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Kill of the Week: Skull Ripped Apart in ‘Halloween 3’
Every week, we spotlight a kill that we just can’t get enough of. This is Kill of the Week.
The story of Halloween 3: Season of the Witch is a pretty incredible one. Made with the intent of launching a new anthology franchise in the wake of Michael Myers’ “death” just one year prior, the Tommy Lee Wallace-directed third installment in the Halloween series, to say the very least, did not go over well with fans at the time.
But remarkably, Halloween 3 has become a beloved horror film in more recent years, as fans have come to accept it for what it is rather than hate it for, well, what it’s not. It was no doubt a disappointment to anyone who went into it expecting to see the return of Michael Myers back in 1982, but as its own film, it’s a total ’80s gem.
I mean come on. Halloween 3 pits Tom Atkins up against an evil mask-maker who aims to kill ALL the children on Halloween night. What’s not to love?!
Of course, the standout kill scene is the insanely cruel death of little Buddy Kupfer, who is used as a test subject for Conal Cochran’s master plan; the young boy’s head literally melting into a pile of bugs and snakes is an image I will certainly never scrub from my brain. But Halloween 3 is also home to several other gnarly kills.
The death of Harry Grimbridge is particularly disturbing, as well as highly unusual in the realm of ’80s slashers. One of Cochran’s robot henchmen comes to Grimbridge’s bedside early on in the film… but he’s not there to bring good tidings. To describe what he even does to poor Harry isn’t easy, but goddamn is it nasty.
Essentially, the Michael Myers-like henchman reaches into Grimbridge’s eye sockets with his fingers, literally pulling apart the old man’s skull with his bare hands. The practical effects work combined with the nasty “nose breaking” sound design makes the kill incredibly hard to watch, despite being far less gruesome than many ’80s kills.
Rarely are (relatively) bloodless kills as effective as this one.
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SCREAMBOX Investigates UFOs and Extraterrestrials: Several Documentaries Streaming Right Now!
As someone who is obsessed with UFOS (or more recently known as UAPs) and the concept of extraterrestrials, I love a good documentary. Sightings have been on the rise since the 1940s, with the atomic bomb seemingly acting as a catalyst for new visitors. But what are these UFOs/UAPs? Is there an explanation or are they simply beyond our explanation? Why are they here? Who are they? How much do our governments know? The questions are endless and so are the documentaries that attempt to uncover the secrets behind decades of sightings and alleged confrontations.
Whether you’re a seasoned viewer or new to the rabbit hole, there’s always a handful of interesting documentaries to get your neurons firing and leave you with sleepless nights. SCREAMBOX is investigating with the addition of several docs, all streaming now on the Bloody Disgusting-powered service. Here’s the breakdown:
Aliens (2021): Beam into this unidentified streaming documentary for a glimpse into Extraterrestrial life. Aliens are hypothetical life forms that may occur outside Earth or that did not originate on Earth.
Aliens Uncovered: Origins (2021): Before Area 51, hidden deep in the desert, the military discovered a hidden gem that helped them create Project Bluebook.
Aliens Uncovered: ET or Man-Made (2022): The crash of Roswell wasn’t meant for New Mexico. In 1947, a neighboring state had 3 major sightings that were swept under the rug.
Aliens Uncovered: The Golden Record (2023): In the late 70s, the US government launched a message to our distant neighbors.
Roswell (2021): This high-flying documentary examines the July 1947 crash of a United States Army Air Forces balloon at a ranch near Roswell, New Mexico. Theories claim the crash was actually that of a flying saucer, but what is the truth?
Also check out:
The British UFO Files (2004): Since the 1940’s the British Government has been investigating the Flying Saucer phenomenon. High-ranking military and government personnel, speak out for the first time, offering unique eyewitness accounts and inside information.
Alien Abductions and Paranormal Sightings (2016): Amazing Footage and stories from real people as they reveal their personal encounters of being abducted by Aliens.
And do not miss Hellier (2019): A crew of paranormal researchers find themselves in a dying coal town, where a series of strange coincidences lead them to a decades-old mystery.
These documentaries join SCREAMBOX’s growing library of unique horror content, including Onyx the Fortuitous and the Talisman of Souls, Here for Blood, Terrifier 2, RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop, Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story, The Outwaters, Living with Chucky, Project Wolf Hunting, and Pennywise: The Story of IT.
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