Michael Myers Techniques: Knife In Back Lift

This second entry in the Myers Techniques series serves to prove that what Dr. Loomis saw in Michael Myers’ eyes was indeed pure darkness. There is definitely an inhuman quality to stabbing someone from behind and then raising them up off their feet with one arm. This method demands great physical power from Michael and it speaks to his diabolical nature. Michael Myers first…

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…

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…

Apollo 18 : Houston, we have a Problem

The found-footage genre took us deep into the woods with The Blair Witch Project (1999). It exposed the ghost of John Wayne Gacy in 8213: Gacy House (2010). It documented a demonic entity in the Paranormal Activity series. In Diary of the Dead (2008), found-footage highlighted the deceased returning to life. With Apollo 18, the…