Is It Really That Bad?- Halloween: Resurrection (2002)

This article is another in my series entitled 'Is It Really That Bad?' in which I'm looking at films that are almost universally hated by audiences and critics alike. Do these films really deserve the terrible reputations they have garnered? I remember going to see Halloween H2O at the biggest West End cinema I could …

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31 Days of Halloween 2020- Day 23- Halloween 4- The Return of Michael Myers (1988)

I remember when this was released on home video in 1988. I couldn't wait to watch it as the poster alone harked back to the original film, it's mythology and the very Panaglide soaked vision that helped make it such a masterpiece. I was hoping for the film to be just as impressive. If they …

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Michael Myers Comes To London

Another past event has just popped up in the Memories section of my Facebook account. Apparently, 15 years ago I was watching Halloween at the National Film Theatre. And apparently, I have scanned and posted the NFT notes for the screening. As I remember, this screening was utilising a brand spanking new 35mm print that had …

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The Irishman, Laurie Strode and The Empathy Chip

I'm so glad I studied Psychology in college. I've always found the subject interesting and have sought to build on what I've already learnt through my interactions with different people throughout my life. I became aware of Narcissistic Personality Disorder quite by accident recently. It was information that I had been trying to discover for …

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See John Carpenter’s Halloween. Win A Toaster

I'm loving going through the Yorkshire Evening Post's archives to reveal the ads used to publicise a film's release. I fondly remember seeing these as a kid- little glimpses into a film's grittiness and sleaziness when I was too young to actually see the film.   The other day I stumbled upon the original ads …

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Review- Black Christmas (1974)

Whilst it's widely thought that it was John Carpenter's Halloween that initiated the slasher genre those who actually know anything about horror know that it was actually Bob Clark's Black Christmas made in 1974. In fact, Clark and Carpenter worked together on a project after Black Christmas was made. Clark said to Carpenter that he …

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31 Days of Halloween- Day 19- Halloween (2018)

So, the day has finally arrived. Fanboys have been counting down to this release since the start of the year. Yes, even though the film was due to drop in October. This film is a direct sequel to the first film, the filmmakers told us. We must pretend Parts 2-8 didn't happen. So, whats it …

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31 Days of Halloween 2017

Every day in October I will be reviewing a different horror film. Some of the criteria I've used for the choice of films are - a film from each decade from the 1920s onwards - films from a number of different countries - a Friday the 13th film as within October this year the 13th falls on a Friday!!! …

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