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Living in a Fanbase Divided: An Analysis of ‘Halloween Kills’ [Horror Queers Podcast]
Halloween Stinks.
After closing out September with a discussion on one of the best horror remakes and a candid chat with Chucky creator Don Mancini, we kicked off spooky season by checking in with an infamous psychopathic bisexual and reevaluating the controversy surrounding that film’s release. Now, just after Halloween Ends (review) divided fans, we’re taking a look back at David Gordon Green‘s similarly polarizing sequel Halloween Kills.
In the film, unstoppable killer Michael Myers (James Jude Courtney) escapes from Laurie Strode’s (Jamie Lee Curtis) trap to continue his ritual bloodbath. Injured and taken to the hospital, Laurie checks out of most of the movie while Tommy Doyle (Anthony Michael Hall), the boy she was babysitting on the night Michael began his reign of terror, takes control of the narrative. As Laurie continues to fight through the pain, Tommy leads an angry mob of vigilantes to rise up against Myers and destroy the evil once and for all.
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Episode 199: Halloween Kills (2021)
We’re opening the Patreon vault this week to unleash our episode on David Gordon’ Green’s divisive slasher sequel Halloween Kills just after last week’s release of Halloween Ends. But before you listen (or re-listen), please sing along with us!
♬♬ Through the streets, through the ‘burbs, through the Strodeses and the Bracketts!
Michael’s coming but it’s one exciting riiiiiiiide!
Say a prayer, then we’re there, at the doorway of the Myers house!
There’s something truly terrible insiiiiiiide. ♬♬
♬♬ A masked man!
He’s got knives, razor sharp ones!
Massive hands, killer plans, making friiiiiiiight!
Hear him stalk, see him roam!
But we’re not coming home until he’s deaaaaaaad!
Good and deaaaaaaaaad!
EVIL DIES TONIGHT! ♬♬
(Yes, we think we’re really clever for this. No need to smugly reiterate that sentiment in the comments. We know.)
Cross out Halloween Kills!
Coming up next: We’re celebrating 200 episodes(!!!) with a discussion of what we consider to be a perfect film, and that film is Karyn Kusama’s masterful exercise in unbearable tension: The Invitation!
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The Halloweenies cool off from the hot hot heat and splish splash with giant alligators as they revisit Alexandre Aja‘s 2019 creature feature Crawl.
Together, they discuss their love (or hate) for the timeless terror, their investment in Barry Pepper, and, uh, Demolition Man. Don’t ask. It should be noted this episode was recorded in September 2024 and is being unlocked for the summer. Oh, it’s also produced by Sam Raimi.
Stream the episode below. Subscribe via Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, and RSS. New to the Halloweenies? Catch up with the gang by revisiting their essential episodes on past franchises such as Halloween, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Friday the 13th, Scream, The Evil Dead, Chucky, Alien, and the Universal Monsters. This year? Hellraiser!
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