Horror fans are showing up like never before at conventions this year. Much like with the previous Monster Mania 24, the fans came in droves to the recent Horror Hound Weekend held in Cincinnati. Overall, the event was described by some attendees as disorganized and too crowded. The long line-ups and some of the prices…

When one speaks of the HalloweeN franchise, two main villains come to mind. The first, of course, is the masked killer Michael Myers. The second is Tina Williams. Michael Myers was a fictional character who struck fear into the hearts of every citizen of Haddonfield. Tina Williams, however, was a real person whose purpose was to bring down the…

For this writer, Katee Sackhoff is known mainly as Jen from Halloween: Resurrection. Years after filming H8, Katee went on to find worldwide fame as Kara Thrace a.k.a. Starbuck on the television series Battlestar Galactica (2004-2009). Katee’s work on Battlestar earned her critical praise and awards. I never watched Battlestar Galactica. I’m also culpable of…

After meeting her fate at the hands of Michael Myers in Rob Zombie’s Halloween (2007), Lynda was remembered in Halloween II (2009) via an altercation between her father and Dr. Loomis. This element reminded viewers of the consequences of violence and how people’s lives are affected. It’s rare for a slasher movie to tackle such matters. I also appreciated that Halloween II…

Don Shanks, who played Michael Myers and the Man in Black in Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers, recently disclosed some HalloweeN tidbits. During a discussion panel held at Monster Mania 21 on March 10, 2012, Shanks expanded on the alternate opening scene of Halloween 5. Shanks revealed that there was a deleted sequence where…