Episode #008: Halloween (1978)

Happy Halloween!

Just in time for Halloween, on today’s podcast adventure, Adolfo and Mark discuss the 1978 John Carpenter classic: HALLOWEEN! On today’s discussion:

How Rob Zombie put his own spin on the much maligned remake
When did Adolfo and Mark experience Halloween?
How an iconic horror movie has little to no blood and gore
Elementary school book fairs!
Local video stores! (Shout out to the late Mr. Willie’s)
John Carpenter’s early film career before he got the HALLOWEEN job
Weird Al and Chris Hardwick in a HALLOWEEN movie?
The William Shatner connection
The film’s connection to PSYCHO
The POV murder sequence that opens the film
Slasher movies as morality plays
The “Final Girl” trope
Why we laugh at Tommy’s pain
The relatively low body count
Why you must always check the backseat of your car.
Who cares about the the motivation of Michael Myers?
Did the WWE rip off HALLOWEEN?
You can’t kill Evil
Carpenter’s excellent film score and how he can’t even read music.
The glory days of VHS tapes!
Is the film Misogynist or Feminist?
The nany sequels and remake
The ATARI 2600 video game!
This week in Film History
David Pumpkins (ANY QUESTIONS?)


PLUS REFERENCES TO:
• ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13 (1976)
• BATMAN RETURNS (1992)
• BRAM STOKER’S DRACULA (1992)
• THE CABIN IN THE WOODS (2012)
• DARK STAR (1974)
• THE DEVIL’S REJECTS (2005)
• THE FRIDAY THE 13th Series
• HALLOWEEN (2007)
• HALLOWEEN II (1981)
• HALLOWEEN III: SEASON OF THE WITCH (1983)
• HALLOWEEN H20 (1998)
• GRINDHOUSE (2007)
• MANIAC (2012)
• THE NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET Series
• THE PAGEMASTER (1993)
• PSYCHO (1960)
• THE THING (1982)
• THE THING (2011)
• THE THING FROM ANOTHER WORLD (1951)
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