Horror Is Not Dead, Just Changing. But this Change Sucks
Looking at the box office take for Paranormal Activity and Twilight tells me two things: One, Horror is alive and well at the theater. Two, the majority of people want their horror only mildly scary, with pretty endings and as far away from “old school” horror as possible. Horror is always and will always be…
Trick r’ Treat: A Halloween go-to film
In 2007 Michael Dougherty finally had the chance to bring his “Trick r’ Treat” to life, but the only problem was that it wouldn’t see the light of day anytime soon. For one reason or another, the film only made festival and screening rounds for nearly 2 years. It wasn’t until 2009 that it had…
Could Robert Englund be Freddy again?
You’re probably curious as to how this could happen and it’s very simple. Wes Craven created an alternate Freddy in New Nightmare. This Freddy existed in the “real world” as apposed to the movies. His main goal was to get Heather (Nancy) to play her part again. After taking out her husband and terrorizing her…
Does the White Mask Define Michael Myers?
If Michael wore a different mask,would it still feel like and be a HalloweeN film? I remember Vince and Mike from Rabbit in Red Radio talking about this awhile ago, but I never really thought about it until a few days ago. My first thought was yes – Michael needs his white mask or it wouldn’t…
Did the Halloween II TV cut change the feel of the original?
Looking back at the TV version of Halloween II, I’ve noticed how much the editing gives it a different feel from the original. Some of you who’ve seen both the Romero and the Argento cut of DOTD78 would know what I’m trying to say. A little cutting and editing can give a whole different perspective…