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Australia’s Imprint Films has launched pre-orders for a massive Halloween I-v 4K Uhd + Blu-ray SteelBook collection housed in Jack O’Lantern packaging modeled after the original film.

Limited to 1,000 individually numbered copies, the custom-made Pvc display case measures 29 x 27 x 25cm. The pumpkin features a flickering LED light.

The 13-disc set includes John Carpenter’s Halloween (1978), Rick Rosenthal’s Halloween II (1981), Tommy Lee Wallace’s Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982), Dwight H. Little’s Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988), and Dominique Othenin-Girard’s Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989).

Each film is housed in its own SteelBook case alongside a booklet featuring new essays from Horror...

The last time Jason Voorhees graced the screen, Barack Obama had just taken office as president, Michael Jackson was still alive, and Scream and Evil Dead were only trilogies.

A lot has changed since 2009, but the demand for a new Friday the 13th movie has only grown more fervent over the past 16 years. At long last, the man behind the mask is back… with an asterisk.

The horror icon returns in Sweet Revenge, a short film from Jason Universe — the recently launched multi-platform expansion of the Friday the 13th franchise spearheaded by rights holders Horror Inc. — produced in conjunction with Angry Orchard.

It’s no surprise that the initial announcement was met with skepticism, as the vignette could have been little more than a cynical cash grab. With a 15-minute runtime, however, the project is more substantial than the glorified commercial many feared it would be, and the hard cider...

Arrow Video‘s October line-up includes 4K Ultra HD editions of In the Mouth of Madness, Spawn, and Ms. 45.

In the Mouth of Madness will be released on 4K Uhd on October 7.

The 1994 cosmic horror film is directed by master of horror John Carpenter and written by Michael De Luca (Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare).

Special features:

4K restoration from the original 35mm camera negative by Arrow Films (new) 4K (2160p) Ultra HD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible) Original lossless DTS-hd Ma 5.1 and stereo 2.0 audio options Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing Audio commentary with director John Carpenter and producer Sandy King Carpenter Audio commentary with director John Carpenter and director of photography Gary B. Kibbe Audio commentary by Colors of the Dark podcast hosts Rebekah McKendry & Elric Kane (new) Making Madness- Interview with producer Sandy King Carpenter (new) Do You Read Sutter Cane?...

Every horror fan has their favorite Halloween film. The franchise, started by John Carpenter in 1978, introduced the world to Michael Myers and the rest was genre history. The slasher sub-genre became the dominant horror style of the '80s with a handful of Halloween sequels for moviegoers to choose from. That being said, one of the most beloved films of the series starring Jamie Lee Curtis came out of the '90s. Now Neca is honoring Halloween's first legacy sequel with a brand-new figure.

A part of Neca’s popular seven-inch-scale “Ultimate” horror line, their latest Michael Myers figure is based on Halloween H20: 20 Years Later. The figure comes with two alternate heads, five alternate hands, a blood-stained kitchen knife, an axe, a killer ice skate, and a pumpkin with a knife stabbed into it. Neca has been working the last couple of years making figures for each Halloween film.

Now that we're officially past the 4th of July weekend, it's the start of the spooky season for most avid horror fans. Some stores have already started putting out Halloween decorations and Spirit Halloween is set to open up once again next month around the country. In terms of film franchises, there's no better way to kick off this chilling time of year than with John Carpenter’s Halloween. The slasher series has over a dozen films to its name and now Halloween is getting a new book honoring the night Michael Myers came home.

Written by Wayne Byrne and released by Bloomsbury Publishing, You Can't Kill the Boogeyman: The Ongoing Halloween Saga - 13 Movies and Counting is releasing on August 7th. The book explores Halloween’s impact over the last five decades and its lasting effect on pop culture. There will be a ton of new interviews with the directors,...

Few franchises can say that they've endured the way that "Halloween" has. Directed by the horror master himself, John Carpenter, the 1978 classic that started it all remains one of the most beloved movies the genre has ever produced. It also resulted in a series of sequels and reboots that have allowed Michael Myers to endure for nearly 50 years in the larger pop culture consciousness.

Carpenter's original movie sets the tone right out of the gate, with a young Michael Myers killing his older sister, Judith Myers, in a brutal fashion. We see the whole thing in Pov before the gut-punch of a reveal that it was a young boy behind this cold-blooded murder. The rest of the film picks up years later, with Michael now an adult let loose on the town of Haddonfield, leaving quite a few more bodies in his wake.

But why did that young boy decide...

On Set Cinema is hosting screenings of 1988’s Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers, 1989’s Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers, and 1995’s Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers at their original filming locations in Utah.

Halloween 5 will screen at The Myers House filming location in Salt Lake City, with an optional overnight stays inside the house, on August 8.

Halloween 6 will screen at The Myers/Strode House filming location in Salt Lake City, with special guest Devin Gardner (Danny Strode), on August 9.

Halloween 4 will screen at the Vincent Drug filming location in Midvale on August 10.

On Set Cinema’s other upcoming screenings include:

May 17-18 – Cabin Fever July 11-12 – Children of the Corn July 19 – Child’s Play 3 August 31-September 2 – Jason Lives September 13 – The Warriors October 3 – The Goonies October 4 – Dr. Giggles October 5 – The Shining October 11 – Scream November 9 – Curtains

Tickets for all events are on sale now.

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The Bloody Disgusting-powered Screambox is home to a variety of unique horror content, from originals and exclusives to cult classics and documentaries. With such a rapidly-growing library, there are many hidden gems waiting to be discovered.

Here are five recommendations you can stream on Screambox right now.

Evil Dead Trap

Mix up your January Giallo viewing with Evil Dead Trap. Although its title invokes Evil Dead – and there’s a bit of Sam Raimi-esque kineticism in the camerawork – the 1988 Japanese film shares more in common with the lurid Italian thrillers: a mysterious killer, elaborate murder set pieces, gruesome violence, stylish cinematography, a dreamlike atmosphere, and an infectious synth score.

Upon receiving a graphic snuff film, a late-night TV host (Miyuki Ono) rallies a small production crew to investigate its origins at an abandoned military base. The story plays out in a manner that could be considered a slasher, but...

In hindsight, 1978's "Halloween" was always destined to have a sequel. Co-writer/director John Carpenter and co-writer/producer Debra Hill even included a particularly prophetic line of dialogue in their tale of a supernaturally-charged maniac, Michael Myers, terrorizing his hometown on Halloween night: "You can't kill the bogeyman." Thanks to the film's massive success critically, commercially, and culturally, "Halloween II" was practically a given.

While "Halloween" concludes with the assertion that Myers has indeed not yet been killed, a trickier question for Carpenter and Hill concerned what to do with the other surviving supporting characters. Dr. Sam Loomis (Donald Pleasance) was established as the Van Helsing to Myers' Dracula, so his return was fairly natural. A bigger issue revolved around bringing back star Jamie Lee Curtis as Laurie Strode, the babysitter who unfortunately crosses Myers' path and becomes the focus of his All Hallows' Eve rampage. Not wanting to kill...

They say you shouldn't meet your heroes because you may end up being disappointed. This is exactly what happened to Halloween franchise actresses Danielle Harris and Scout Taylor-Compton when they met Jamie Lee Curtis two years ago at the premiere of Halloween Ends. In a post-script to the unfortunate encounter, the pair revealed that Curtis finally reached out to make things right.

The pair have their own Halloween history, with a young Harris starring in Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers and Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers. She also showed up in Rob Zombie's 2007 remake alongside Taylor-Compton, who went on to appear in the 2009 sequel. Due to their shared history, Harris and Compton were looking forward to meeting Curtis, but what they detailed was anything but joyous. Now, two years later, Harris and Taylor-Compton have revealed that Curtis reached out to them individually and all might...

Halloweens villain Michael Myers has become a cinematic icon and a favorite among horror fans, and while many are aware that Michael Myers was originally named The Shape, they might not know why. The Halloween franchise has seen many ups and downs with multiple retcons, remakes, and reboots of the series. Though not all Halloween films have been successful, they have certainly helped maintain the popularity and reputation of Michael Myers, who is now part of pop culture, being referred to and parodied on multiple occasions in different films and TV shows from all genres.

Michael Myers is credited as "The Shape in the original Halloween before being officially credited as "Michael Myers" in the sequels, only for the most recent Halloween trilogy, including Halloween Kills and Halloween Ends, to return to crediting him as The Shape. With the constant switching back and forth, and the fact that the name...

If there’s any show that nails the spirit of Halloween, it’s Modern Family. The sitcom gave us amazing storylines surrounding the holiday, while also introducing us to some fun costume ideas. In the eleven seasons of the show, seven episodes included the spooky theme of Halloween in it. The Dunphy family is usually at the center of planning the celebrations due to Claire’s obsession with the holiday.

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Julie Bowen’s Claire goes all out with her passion, often crossing the limits with how scary and gory Halloween can be. It is one day when Claire, who is usually the one shutting down Phil’s bizarre ideas, gets to do something fun and crazy. The seven Halloween episodes are ranked here from the worst to the best.

7. Good Grief Modern Family – Season 10, Episode 5

Good Grief is not by any means a...

The bungling of Trick ‘r Treat by Warner Bros. — shelving it after well-received festival screenings before unceremoniously dumping it straight to DVD in 2009 — is well-documented, but had it received a traditional theatrical release and underperformed, there’s a chance it may have never entered the cultural zeitgeist. Instead, its authentic cult roots allowed it to blossom into the contemporary classic we celebrate today.

Trick ‘r Treat stands alongside the opening credits of Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers as a felicitous distillation of the Halloween atmosphere on celluloid. Sam, the impish demon played by 7-year-old Quinn Lord that serves as the film’s mascot, personifies the tricks and treats of Halloween while serving as the connective tissue between segments.

Writer-director Michael Dougherty — in his feature debut after making a name for himself as a writer on X2: X-Men United and Superman Returns — evokes Pulp Fiction with his expertly crafted...

One of gaming's biggest and baddest franchises, Resident Evil, arguably wouldn't exist without the man who revitalized horror and zombie cinema in 1968 with Night of the Living Dead. It only makes sense that at the turn of the millennium, when Capcom partnered with Sony to create a feature film adaptation of their hit zombie video game series, they chose the one and only person best suited for the job: George A. Romero.

Like so many other video game adaptations, though, this would never see the light of day. This left fans with unanswered questions for years and gave the world a series of films largely unfaithful to the source material until Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City tried to remedy their misdeeds. Romero's film is the subject of an upcoming documentary that looks to unearth the secrets that led to the failure of one of gaming's biggest "what ifs?...

The “Halloween” movie series has had quite a journey, spanning over four decades and presenting multiple timelines that can leave even the most devoted fans scratching their heads. With the release of each film, Michael Myers has become a horror icon, and Jamie Lee Curtis’ portrayal of Laurie Strode has cemented her as a symbol of survival and strength. Whether you’re new to the series or a long-time fan, knowing the correct order to watch them is essential to fully appreciate the intricate (and sometimes confusing) narrative threads. Here’s a guide on how to watch all the “Halloween” movies in both chronological and release order.

Halloween Movies in Release Date Order

If you prefer to watch the “Halloween” films based on when they were released, here’s how they line up:

Halloween (1978) Halloween II (1981) Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982) – (Unrelated to Michael Myers) Halloween 4: The Return...

Cullen Bunn Releases Three New Tales Of Terror: "Outer Shadows and Outland Entertainment are proud to present three new one-shot horror stories from Cullen Bunn, Diogo Carvalho, Luay Garwan, and Eman Casallos. The Kickstarter campaign for Cullen Bunn’S Triple Threat Of Terror launches before Halloween. The campaign will fund three single issue one-shots to be published by Outland Entertainment.

The three one-shots include The Window, Long Pig & Azrael, and Death Duel With The Chainsaw Witches.

Outer Shadows is thrilled to present Cullen’s Terror Triple-Threat, a special, horror-filled campaign introducing three different one-shot Tales of Terror, written by master of horror comics Cullen Bunn and illustrated by an exciting rogue’s gallery of artists.

The Window, illustrated by Luay Garwan with colors by Paul Little and letters by Shannon Potratz, follows a family who moves into a new home… only to discover that one window looks out onto...

From Trancas International Films and CineLife Entertainment®, John Carpenter’s original horror classic Halloween returns to theaters this month and it’s not coming back alone.

Halloween (1978) will return to the big screen this October, hitting over 600 theatres and drive-ins across more than 400 markets. Additionally, Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers and Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers return to theaters in select markets.

“The best way to experience Halloween this season, is on the big screen,” stated Malek Akkad, CEO of Trancas International Films. “We are excited to collaborate with our partners at CineLife

Entertainment® to bring Halloween, Halloween 4 and Halloween 5 to so many theaters and markets. This is a chance for both long-time fans and a new generation to experience the thrill of these iconic films as they were meant to be seen.”

“We are excited to bring the most prominent and enduring horror film...

Halloween H2O introduced a new family member for the franchise's hero and Final Girl, but what happened to Laurie Strode's son, John? Halloween follows the story of Michael Myers, who, after killing his sister when he was six years old, was sent to Smith's Grove Sanitarium. Fifteen years later, Michael escaped and returned to Haddonfield, Illinois, where he began stalking Laurie. As the franchise evolved, Laurie had a daughter, Jamie Lloyd (Danielle Harris), introduced in 1988's Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers. After Laurie's death, Jamie becomes the new protagonist, but her timeline ends up retconned.

The first Halloween retcon happened in 1998 with Halloween H20: 20 Years Later. The new Halloween timeline brings Laurie back and leaves Jamie Lloyd aside. Halloween H20 ignored all the movies after Halloween 2. Laurie and Michael are still siblings, and it's explained that Laurie faked her death so she could hide from Michael and live a normal life,...

With Fall already here and October kicking off this week, peak Halloween season is officially upon us. Seasonal fall flavors are lining the store shelves, the leaves are starting to turn, and the summer sun is on its way out, vacating to make room for that crisp, cool weather.

In other words, it’s the perfect time to cozy up and watch more horror movies, and this week’s streaming picks are dedicated to Fall-centric horror movies that exude a pitch perfect autumn atmosphere. Some of them even embrace the Halloween holiday we all love so much.

Here’s where you can stream them this week.

For more Stay Home, Watch Horror picks, click here.

Dark Night of the Scarecrow – AMC+, Fandango at Home, Midnight Pulp, Peacock, the Roku Channel, Shudder, Tubi

Don’t let the simplicity of this made-for-tv movie fool you; Dark Night of the Scarecrow is compelling storytelling.

The core of the Halloween saga is Michael Myers killing sprees, with Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) being his ultimate target, and his motives to kill her have changed a couple of times. In 1978, John Carpenter directed Halloween, a slasher movie that helped popularize the genre. Halloween introduced Michael Myers, who, at the age of six, killed his older sister, Judith, on Halloween night. Michael became the patient of Dr. Sam Loomis (Donald Pleasence) at Smiths Grove Sanitarium and never spoke again. On October 30, 1978, Michael escaped and returned to his hometown of Haddonfield, Illinois.

Michael Myers targeted Laurie Strode for years, though in the first timeline in the Halloween saga, he went after her daughter, Jamie Lloyd (Danielle Harris), after Laurie was killed between the events of Halloween II and Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers. Laurie Strode was Michael Myers main target again in the following retcons and in Rob Zombies remakes,...

All hell breaks loose on All Hallows' Eve for a group of friends after a theft gone wrong in the new supernatural slasher Creeping Death, and ahead of its September 10th release on Screambox, we have an exclusive look at the movie's autumnal opening credits that are reminiscent of the frightful fall vibes from Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers.

Below, you can get into the spirit of the spooky season by watching the opening credits from Creeping Death, and we also have the official trailer and press release with additional details on the film ahead of its release on Screambox:

All who trick are treats in Creeping Death. The Screambox Exclusive supernatural slasher streams on September 10.

Halloween was always Tim’s favorite holiday – until his mother was diagnosed with cancer. Now, all he wants is a quiet night in. That is quickly disrupted when his friends pay him...

Halloween III: Season of the Witch is now streaming on Peacock. As the only entry in the Halloween franchise to not feature Michael Myers, the movie has always been the black sheep of the family, but is now able to find a whole new audience and get the reappraisal many believe it deserves.

Released in 1982, Halloween III was panned on its release, and became a box office disaster thanks to a lot of misinterpretations about the original intention of the Halloween franchise. While the first two movies told the complete story of Michael Myers, Laurie Strode, and Dr. Loomis, fans expected that the Halloween name immediately meant the resurrection of these characters. Therefore, they were hugely disappointed to discover that the third installment was a new standalone story that had no connection to John Carpenters original tale.

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Bemoaning how Hollywood treats its franchises these days is quite the cliche. So much so that it’s become a favorite pastime for movie geeks all over the world. It’s even more “basic” to spill ink about the nostalgia treadmill that no studio exec can resist jumping on with a glee usually reserved for kids in candy stores. Specifically, they seem to have an aversion towards moving forward and sowing new ideas on grounds fans deem oh-so sacred. And yet, here we are on the precipice of yet another vaunted horror franchise reaching into the past to chart its creative future.

Neve Campbell’s recent comments about Scream’s seventh installment compared it to Halloween’s 2018 recipe. The irony is David Gordon Green’s film owes a debt to Halloween H2O. To say nothing of Scream 4, which already riffed on the idea of an older Sidney Prescott...

An underrated Halloween movie is joining Peacock next month. Halloween III: Season of the Witch, the only installment in the franchise to not feature Michael Myers, is set to arrive on the streaming service at the start of September.

Peacock has announced that Halloween III: Season of the Witch will become available to stream on the platform beginning Sept. 1, 2024. Released in 1982, Halloween III does not take place in the same timeline as the first two films and is instead set in its own continuity. The movie follows Dr. Dan Challis (Tom Atkins) as he tries to solve the mysterious murder of a patient in his hospital. Aided by the patient's daughter Ellie (Stacey Nelkin), the pair travel to the small town of Santa Mira, California, where they discover that Silver Shamrock Novelties, a company run by Conal Cochran (Dan O'Herlihy), is attempting to use the mystic powers of the Stonehenge...

Before the streaming wars reinvented cable yet somehow made it worse, television series didn't need to be ratings giants to enjoy a long life. In point of fact, shows that attracted a consistent audience tended to survive long after whatever pristine new series executives had counted on becoming their next breadwinner inevitably faltered partway into its soon-to-be-short-lived run. (My sympathies to "Terra Nova.")

"Bones" was one such series for Fox. Despite the network's baffling efforts to sink Hart Hanson's modest procedural dramedy, the show was quick to draw a loyal crowd that followed it anywhere Fox thought to move it (even the dreaded Friday night "death slot"). In fact, the series actually peaked in terms of immediate viewership after just 11 episodes (out of 246!) with season 1's "The Woman in the Car," which aired on February 1, 2006, to an audience of roughly 12.64 million viewers and double the number of eyeballs. Later...

Not to be confused with the 1986 Gary Paulsen novel that was on your fifth-grade reading list, Adam Green's 2007 slasher "Hatchet" was intended to be an homage to the plentiful stalk-and-kill movies from the 1980s. The first "Hatchet" takes place deep in the swamps of Louisana where feckless city-dwellers get lost while taking a swamp tour. They trade stories of Victor Crowley, a local kid with facial differences who, years ago, was trapped in a burning house set ablaze by prankster teens. Crowley was accidentally killed by his father when he recklessly used a hatchet to free him from the fire. Victor's spirit is now said to haunt the swamp and murder interlopers. Of course, Victor will appear to start the predicted murders. 

Victor Crowley was played by stuntman Kane Hodder, perhaps best known for playing the masked killer Jason Voorhees in "Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood,...

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To the uninitiated, the "Halloween" franchise is just a slasher series. If you've seen one, you've seen them all. A masked maniac with a big knife wandering around different settings, cutting down anyone unfortunate enough to get in their way. Sure, while that might be true for John Carpenter's classic original, the series would grow increasingly odd and incredulous as the years went on.

As of this writing, there are four different "Halloween" timelines featuring Michael Myers. It starts with the original timeline, including the orignal "Halloween" from 1978, its sequel "Halloween II," the legacy sequel "Halloween H20," and "Halloween: Resurrection." Then, of course, is the colloquial Cult of Thorn timeline, which also includes those first two movies, followed by then "Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers," "Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers," and "Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers.

Halloween TV show may fix a major franchise mistake by bringing back Dr. Wynn. Dr. Wynn's new storyline could rewrite the franchise's worst timeline: the Cult of Thorn. The show can also answer a 46-year-old plot hole about Michael Myers and his ability to drive a car.

The Halloween franchise is expanding with a TV show that will go back to the original movie, and thanks to this and one often-forgotten character, the show can fix one of the franchise’s biggest mistakes. Back in 1979, John Carpenter brought Halloween, which would become key in the development of the slasher genre as well as a horror classic. Halloween also made way for a franchise with 10 movies and two remakes, as well as different timelines, each one giving different explanations for Michael Myers’ evil actions and with different outcomes for his Final Girls.

The Halloween franchise recently went through a reboot trilogy...

A few months ago, director Dwight H. Little – the director of such films as Rapid Fire (starring Brandon Lee), The Phantom of the Opera (starring Robert Englund), the Steven Seagal vehicle Marked for Death, Free Willy 2, the Wesley Snipes mystery Murder at 1600, Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid, Tekken, and my favorite of the Halloween sequels, Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers – released a memoir called Still Rolling: Inside the Hollywood Dream Factory (copies can be purchased at This Link). In one passage of the book, Little discusses the series of mistakes and oversights that led to Brandon Lee’s tragic shooting death on the set of The Crow. With a remake of The Crow set to reach theatres in June and Rust armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed having just been found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the case of the shooting death on the set of that film,...

After working together on the 2021 version of Wrong Turn, director Mike P. Nelson and screenwriter Alan B. McElroy are re-teaming for the Brazil-set creature feature Titan – and Deadline reports that Kiana Madeira of the Fear Street trilogy and Jessica Rothe of the Happy Death Day movies are set to star in the film!

The story Titan is set against the backdrop of Brazil’s Curuçá River in the present day. When a team of young doctors embark on a local humanitarian mission through the Amazon rainforest, it soon becomes clear that not everyone – or everything – is happy to see them. Their arrival draws the attention of an ancient predator, the “Boiúna”. This ancient killer, dominant on land and water, clashes to reclaim the jungle. The ensuing fight for survival blurs the roles of hunter, prey, and hero.

The film is coming our way from the Resident Evil franchise makers at Constantin Film and Jb Pictures.

Whether you have a fondness for the sequels or not, Halloween 4 and 5 rolled the dice on introducing a new female lead: Danielle Harris as Jamie Lloyd, daughter to the deceased Laurie Strode, killed offscreen sometime before Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers. Now, with the latest trilogy long in the shredder, Harris is giving her thoughts on David Gordon Green’s movies, Rob Zombie’s interpretations and even reprising Jamie.

Danielle Harris actually lobbied for a cameo in Green’s Halloween trilogy, which wiped the slate back to the Laurie Strode era (thus bumping Jamie Lloyd from the family tree), but is more interested in how else Jamie could be portrayed. “I’ve said from the beginning, I would love to see where Jamie is now, as an adult. I wouldn’t come back to the movie as anything other than that, and I’m hoping that now they...

Danielle Harris feels sad to see her former The Last Boy Scout co-star, Bruce Willis, struggle with ongoing health issues. Harris is writing a book that includes stories about her experiences with Willis on the set of the 1991 film. Harris reveals that Willis once told her, "Kid, this is my movie, don't upstage me," which she now sees as a compliment.

Danielle Harris can’t help but feel “sad” for her one-time co-star, Bruce Willis. As a child actor, Harris starred alongside the Hollywood icon in director Tony Scott’s The Last Boy Scout. 33 years later, though, Harris finds it “devastating” to see Willis struggle with his ongoing health issues. Harris said in an exclusive interview with Screen Rant:

“Devastating, it's sad. I feel the same way about Christina Applegate, to see these stars that, in your mind, are going to be there forever, and then you start to see them age or pass.

Danielle Harris, a long-time star of the Halloween franchise, expressed disappointment with Halloween Ends, stating that she didn't think it felt like a Halloween movie. Harris acknowledged the importance of Jamie Lee Curtis' presence in the film and believed that without her, it may not have performed well. The decision to focus less on Michael Myers and the lack of a final epic showdown between Laurie and Michael in Halloween Ends disappointed fans and led to criticism of the film.

When David Gordon Green’s reboot/sequel to John Carpenter’s Halloween arrived in 2018, there was a lot of buzz about where its sequels would take the story of Michael Myers. However, Halloween Ends completed his trilogy in 2022, and it was met with a lot of criticism and disappointment. The failure of the movie is something that long-time franchise star Danielle Harris has recently addressed in an interview with Screen Rant.

Halloween Ends may have killed iconic slasher Michael Myers off on the big screen, but there’s really no stopping a successful horror franchise. Last October, Malek Akkad’s Trancas International Films secured a deal with Miramax Television to develop and co-produce a Halloween TV series… and one person who would be interested in working on the show is Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers director Dwight H. Little, who has racked up a lot of TV experience since his days of working on Halloween 4. There’s also another Halloween project Little would like to work on and has even pitched: a direct sequel to Halloween 4 that would see the return of Danielle Harris and Ellie Cornell as Jamie and her foster sister Rachel!

The subject of Halloween came up while Little was speaking with our friends at Bloody Disgusting to promote his memoir Still Rolling: Inside the Hollywood...

Dwight Little’s legacy falls into one of three categories: horror, action, and TV. From the horror couplet that is Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers and the Robert Englund-starring Phantom of the Opera to the action trilogy of Rapid Fire, Marked for Death, and Murder at 1600, as well as his TV work (The X-Files among his most-known projects), Little has managed to reinvent himself numerous times over his 30+ years career.

It’s not an easy task to stay relevant in an ever-evolving landscape, especially in the age of streaming, but Little’s instincts have always guided his creative hand. With his new memoir, Still Rolling: Inside the Hollywood Dream Factory, the filmmaker walks the reader through various stages of his career, shares insider tips and tricks, and regales with celebrity encounters.

Little, whose TV credits also include Prison Break, The Practice, and Bones, muses on the...

Danielle Harris expresses interest in returning to the Halloween franchise as Jamie Lloyd and suggests continuing the story in a television series. The future of the Halloween franchise includes a potential television series, as Miramax has acquired the rights and is reportedly teaming up with Trancas International Films. While it's unclear who will be the focus of the TV series, it's likely that Michael Myers, the franchise's iconic slasher, will make a return. Jamie Lloyd could serve as a replacement protagonist.

Halloween actor Danielle Harris addresses a possible return to the franchise following her 14-year absence. A certified scream queen, Harris is known for her roles in four entries in the Halloween franchise. She first starred as Jamie Lloyd, the daughter of Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis), in 1988's Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers and 1989's Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers. Over a decade later, Harris returned as a different character,...

Warning: Seeing as some readers are sensitive to this point, this post will discuss dogs that are killed in movies.

In John Carpenter's 1978 slasher film "Halloween," the masked serial killer Michael Myers -- in addition to murdering five people -- kills two dogs. The first kill is not shown, and is only alluded to in a grisly dialogue exchange. When Dr. Loomis (Donald Pleasance) and Sheriff Leigh Brackett (Charles Cyphers) investigate Michael Myers' childhood home, they see a dead dog left on the floor, kept tastefully off-camera. "He must have gotten hungry," Dr. Loomis notes. Yes, Michael Myers ate a dog. 

Later in the film, a more shocking scene of animal violence occurs. At the home of Linsday Wallace (Kyle Richards), the family dog barks at Michael who approaches the home from the shadows, targeting Linsday's babysitter Annie (Nancy Loomis). The dog, Lester, does not meet a pleasant fate,...

Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers felt like a retread of previous material and lacked the quality of the original classic. Alien: Resurrection failed to live up to the extraordinary highs of its predecessors due to script changes and poor execution. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull was a letdown after waiting almost 20 years for Indie's return, and its mixed reception signaled the decline of the franchise.

A successful trilogy is an incredible thing, but one movie more and it can ruin the entire franchise. Movies that tell a compelling story over three parts while audiences remain satisfied are no mean feat. But unfortunately, when filmmakers and studios know they have found lighting in a bottle, it is very difficult to let sleeping dogs lie and allow a franchise to go out on a high. Often, these series come back for a fourth time and, in the process,...

Steve Miner's "Halloween H20: 20 Years Later" was the seventh "Halloween" film, but it came during a slasher revival that was sparked by the success of Wes Craven's "Scream" two years earlier. "H20" ignored the mythology laid out in "Halloween III: Season of the Witch," "Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers," "Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers," and "Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers." 

The film caught up with Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis), still overcoming the trauma of Halloween night back in 1978 (covered in "Halloween" and "Halloween II"), and learning to live with the fact that Michael Myers is her brother. Moreso, "H20" focuses on Laurie's son John (Josh Hartnett) and his hip-talking teen peers. The teen cast contained a few notable stars-to-be, including Michelle Williams and Joseph Gordon-Levitt. If the kids sound like characters from a Kevin Williamson film, it's because Williamson served as...

Halloween Ends, the final installment of David Gordon Green’s Halloween reboot sequel trilogy, represents an ignominious end to an increasingly disappointing trilogy. The film was especially criticized for shifting its focus away from iconic series villain Michael Myers to Corey Cunningham, a twenty-something outcast who forms a spiritual connection with Myers in the film.

The sheer silliness that transpires in Halloween Ends with Corey Cunningham’s emergence as Michael’s murderous conduit, conclusively reveals that reboot sequel trilogy overseers David Gordon Green, Danny McBride, and Jason Blum completely forgot what makes John Carpenter’s great 1978 horror film so powerful and terrifying, if they ever had a clue.

Moreover, by departing from the core Halloween franchise formula, Halloween Ends drew comparisons to the 1982 in-name-only Halloween sequel Halloween III: Season of the Witch, which alienated Halloween fans upon its release by featuring a plot that has absolutely nothing to do with...

In John Carpenter's 1978 film "Halloween," the masked killer Michael Myers was played by multiple actors. For the bulk of his scenes, Michael — called "The Shape" — was played by Nick Castle, a film school friend of Carpenter's and a director in his own right. Castle also directed "The Last Starfighter" and "The Boy Who Could Fly." As a small boy, Michael Myers was played, in one scene, by an actor named Will Sandin in his first and last role on screen. In Pov shots, the hands of young Michael were provided by co-writer and producer Debra Hill, while the unmasked Michael — who appears only briefly at the very end of the movie — was played by Tony Moran.

Castle had the lion's share of screen time, however, and is generally thought of as the "official" Michael Myers by "Halloween" fans the world over. Castle would reprise the role for David Gordon Green...

John Carpenter's "Halloween" is one of the finest horror films ever made. Rick Rosenthal's "Halloween II" is one or 12 steps down from that.

Carpenter's original is also one of the most successful independent productions of all time. It launched the slasher film craze, made Jamie Lee Curtis a star and, thanks to the white-masked Michael Myers, spawned lifelong nightmares in the subconscious of every kid who begged their parents to let them watch it. Forty-five years on, "Halloween" is still a wildly effective, brilliantly crafted film. It is, per its tagline, "The Night He Came Home." "Halloween II" was unimaginatively sold as "More of the Night He Came Home." It's basically the "More American Graffiti" of horror flicks, and, like that film, it's better than its reputation suggests.

Having established himself as a genre auteur, Carpenter bowed out of directing the sequel and set his sights on "The Fog.

Many major holidays have a face. For Christmas, it's Santa Claus, for Thanksgiving, it's a turkey, for Easter, a bunny. Halloween has many faces, from a jack-o-lantern, to skeletons, and witches, but over the last almost half century, Halloween's most frightening face is the emotionless white mask of Michael Myers. That mask was born in 1978 for John Carpenter's genre changing classic, Halloween. First worn by Nick Castle, that painted white William Shatner-style mask turned a man into the Boogeyman or the Shape. A man now became a ghost like entity, one who didn't speak, and (in the beginning anyway), one who had no motive. In 1988, however, for Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers, the shape of evil looked different. The Boogeyman's face was hilariously bad, as if Myers was constipated or shocked to find himself resurrected. One scene even accidentally gave Michael Myers a pink face and blonde hair out of nowhere.

It’s October, and that means horror movie marathons galore. But one of the most common horror movie franchises to binge this time of year is, fittingly, the “Halloween” movies. There are 13 “Halloween” movies (and counting), as the series that began with John Carpenter’s 1978 classic has continued through various ups, downs and reboots. There are no less than five separate timelines for the events that occur in the “Halloween” series, which makes watching the ”Halloween” movies in order a tricky task.

But not to worry, we’re here to help guide you. Below, we’ve put together a guide to how to watch the “Halloween” movies in chronological order through the various different timelines. There’s the Og series, the Rob Zombie remakes and the most recent series of “Halloween” movies that see Jamie Lee Curtis reprising her role as Laurie Strode in yet another new timeline of events.

This October, Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers turns 35 years old. It's an installment in the franchise that seems to have been overlooked and given mixed reviews over the years. Despite its flaws, there are some massive strengths to the franchise that deserve some respect. In the film that kicked off the Jamie Lloyd trilogy that lasted from the late 1980s into the mid-1990s, Michael Myers escapes from a medical transport and returns to his hometown of Haddonfield, Illinois, to kill again. This time, the target is his niece.

It's a run-of-the-mill plot line for a horror film: a masked killer chases down a group of people who are in the way of his ultimate kill. But despite its flaws, H4 encapsulates the essence of October and the dark dread of the boogeyman coming to get you, and there is absolutely nothing you can do to stop him.

Laurie Strode has many different fates in the Halloween franchise, some of which involve death. The flexible canon of the Halloween franchise ensures that Laurie Strode's final fate is never set in stone. While Lauri Strode's best fate is often subject to fan debate, only one Halloween movie has done the iconic Final Girl justice.

The Halloween franchise has a well-earned reputation for its "Choose Your Own Adventure" timeline. John Carpenter's original classic in 1978 wasn't intended to support more than one movie, which failed to take into account its extraordinary box office success. Four decades later -- with 10 more movies and two remakes under its belt -- it's become a surprisingly convoluted affair, with multiple irreconcilably different endings for its major figures. That includes Laurie Strode, the original movie's heroine who cemented the Final Girl trope and made a star out of Jamie Lee Curtis.

Laurie Strode remains Michael Myers' perennial foe,...

Autumn and horror naturally pair well together. The cooling weather, changing leaves, pumpkin patches, and, of course, Halloween ensure that, for the horror fan, it’s difficult to separate the two. This week’s streaming picks are dedicated to horror movies that embrace an Autumnal atmosphere, with many set around Halloween proper.

These picks leave off some of the more prominent Fall horror movies, like Sleepy Hollow (Max) or The Blair Witch Project (Paramount+), to pad your watchlists with less obvious choices.

Here’s where you can stream them this week.

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After sitting out the previous entry, Halloween III: Season of the Witch, Michael Myers returns to Haddonfield once more on All Hallow’s Eve with murder on his mind. This time, the Boogeyman targets his telepathically linked niece, Jamie Lloyd (Danielle Harris...

John Carpenter's 1978 horror film "Halloween" was famously inspired by 1960s serial killer films like Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho" and Powell/Pressburger's "Peeping Tom," only filtered through a low-budget, '70s grindhouse lens. Initially, "Halloween" was dismissed by audiences, but legend has it that Roger Ebert's overwhelmingly positive 1979 review saved it from obscurity. This may seem like an odd piece of trivia, given that Ebert infamously hated the slasher genre that "Halloween" helped spawn. 

For the uninitiated, the original "Halloween" was about an empty-eyed young child, Michael Myers, who killed his big sister in cold blood on Halloween night in 1963. For fifteen years, Michael was kept in an insane asylum where he never spoke a word and stared blankly at a wall. Michael breaks out of the hospital in 1978, travels back to his old neighborhood, dons a creepy white-face mask, and begins stalking and murdering babysitters on Halloween night.

It’s becoming a yearly tradition that John Carpenter‘s 1978 classic Halloween comes back to theatres during the month of October – and since the sequels Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers and Halloween 5 were independent productions that aren’t owned by studios like the other sequels are, they often accompany it. This year is a special occasion, as it marks the 45th anniversary of Halloween‘s original release… so once again, CineLife Entertainment, a division of Spotlight Cinema Networks, is teaming up with Compass International Pictures and Trancas International Films to bring Halloween back to theatre and drive-in screens, and Halloween 4 and Halloween 5 are coming along for the ride.

Halloween will be screening in 307 theatres across the United States, and tickets are available for purchase at This Link.

A press release notes, John Carpenter’s iconic Halloween came to cinemas and on drive-in screens nationwide on October 25, 1978. The renowned film,...

Jason Blum expresses doubts about another revival of the Halloween franchise, stating that Halloween Ends was intended to be the end. Reports of a TV show adaptation of Halloween led to speculation about a prequel exploring Laurie's past or a younger Michael. The issue of canon continuity arises. The only other viable option for continuing the franchise would be a full reboot, but this risks undoing the grounded approach of the recent trilogy, while a continuation would risk revisiting the supernatural elements critics and audiences previously despised.

After definitively ending its central villain's reign of terror, Jason Blum addresses recent reports of the Halloween franchise getting another revival. Originally created by John Carpenter and met with increasingly mixed reviews across its slew of sequels, the slasher movie series was brought back to life with much acclaim with 2018's Halloween produced by Blumhouse, which acted as a direct sequel to the original movie.