In this special super-sized bonus episode of Genre Exposure, we used the spooky season this year to discuss at exhaustive length the titular franchise: Halloween. From favorite kills to the coolest incarnation of Michael Myers, we spill our guts and geek out over our history and experiences with the complete franchise. Nothing fancy, and we’re not trying to reinvent the wheel or give some deep analysis you’ve never heard before. Just two horror nerds gushing our hearts out in a more casual chat guided only by a handful of topics we selected in advance to fuel discussion. And of course we throw down the gauntlet and take to the battlefield with our own rankings of the series as well.
So from all of us at Genre Exposure, we wish you a very Happy Halloween and hope that, like us, you get the chance to spend at least part of it soaking up the Fall vibes of Haddonfield and its very special Boogeyman. But before all that, we dish on more of our October watches including some surprising first time watches plus get hyped about Rhonda Shear and Up All Night returning and, hey, does anyone else remember Michael Jackson’s Ghosts? And so much more!
Part of the Prescribed Films Podcast Network (www.thepfpn.com)
What We’ve Been Watching:
-Jason: Unwelcome (2023) & Frogman (2023) & Marrowbone (2018) & Death Becomes Her (1992)
-Dustin: Spawn (1997) & Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983) & Michael Jackson’s Ghosts (1996) & Jack-O (1995) & Hell House LLC (2015) & Hayride (2012)
Favorite Michael Myers
-Jason: Nick Castle in Halloween (1978)
-Dustin: Tyler Mane in Rob Zombie’s Halloween & Rob Zombie’s Halloween II
Favorite Mask
-Jason: Halloween (1978)
-Dustin: Halloween (2018)
Least Favorite Mask
-Jason: Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
-Dustin: Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
Favorite Continuity
-Jason: Thorn Series (1-6)
-Dustin: Thorn Series (1-6)
Favorite Characters
-Jason: Jamie Lee Curtis as Laurie Strode & Nancy Kyes as Annie Brackett & Danielle Harris as Annie Brackett & Donald Pleasance as Dr. Samuel Loomis & Tom Atkins as Dr. Daniel Challis & Ellie Cornell as Rachel Carruthers & Danielle Harris as Jamie Lloyd & P. J. Soules as Lynda & Dan O’Herlihy as Conal Cochran
-Dustin: Donald Pleasance and Malcolm McDowell as Dr. Samuel Loomis & Tom Atkins as Dr. Daniel Challis & Ellie Cornell as Rachel Carruthers
Least Favorite Characters
-Jason: Scout Taylor-Compton as Laurie Strode & Daeg Faerch as Young Michael Myers & Wendy Foxworth as Tina Williams & Anthony Michael Hall as Tommy Doyle & Kyle Richards as Lindsey Wallace & Haluk Bilginer as Dr. Sartain & Tyra Banks as Nora & Tyler Mane as Michael Myers
-Dustin: The Townies of Haddonfield in Halloween Kills & The Complete Cast of Halloween: Resurrection & Rohan Campbell as Corey Cunningham
Hunkiest Boy
-Jason: Lance Guest as Jimmy in Halloween II
-Dustin: Paul Rudd as Tommy Doyle in Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers
Hottest Girl
-Jason: Danielle Harris as Annie Brackett in Rob Zombie’s Halloween+Halloween II
-Dustin: Danielle Harris as Annie Brackett in Rob Zombie’s Halloween+Halloween II
-Dustin’s Honorable Mention: Wendy Foxworth as Tina Williams in Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
Jason’s Five-ish Favorite Kills
-Judith Myers from Halloween (1978)
-Bob from Halloween (1978)
-Nurse Jill Franko from Halloween II
-Linda from Halloween (1978)
-Buddy Jr. from Halloween III: Season of the Witch
-Nurse Virginia Alves from Halloween II
Dustin’s Five Favorite Kills
-Bob from Halloween (1978)
-Nurse Karen from Halloween II
-Annie Brackett from Rob Zombie’s Halloween II
-Buddy Jr. from Halloween III: Season of the Witch
-Jamie Lloyd from Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (Producer’s Cut)
Jason’s Franchise Ranking
1) Halloween (1978)
2) Halloween II
3) Halloween III: Season of the Witch
4) Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
5) Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
6) Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers
7) Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
8) Halloween (2018)
9) Halloween Ends
10) Rob Zombie’s Halloween
11) Rob Zombie’s Halloween II
12) Halloween Kills
13) Halloween: Resurrection
Dustin’s Franchise Ranking
1) Halloween III: Season of the Witch
2) Halloween (1978)
3) Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
4) Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (Producer’s Cut)
5) Halloween II
6) Rob Zombie’s Halloween
7) Rob Zombie’s Halloween II
8) Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
9) Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
10) Halloween Ends
11) Halloween (2018)
12) Halloween Kills
13) Halloween: Resurrection
Show Notes:
–Go check out all the other fine shows on the Prescribed Films Podcast Network
–Related YouTube: The Cobwebs Channel
–Related Topic: Redcaps
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–Related Topic: Loveland Frogman
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–Related Series: Spawn: The Animated Series
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–Related Film: The Exorcist III: Legion
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–Related Series: Inspector Gadget
–Related Song: Thriller by Michael Jackson
–Related Film: Pumpkinhead
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–Related Topic: USA Up All Night
–Related Topic: Rhonda Shear
–Related Topic: Kings of Horror
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–Related Topic: Rue Morgue Magazine
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–Related Film: Weapons
–Related Game: Gun Media’s Halloween
–Related Game: Gun Media’s Friday the 13th
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Next Time:
Urotsukidoji: Legend of the Overfiend (1989)
