An extremely important character in the HalloweeN franchise is Big Joe Grizzly. He was responsible for giving Michael Myers his knife and his fancy coveralls (without Grizzly, Michael might’ve worn a three-piece suit for all we know). As you may have guessed it, “Big Joe Grizzly” wasn’t his actual name (no person, real or fictional, could possibly…

As a lot of horror film and Halloween fans know, John Carpenter, creator of the Halloween series took the third instalment in a completely different direction to the previous two films. Halloween (1978) and Halloween II (1981) are a back-to-back double feature in their structure, as the sequel continues the events of one Halloween night. But Carpenter wanted to…

Thanks to the wonders of technology, fellow member Ramonesome recently joined me in rewatching 1998’s Halloween H20. After viewing this film again, we expressed our views and concerns. Here’s the discussion we had. knowbody: This flick seems to get plenty of love, but I’m not a fan of it. I only liked a few scattered…

Michael Myers is not a mindless brute when it comes to killing. He has working knowledge of cars, farm equipment, laundry machines and, in this case, electricity. After 10 years of unconsciousness, Myers returned sharper than ever in Halloween 4. He wanted to take Haddonfield by surprise and have the town to himself. This meant…

Little is known about Dr. Mixter, except for the fact that he was a raging alcoholic. The night of October 31st, 1978, Mixter was the attending physician at Haddonfield Memorial Hospital. In Halloween II, Mixter tended to Laurie after Evil (a.k.a. Michael Myers) attacked her. It was no surprise to the hospital staff that Mixter…