HalloweeN Icons John Carpenter and Alan Howarth at Fan Expo 2012
The Fan Expo of 2011 had been headlined by horror star Robert Englund (alongside my personal favorites Danielle Harris, Doug Bradley and Lance Henriksen). Fan Expo 2012, however, catered more to Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Comics and everything else non-Horror. The most popular guests this time were Stan Lee, Gillian Anderson, Christopher Lloyd (wtf) and Amanda Tapping. They descended upon the city of…
Michael Myers and Halloween III Masks by DWN Productions
Many things excite me about this hobby. I’m especially fond of mask makers who push the boundaries with innovative sculpts and concepts. Featured here is DWN Productions, a mask and film company that isn’t afraid to try out new things. DWN were the first to introduce the melted Halloween III trio (Skull, Pumpkin, Witch) and…
Michael Myers and HalloweeN III Masks in other Films
There have been several instances where a Mask from one of the HalloweeN movies has appeared in another film. I thought it would be interesting to document such cases – two at a time. The year of 1998 saw a resurgence in the slasher genre. This movement began with 1996’s Scream, which used parody to expand…
Twixt : Francis Ford Coppola’s new Horror Film
Francis Ford Coppola’s forthcoming release is to be a quirky horror film starring Val Kilmer. Coppola wrote and directed Twixt, which premiered at 2011’s Toronto International Film Festival in September. Coppola has stated that Twixt is a very personal film. It is partially based on Coppola’s feelings of guilt over the real life loss of…
Halloween 6: A Game between two Doctors
In Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995), why did Dr. Wynn choose Dr. Loomis as the man to replace him as Michael Myers’ guardian and leader of the cult of Thorn? I’ve watched both the Theatrical Version and Producer’s Cut of the film, but it doesn’t make much sense to me. Part of this…