holland
- ScreenRant

John Carpenter's Halloween had no alternate ending, but other movies in the franchise have. The Halloween franchise has gone through many changes, with five different timelines, the latest being the reboot trilogy. Alternate endings exist in films like Halloween II, Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers, Rob Zombie's Halloween II, and Halloween 2018.
John Carpenters Halloween doesnt have an unseen alternate ending, but five other movies in the Halloween franchise do and only one of them was better than the final cuts ending. Carpenters Halloween arrived in 1978 to develop the slasher genre in the 1980s and start a franchise with many sequels, novels, and more. The Halloween franchise went through so many changes throughout the years that it currently has five different timelines, the latest one being the reboot trilogy and some of its movies would be different had they kept whats now their alternate ending.
Carpenters 1978 Halloween...
John Carpenters Halloween doesnt have an unseen alternate ending, but five other movies in the Halloween franchise do and only one of them was better than the final cuts ending. Carpenters Halloween arrived in 1978 to develop the slasher genre in the 1980s and start a franchise with many sequels, novels, and more. The Halloween franchise went through so many changes throughout the years that it currently has five different timelines, the latest one being the reboot trilogy and some of its movies would be different had they kept whats now their alternate ending.
Carpenters 1978 Halloween...
- 7/27/2024
- by Adrienne Tyler
- ScreenRant


Actress-turned-filmmaker Devanny Pinn makes her directorial debut with The Black Mass, one of my favorite horror films of the year.
This gruesome and nasty slasher calls to mind serial killer thrillers of the past, including John McNaughton’s masterful Henry, and is now streaming on Screambox.
A true-crime thriller based on events in Florida during the winter of 1978, it unfolds over 24 hours and centers on a serial killer in the lead-up to his ultimate, deranged killing spree.
“Presenting a harrowing and unsettling portrayal of the twisted mind of a notorious murderer, Pinn also explores the devastating consequences of his violent actions on the victims and survivors alike,” FrightFest wrote out of its International Premiere.
Jeremy London (Mallrats) co-stars alongside genre veterans Lisa Wilcox (A Nightmare on Elm Street 4), Susan Lanier (The Hills Have Eyes), Lew Temple (The Devil’s Rejects), Eileen Dietz (The Exorcist), Nicky Whelan (Halloween II), and Kathleen Kinmont...
This gruesome and nasty slasher calls to mind serial killer thrillers of the past, including John McNaughton’s masterful Henry, and is now streaming on Screambox.
A true-crime thriller based on events in Florida during the winter of 1978, it unfolds over 24 hours and centers on a serial killer in the lead-up to his ultimate, deranged killing spree.
“Presenting a harrowing and unsettling portrayal of the twisted mind of a notorious murderer, Pinn also explores the devastating consequences of his violent actions on the victims and survivors alike,” FrightFest wrote out of its International Premiere.
Jeremy London (Mallrats) co-stars alongside genre veterans Lisa Wilcox (A Nightmare on Elm Street 4), Susan Lanier (The Hills Have Eyes), Lew Temple (The Devil’s Rejects), Eileen Dietz (The Exorcist), Nicky Whelan (Halloween II), and Kathleen Kinmont...
- 7/26/2024
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com


We have an extremely exciting July lined up for Screambox users looking for some horror fireworks.
Highlights include the rarely seen Walking After Midnight: The Making of Survival of the Dead, a full-length film documenting the making of George A Romero’s zombie classic, as well as the ultra gory, must-see serial killer slasher The Black Mass, and religious anthology Body Parts.
The month is jam-packed with quality films, such as:
Drawing comparisons to The Witch, from Bloody Disgusting and Music Box, comes German gothic folk tale Hagazussa curses Screambox on July 12. Hailed by The Hollywood Reporter as “a spellbinding audiovisual symphony,” the film earned a 93% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Go behind the scenes of George A. Romero‘s final film with Walking After Midnight: The Making of Survival of the Dead exclusively on Screambox July 26. The feature-length documentary follows the master of horror’s Survival of the Dead from production to premiere.
Highlights include the rarely seen Walking After Midnight: The Making of Survival of the Dead, a full-length film documenting the making of George A Romero’s zombie classic, as well as the ultra gory, must-see serial killer slasher The Black Mass, and religious anthology Body Parts.
The month is jam-packed with quality films, such as:
Drawing comparisons to The Witch, from Bloody Disgusting and Music Box, comes German gothic folk tale Hagazussa curses Screambox on July 12. Hailed by The Hollywood Reporter as “a spellbinding audiovisual symphony,” the film earned a 93% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Go behind the scenes of George A. Romero‘s final film with Walking After Midnight: The Making of Survival of the Dead exclusively on Screambox July 26. The feature-length documentary follows the master of horror’s Survival of the Dead from production to premiere.
- 7/1/2024
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
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