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Podcast: The Fear of God: A Horror Movie Podcast
Episode: Halloween Kills & Halloween Ends
Description: So it comes to this. Following Rob Zombie's efforts to reimagine the horror of Michael Myers, the franchise lay dormant for nearly a decade until Blumhouse and David Gordon Green revived the franchise with a trilogy of films that both invigorated and occasionally frustrated fans, effectively bringing Michael Myers roaring back into cultural immediacy. They brought back John Carpenter to produce and compose the score for the films. They ignored all previous sequels in service of a fresh vision. And most notably, they brought back Jamie Lee Curtis for a final run as the ultimate final girl. I...