Horror by Harrison

  Here’s the thing, Halloween (2018) is a polarizing entry in the franchise (one that I like quite a bit) and Halloween Kills was a big disappointment. We’ll see if Halloween Ends can right the ship, but even if it doesn’t I’ll forever be grateful that Halloween: Resurrection wasn’t the last we saw of Jamie Lee Curtis ( Scream Queens ) as Laurie Strode, because this is an awful fucking ending for her. Halloween: Resurrection was written by Larry Brand ( The Girl on the Train ) and Sean Hood ( Conan the Barbarian ) and was directed by Rick Rosenthal ( Halloween II ). It was released on July 12th, 2002 to overwhelmingly negative reviews and to this day is considered by many (myself included) to be the worst of the franchise. Halloween: Resurrection was made on a budget of $13 million, made $12,292,121 upon opening, and went on to make $37,664,855 worldwide. Three years after the events of Halloween H20 , Laurie Strode has been institutionalized after killing an innocent man she...

Blood is Thicker Than Water This week I went to see Halloween Kills with my good friend (and Booze and Buffy cohost) Jason. I’ve been excited to see this film since it was announced and though I tried to keep my expectations in check, I walked away pretty disappointed (you’ll have to wait until next year to read those thoughts). With that bad taste in my mouth, you can imagine that revisiting Halloween H20: Twenty Years Later (such a ‘90s title) was a much needed palette cleanser. Halloween H20 was written by Robert Zappia ( The Tom and Jerry Show ) and Matt Greenberg ( 1408 ) based on a story by Zappia and an uncredited Kevin Williamson ( Scream ). The film was directed by Steve Miner ( Friday the 13th Part 2 ) and was released on August 5th, 1998 to mixed-to-positive reviews. Halloween H20 was made on a budget of $17 million, made $16,187,724 upon opening, and went on to make $55,041,738 worldwide.  As the title suggests, H20 picks up twenty years after the events of the o...

  Here we are, the entry that should be the low point of the franchise but unfortunately isn’t. This film has it all; an overly convoluted backstory late into the series, minor characters returning with greater significance for no reason, completely fucking over a beloved character from a previous entry for no goddamn reason.  Baby Paul Rudd. Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (which I will be referring to as Halloween 6 from here out so that I don’t have to type that ridiculous title any more) was written by Daniel Farrands ( Never Sleep Again ) and directed by Joe Chapelle ( Fringe ). It was made on a budget of $5 million, made $7,308,529 upon opening, and made $15,116,634 worldwide. Halloween 6 received overwhelmingly negative reviews upon release. Halloween 6 picks up six years after the massacre of the Haddonfield police and the disappearance of Michael Myers (George P. Wilbur, A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child ) and Jamie Lloyd (J.C. Brandy, Silk St...

“The night He came home.” Welcome to the first theme month from Horror by Harrison. During the month of October I will be covering the first four Halloween films, continuing with the rest of the franchise during the next couple Octobers. Halloween was written by John Carpenter ( The Thing ) and Debra Hill ( Escape from New York ), directed by Carpenter, and released on October 25, 1978. Halloween was made on a budget of $325,000 and went on to gross $47,000,000. While many were critical at the time, the film was a financial success and the film has earned acclaim in retrospect and went on to inspire the slasher craze of the 80s.  Halloween follows teen babysitter Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis, A Fish Called Wanda ) and her friends as they are stalked by Michael Myers (Nick Castle, Escape from New York ), a masked man who recently escaped from a psychiatric facility where he’d been held since killing his older sister when he was child. After finding her friends dead, Laurie must f...