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Deeply Ambivalent Screenwriter John Carpenter Tried to Kill Off Michael Myers in 1981's Halloween II. He Did Not Succeed

My journey through the Halloween franchise continues with a look at 1981’s Halloween II. It’s that one sequel that was made because of money and not passionate inspiration

Halloween in SeptemberNathan RabinSeptember 19, 2025Donald Pleasance, Jamie Lee Curtis, Lance Guest, sequel, Film, slasher, John Carpenter, Debra Hill

Rob Zombie's Halloween 2 Was the Most Disappointing Movie By That Name Since the 1981 Original

Rob Zombie’s jumbo-sized Michael Myers returns. But was that really necessary?

Halloween in SeptemberNathan RabinSeptember 12, 2025Rob Zombie, Malcolm McDowell, sequel, Film, Halloween, horror, John Carpenter

Rob Zombie's 2007 Halloween Remake Gives Us an Origin Story for Michael Myers And Not Much More

My journey through the Halloween films continues with a mortified look back at Rob Zombie’s muddled 2007 reboot.

Control Nathan Rabin 4.0Nathan RabinSeptember 10, 2025Brad Dourif, Rob Zombie, Halloween, Film, John Carpenter, Malcolm McDowell

The Random Rerun of the Day is the Disappointing 1998 Fright Flick John Carpenter's Vampires

John Carpenter’s ultra-violent, hyper-profane 1998 vampire western Vampires promised to be badass. Instead it’s merely bad.

Take a Groovy Trip to Space Jail with Luc Besson's Wildly Derivative Escape From New York Knock-Off Lockout

2012’s Lockout got busted in French courts for plagiarizing Escape from New York and Escape from Los Angeles but is a whole lot of guilty fun all the same.