Halloween (1978) Modernized Trailer
With Halloween comes the tricks and the treats, today we offer you a TREAT! This is a modernized trailer for John Carpenter’s classic, HALLOWEEN. Viewing this trailer gives you a true sense of what this iconic movie’s trailer may look like were it released in 2015 rather than thirty seven years ago. I have seen…
The Michael Myers who was shot six Times
A man whose name doesn’t come up often enough when discussing HalloweeN and Michael Myers is James Winburn. James Winburn was the stunt coordinator for John Carpenter’s Halloween (1978). It is common knowledge that Winburn donned the Michael Myers mask when he performed the stunt involving a fall from the balcony at the end of…
Shatner as Mark Preston Resembles Michael Myers Mask
Who is Mr. Mark Preston? He is a character in the 1975 film The Devil’s Rain. Mark Preston is played by William Shatner, the man whose face as Star Trek’s Captain Kirk was used to make the Michael Myers mask from Halloween. But that’s not the only reason why Mark Preston resembles the Michael Myers…
Halloween Returns: Huge Update from the Director
Yesterday may have been Labor Day but we got an early Halloween treat just the same! Marcus Dunstan, the director of the upcoming HALLOWEEN RETURNS, gave a huge update concerning the details of the next film in the franchise! The credit for this information goes to Shane Poole & Dan Chase, who conducted the interview:…
Alan Howarth Performs The Music of Halloween & Michael Myers
The music of Halloween and Michael Myers (and other John Carpenter-related films and characters) came to life at Flashback Weekend earlier this month as musician Alan Howarth performed many of the creepy tunes that bring to mind the town of Haddonfield. Alan Howarth is, of course, revered for his involvement in the musical scores for the films Halloween II,…