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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

Jamie Lee Curtis Returned for the Post-Scream Mediocrity Halloween H20: Twenty Years Later

After Scream, slashers were hot, so Jamie Lee Curtis returned as Laurie Strode in the slickly forgettable 1998 legacy sequel Halloween: H20 Twenty Years Later

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

Michael Myers is Controlled by an Evil Druid Cult in the Marvelously Misguided Halloween 6: The Curse of Michael Myers

Michael Myers is the pawn of a Druid cult in the marvelously misguided 1995 stinker Halloween 6: The Curse of Michael Myers. Plus Paul Rudd as Tommy Jarvis in his film debut!

Control Nathan Rabin 4.0Nathan RabinSeptember 8, 2025Donald Pleasance, sequel, cult, Film

The Shudder Pick of the Month is the Wonderfully Insane Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers

Michael Myers returns (again) in a wonderfully terrible stinker with a crazed performance by Donald Pleasance as an utterly unhinged Dr. Loomis.

Control Nathan Rabin 4.0Nathan RabinSeptember 3, 2025Halloween, Film, horror, sequel, Danielle Harris, camp

Our Tribute to Kennedy Center Honors Recipients Continues With This Rerun of 1985's Iconic Rambo: First Blood Part II

1985’s Rambo: First Blood Part II desecrates everything that made First Blood so powerful. That’s probably why it was a massive blockbuster.

Brad Dourif Month Continues With a Loving Look Back at 2004's Seed of Chucky

By the fifth film in the original series, the Child’s Play franchise had gotten ridiculously silly in a most delightful, meta kind of way.

Sub-CultNathan RabinJanuary 10, 2025Brad Dourif, horror, sequel, Scream, Jennifer Tilly

Brad Dourif Month Begins a Day Early With The Exorcist III, My Shudder Pick on the Month

Brad Dourif month begins a day earlier with a fond look at his legendary performance as the Gemini Killer in William Peter Blatty’s wonderfully wacky 1990 cult classic The Exorcist III.