Dusting Off Jack Martin’s ‘Halloween II’ Novelization [Halloweenies Podcast]

The Halloweenies continue a new October tradition! Last year, co-hosts Michael Roffman and Dan Caffrey ventured to the Haddonfield Public Library to read Curtis Richards‘ excellent 1979 screen-to-page adaptation of John Carpenter‘s Halloween. Fortunately for them, for us, for you, there are several more novelizations, and they’re going through ’em all. This year sees the […]

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Ranking: The Many, Many Masks Worn By Michael Myers (Yes, All of Them) [Halloweenies Podcast]

The Halloweenies take inventory of all the masks work by Michael Myers. All of them. Stream the episode below or subscribe via Apple Podcasts , Stitcher , Spotify , RadioPublic , Acast , Google Podcasts , and RSS . New to the Halloweenies? Catch up with the gang by revisiting their essential episodes on past […]

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Nightmare Vessels – Mondo Launches New Collectibles Line With ‘Halloween II’ Toys in Pumpkin Packaging

Mondo has launched a new collectibles line called Nightmare Vessels featuring soft vinyl figures housed in themed, sculpted packaging. Dedicated to Halloween II, the inaugural release features a 6″ Michael Myers toy inside a 9″ pumpkin based on the film’s poster. Three interchangeable heads (regular, bloody eyes, and blonde Ben Tramer mask) are included along […]

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‘Solar Opposites: The Hunt for Brown October’ Creatively Combines Two Holiday Classics [Review]

‘Solar Opposites’ returns for a transformative Halloween special that gets to the crux of the spooky season by riffing on a Christmas classic. “Stop celebrating Halloween? Oh no, my pretty. I think you’ll find that you ARE Halloween.” Halloween specials have become a long and storied tradition in television and they’re a great opportunity for […]

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Original ‘Halloween’ Plus ‘Halloween 4’ & ‘Halloween 5’ Return to 600+ Theaters This Month

From Trancas International Films and CineLife Entertainment®, John Carpenter’s original horror classic Halloween returns to theaters this month and it’s not coming back alone. Halloween (1978) will return to the big screen this October, hitting over 600 theatres and drive-ins across more than 400 markets. Additionally, Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers and Halloween […]

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Tom Atkins and Nick Castle Share Hilarious ‘Halloween’ Stories [Halloweenies Podcast]

This past September at Creep IE Aftermath, Halloweenies executive producer and co-host Michael Roffman hosted a panel featuring Hollywood legends Nick Castle and Tom Atkins for a career-spanning interview that went in all sorts of unpredictable places. From budgeting surrounding Dennis the Menace to helicopter fears about Lethal Weapon , the three go everywhere. Naturally, […]

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Sam From ‘Trick ‘r Treat’ Stalks in “The Haunting 2024” Event for ‘Modern Warfare III’ and ‘Warzone’ [Trailer]

With The Haunting 2024 now up and running for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III and Warzone, it’s time to get into the treats. And Sam is at the ready to help out. Available now is the “Tracer Pack: Trick ‘r Treat – Sam” Operator Bundle, which just as the title infers, features Sam from […]

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Young Summer Pays Tribute to John Carpenter’s ‘Halloween’ with Spooky ‘Undone’ Video [Premiere]

John Carpenter’s Halloween has influenced everything from other slasher flicks to even music videos. With her new visual “Undone,” indie-pop artist Young Summer rips images from the iconic 1978 film for a tension-splitting story that guarantees to creep under the skin. Young Summer (real name Bobbie Allen) stars in the video as a woman unaware […]

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AMC’s FearFest Returns This Week; Here’s the Full Schedule!

AMC kicks off this year’s FearFest celebration on Tuesday, October 1, 2024, and the network has provided us with the full schedule as we anxiously await the month-long marathon. AMC previews, “As we head into October, don’t miss an all-day John Carpenter marathon on Thursday, October 3rd including Halloween (1978), Halloween II (1981), Christine, The […]

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Cinemark’s Halloween Lineup Includes ‘Bride of Chucky’ and ‘Halloween’ 1978 Back in Theaters

Cinemark is celebrating the spooky season with all kinds of fun merchandise and horror movies both classic and brand new, and the full Halloween lineup has been announced today. Cinemark’s Fear of Missing Out (“FOMO”) series will see creepy classics and thrilling new releases on the big screen now through October 31, Bloody Disgusting has […]

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Bloody Disgusting Haunts Creep I.E. Aftermath 2024 This Weekend!

Creep I.E. Aftermath is Southern California’s biggest horror themed convention this Halloween season and Bloody Disgusting is a big part of it! This weekend, we’re heading to Ontario, California for a few frightful days filled with spooky shenanigans: 30+ celebrity guests, 170+ vendors, and a series of special Q & As hosted by yours truly. […]

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Build Your Own Figure of Rob Zombie’s Michael Myers With Unique ‘Countdown to Halloween’ Collectible

This year’s coolest ‘Countdown to Halloween’ calendar comes courtesy of Numskull Designs, allowing you to build your own Michael Myers figure across 13 days this spooky season. The official Michael Myers Countdown Character collectible is based on the slasher icon’s appearance in Rob Zombie’s Halloween, and it features 13 different pieces that snap together to […]

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16-Bit Video Games ‘RetroRealms: Halloween’ and ‘RetroRealms: Ash vs Evil Dead’ Releasing This Halloween

It was announced just yesterday that Boss Team Games is developing not one but two video games based on the Halloween franchise, with one of them powered by Unreal Engine 5 and aided by direct creative input from John Carpenter. The other one, IGN has now revealed, is a retro-style 16-bit platformer – and Ash […]

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Two New ‘Halloween’ Video Games in the Works from ‘Evil Dead: The Game’ Developers!

The Shape is making his way back to video games. IGN has reported this morning that Evil Dead: The Game developers Boss Team Games are in the process of developing on not one but two video games based on John Carpenter‘s classic slasher, Halloween. And speaking of Carpenter, the horror master is board with at […]

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Original ‘Halloween’ Actor Charles Cyphers Has Passed Away at 85

We’ve learned the sad news this week that Charles Cyphers, a veteran actor best known to horror fans for his role in John Carpenter’s Halloween, has passed away at the age of 85. Variety reports that Cyphers passed away “from a brief illness in Tucson, Arizona, on Sunday.” Chris Roe Management said in a statement […]

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