This month marks the publication of Titan’s final Michael Myers movie tie-in, Halloween Ends. Authored by the series’ co-screenwriter, Paul Brad Logan, Halloween Ends sets itself apart from the film version by giving fans entirely new side-stories involving The Shape, Laurie Strode and their doomed Haddonfield neighbors.
Expanding the Blumhouse trilogy’s lore, throwing in some awesome bonus kills and packing in more Easter eggs than a rabbit in red, here are ten ways the Halloween Ends tie-in novel expands upon the strengths of its cinematic forebear.
Spoiler alert– if you haven’t seen the movie or want to read the book first, mosey on over to Peacock or Amazon to avail yourself of Michael and Corey’s last ride.
1. Willie the Kid and Wurg: The Urge
As his voice is the first thing filmgoers hear at the opening of the film, what better place is there to start...
Expanding the Blumhouse trilogy’s lore, throwing in some awesome bonus kills and packing in more Easter eggs than a rabbit in red, here are ten ways the Halloween Ends tie-in novel expands upon the strengths of its cinematic forebear.
Spoiler alert– if you haven’t seen the movie or want to read the book first, mosey on over to Peacock or Amazon to avail yourself of Michael and Corey’s last ride.
1. Willie the Kid and Wurg: The Urge
As his voice is the first thing filmgoers hear at the opening of the film, what better place is there to start...
- 10/26/2022
- by Ike Oden
- bloody-disgusting.com
Stand-up comedians are some of the neediest people on the planet. Their livelihood hinges on their laugh-provoking expertise, and every single performance can feel like a make-or-break referendum on their funniness. Even the greats feel this pressure. In the 2002 documentary "Comedian," Jerry Seinfeld observes that an established, widely beloved comic only gets a slim grace period between taking the stage and delivering the goods. People are paying a two-drink minimum — they expect to laugh.
Every comedian has an off-night, but I have a hard time envisioning what that looked like for Robin Williams. Ditto, Eddie Murphy. With Williams, you knew he was going to remove the restraining bolt from his brain and access that deep reservoir of jokes and references and spot-on impersonations with dizzying speed. Murphy was different. He exuded confidence, deftly gliding from bit to bit, secure in the knowledge that he could only kill. Maybe that's why...
Every comedian has an off-night, but I have a hard time envisioning what that looked like for Robin Williams. Ditto, Eddie Murphy. With Williams, you knew he was going to remove the restraining bolt from his brain and access that deep reservoir of jokes and references and spot-on impersonations with dizzying speed. Murphy was different. He exuded confidence, deftly gliding from bit to bit, secure in the knowledge that he could only kill. Maybe that's why...
- 10/10/2022
- by Jeremy Smith
- Slash Film
If you cast your mind back to the 1980s, you may recall a time when movies based on characters from comic books and comic strips weren't as popular as they are now. There were notable exceptions like "Superman," but for the most part, the genre was still a bit on the sidelines. When "Popeye" came out in 1980, the beginning of the Marvel Cinematic Universe was almost three decades away, and Tim Burton's "Batman" was still nine years out.
"Popeye" starred the late Robin Williams as the titular character based on the comic strip and cartoon character created by E.C. Segar. It was directed by five-time Academy Award-nominee Robert Altman, who was responsible for films like "M*A*S*H" and "The Long Goodbye." For a young actor like Williams, that was a big deal. His work on the TV series "Mork and Mindy" was getting him noticed, but he'd only done a...
"Popeye" starred the late Robin Williams as the titular character based on the comic strip and cartoon character created by E.C. Segar. It was directed by five-time Academy Award-nominee Robert Altman, who was responsible for films like "M*A*S*H" and "The Long Goodbye." For a young actor like Williams, that was a big deal. His work on the TV series "Mork and Mindy" was getting him noticed, but he'd only done a...
- 9/14/2022
- by Jenna Busch
- Slash Film
With both the 4-6 timeline – which featured daughter Jamie – and the H20 movies – which included son John – removed from continuity, 2018’s Halloween gave Laurie Strode a new child in the form of Karen Nelson nee Strode, as played by Judy Greer. The movie focused on all three generations of Strode women – Laurie, Karen and granddaughter Allyson (Andi Matichak) – as they faced off against Michael Myers. And they’ll do it again in upcoming sequel Halloween Kills.
One big question was left unanswered in the last film, though, when it comes to Karen: Who’s her dad? If you were thinking this would be cleared up in Kills, think again, as we actually just got the answer. Blumhouse recently hosted a watch party for the 2019 movie, with director David Gordon Green answering questions via the studio’s Twitter account. In response to one fan, Green revealed that not even Laurie knows...
One big question was left unanswered in the last film, though, when it comes to Karen: Who’s her dad? If you were thinking this would be cleared up in Kills, think again, as we actually just got the answer. Blumhouse recently hosted a watch party for the 2019 movie, with director David Gordon Green answering questions via the studio’s Twitter account. In response to one fan, Green revealed that not even Laurie knows...
- 5/23/2020
- by Christian Bone
- We Got This Covered
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