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Podcast: Precinct 13: The Movies and Music of John Carpenter
Episode: Halloween (1978) [Part One]
Description: Happy Halloween, Carpenter fans! Chris and Nick are celebrating the season with the first installment of our two-part discussion of 1978's all-time horror classic -- Â a movie that defined the slasher sub-genre and remains one of the filmmaker's most critically acclaimed and popular efforts. We kick things off with a few horror-flick recommendations to get your season started right, and then it's on to a wide-ranging exploration of everything Halloween! From the film's masterful direction and cinematography to the myriad sequels, remakes, and ripoffs it spawned to (of course) that iconic original score, we've got a whole lot to s...