The Return and Revenge of Michael Myers: The DVD Years
As DVDs became a ubiquitous format for average people and nerds alike in the early 2000s, it was kicked to the curb by the rivalry between High Density and Blu-ray. The DVD was overshadowed and deemed passé in the blink of an eye. I’m fond of the era when the DVD was the preeminent format for movies. I…
Survival of Dr. Loomis: HalloweeN to Return of Michael Myers
The force of pure evil has given Michael Myers the strength to survive just about anything. But, what about Michael’s nemesis, Dr. Sam Loomis? How has Loomis managed to absorb the punishment that he has received over the course of the HalloweeN series? While Dr. Loomis wasn’t injured in Halloween, things changed for the character during…
Alternate HalloweeN Scenes Exist (Part 1)
The HALLOWEEN film franchise has produced one of the most loyal fan bases ever witnessed in movie history. We the fans watch these films repeatedly, enjoying and scrutinizing over each and every detail. What is unbeknownst to many fans is that a whole catalog of alternate cuts of these movies exists. These alternate cuts often include…
Alone In The Dark with Dr. Loomis and Jason Voorhees
Alone in the Dark (1982) has a dream team cast. It stars three legendary actors: Jack Palance, Donald Pleasence and Martin Landau. This movie, directed by Jack Sholder, came very close to adding another noteworthy feature. One of its characters, a psychopath called Bleeder, wears a hockey/goalie mask to hide his face. Bleeder murders someone…
Michael Myers Techniques: Two-Hand Head Crush
HalloweeN’s Michael Myers usually prefers to use really long kitchen knives to dispatch his victims. However, the Myers Techniques article series will profile other ways in which Myers has brought death to people. This first entry will look at instances when Myers has attacked someone using his Two-Hand Head Crush method. Michael Myers first used…