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HalloweenMovies.com to Live Stream this Saturday’s Halloween Panel at Monsterpalooza

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Monsterpalooza, the world’s longest running celebration of the art of monsters and movie magic, (running this year April 12-14 at the Pasadena Convention Center in Pasadena, CA) is set to host a panel this coming Saturday on the continued exploits of Haddonfield’s most infamous resident, Michael Myers, and HalloweenMovies.com is set to live stream it.

Running from 1:15 to 2:00 PM PST, the panel, moderated by Fangoria’s editor emiritus Tony Timpone, will feature Halloween 2018’s makeup effects designer Christopher Nelson, actress Rhian Rees (the film’s “Dana Haines”) and The Shape himself, actor and stuntman James Jude Courtney, as they reminisce about the making of the highest grossing slasher film of all time.

Tickets are available at the door for $35 each with the convention kicking off at 11 AM, and we encourage those attending to arrive early (if past years are any indication, the show will sell out). For those who can’t make it? HalloweenMovies.com official Facebook page plans to live stream the panel. ‘Like’ the page here, and tune in at 1:15 PM for the feed.

For more information on Monsterpalooza, you can visit their official site here, ‘Like’ them on Facebook here and follow them on Twitter and Instagram.

HHN’s John Murdy & Director Dwight H. Little Discuss Halloween 4

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With Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers mazes nearing their 2018 end at both Universal Studios Hollywood and Orlando as part of the two theme parks’ yearly attractions Halloween Horror Nights, HalloweenMovies.com thought it time to bring you an exclusive video we filmed earlier this year.

Shot in the HHN Hollywood Halloween 4 maze during its construction in September, the 8-minute clip features Halloween Horror Nights creative director Murdy discussing the film on which it was based with director Dwight H. Little, where they touch on various aspects of Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers’ production, from writing the script to staging Loomis’ exciting run-in with The Shape at Penney’s Diner, among others.

For more on the Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers maze at HHN Hollywood, check out our additional video tour of the attraction with Murdy, Little and Trancas International’s own Malek Akkad below.

And for more information about Halloween Horror Nights at either Universal Studios Hollywood (running through November 3rd) or Universal Orlando Resort (ending tonight), visit them here, and engage with them on social media using @UniStudios @HorrorNights #UniversalHHN

One last thing: in case you haven’t heard, the latest in the franchise, director David Gordon Green’s Halloween, is still the #1 movie globally. Check out the trailer below, and get your tickets here.

AMC Hosting Michael Myers Marathon NOW!

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With the holiday of Halloween holiday taking place in less than three days and the latest Halloween film currently #1 at the box office, what better way to celebrate than with AMC’s annual FearFest, which is comprised of nothing but Halloween films from now through Wednesday!

So grab a bag of candy, a pumpkin and your carving kit, and settle into this television schedule of “Haddonfield all of the time” (with a brief detour to Santa Mira thrown in for good Silver Shamrock measure). In our humble opinion, there’s no better way to prep for your trip to the theater to see the #1 movie in America, David Gordon Green’s Halloween.

Get your tickets here.

And without further ado, the FearFest Halloween line-up!

MONDAY, OCTOBER 29TH

9am – Halloween (1978)
11am – Halloween II (1981)
1pm – Halloween III
3pm – Halloween 4
5pm – Halloween 5
7pm – Halloween 6
9:05pm – Halloween H20
11:05pm – Rob Zombie’s Halloween

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30TH

1:35am – Halloween (1978)
3:40am – Halloween II
9am – Halloween 4
11am – Halloween 5
1pm – Halloween 6
3pm – Halloween (1978)
5:05pm – Halloween H20
7:05pm – Rob Zombie’s Halloween
9:30pm – Halloween (1978)
11:35pm – Halloween II (1981)

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31ST

1:40am – Halloween III
3:45am – Halloween 4
11am – Halloween (1978)
1pm – Halloween II (1981)
3pm – Halloween III
5pm – Halloween 4
7pm – Halloween 5
9:05pm – Halloween 6
11:10pm – Halloween (1978)
1:15am – Halloween II (1981)
3:15am – Rob Zombie’s Halloween

Halloween Premiere Photos, Video & More!

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Director and co-writer David Gordon Green’s Halloween held its official premiere to a packed house this past Wednesday, October 17th at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, California, and HalloweenMovies was there to document the buzzed-about event forty years in the making. Read on for video, photo galleries and more.

Attended by director and co-writer Green, co-writers Danny McBride and Jeff Fradley and producers Malek Akkad of Trancas International Films, Jason Blum of Blumhouse and Bill Block of Miramax (among others), as well as returning series star and executive producer Jamie Lee Curtis and fellow key cast members Judy Greer, Andi Matichak, Nick Castle and James Jude Courtney, the cast and crew arrived to a Grauman’s courtyard decked out with a façade emulating the infamous Myers house from John Carpenter’s 1978 originating classic.

Additionally in attendance for the event were Halloween 2018 stars Rhian Rees, Virginia Gardner, Dylan Arnold, Miles Robbins, Drew Scheid, Jibrail Nantambu and executive producer Ryan Freimann and co-producer Ryan Turek, as well as FX artist Christopbher Nelson and Halloween 1978 producer Irwin Yablans and cast members PJ Soles and Kyle Richards.

Following the carpet, producers Akkad, Blum and Block took to Grauman’s stage to kick-off the screening (see the video below).

Followed by McBride and Green.

And lastly the grande dame of final girls herself, Jamie Lee Curtis.

On the heels of the wildly received premiere, a filmmakers after party was held poolside at the Roosevelt Hotel on Hollywood Blvd.

 

The eleventh film in the long-running and successful franchise, Halloween is now in theaters. Get your tickets here.

Halloween: 40 Years of Terror Convention is Happening Now

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Presented by HorrorHound Ltd., Sean Clark, Trancas International Films and Compass International Pictures, the Halloween: 40 Years of Terror convention which runs today, October 12th through the 14th at the Pasadena Convention Center in Pasadena, California is upon us, and promises to be the biggest celebration ever of the storied, four decade-spanning franchise.

Featuring celebrity guests from all eleven films in the franchise (the impressive list, which includes notable cast, directors and crew is massive and continues to grow, and contains many first-time ever appearances), one-of-a-kind events, special gallery offerings, cast Q&As, a Horror’s Hallowed Grounds location bus tour, exclusive H40 and Halloween merchandise offerings, a Saturday night after party with live music by Halloween 4, 5 & 6 composer Alan Howarth, myriad vendors and much more, it’s an event not to be missed.

With VIP tickets having already SOLD OUT, admission to the Halloween: 40 Years of Terror convention CAN STILL be obtained here (although I’d predict not for long, so don’t dawdle). For further information on the convention, including schedule, lodging and more, visit the official site here, and stay up to date with them on the convention’s Facebook page here.

Download the Halloween 4 HHN Hollywood App

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With Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers mazes currently underway at both Universal Studios Hollywood and Orlando as part of the two theme parks’ yearly attractions Halloween Horror Nights, HalloweenMovies.com is happy to announce the HHN Hollywood app for iPhone or Android, currently available for free (just search for HHN Hollywood) in the app store.

Featuring a Halloween series timeline, a maze overview, and over 100 trivia questions and more which HalloweenMovies.com helped curate, the HHN Hollywood app will not only prep you for your trip to Haddonfield in the Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers maze, but for the other Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood mazes which await, from The Horrors of Blumhouse Chapter Two to Poltergeist and beyond.

For more on the Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers maze at HHN Hollywood, check out our exclusive video tour of the then under-construction attraction with HHN creative director John Murdy, Halloween 4 director Dwight H. Little and Trancas International’s own Malek Akkad below.

For more information about Halloween Horror Nights at either Universal Studios Hollywood or Universal Orlando Resort, visit them here, and engage with them on social media using @UniStudios @HorrorNights #UniversalHHN

Haddonfield Comes to Pasadena, CA October 12-14 with Halloween: 40 Years of Terror

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Tickets to the biggest Halloween convention in history are now on sale. Get yours before they sell out!

Presented by HorrorHound Ltd., Sean Clark, Trancas International Films and Compass International Pictures, the Halloween: 40 Years of Terror convention, running October 12th through the 14th at the Pasadena Convention Center in Pasadena, California is nearly upon us, and promises to be the biggest celebration ever of the storied, four decade-spanning franchise.

Featuring celebrity guests from all eleven films in the franchise (the impressive list, which includes notable cast, directors and crew is massive and continues to grow, and contains many first-time ever appearances), one-of-a-kind events, special gallery offerings, cast Q&As, a Horror’s Hallowed Grounds location bus tour, exclusive H40 and Halloween merchandise offerings, myriad vendors and much more, it’s an event not to be missed.

With VIP tickets having already SOLD OUT, admission to the Halloween: 40 Years of Terror convention CAN STILL be obtained here (although I’d predict not for long, so don’t dawdle). For further information on the convention, including schedule, lodging and more, visit the official site here, and stay up to date with them on the convention’s Facebook page here.

Beyond Fest to Host the West Coast Premiere of Halloween

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Can’t wait for the October 19th, 2018 theatrical release of David Gordon Green’s Halloween? If you’re in Los Angeles during Beyond Fest, running September 26th to October 9th, you may not have to.

Taking place on Saturday, October 6th at the Egyptian Theater (6712 Hollywood Boulevard), David Gordon Green’s Halloween, with special guest and series producer Malek Akkad in attendance, is set to headline ‘Halloween Day:’ a triple-bill celebration of The Shape that will also feature John Carpenter’s 1978 classic of the same name and Bob Clark’s 1974 slasher film Black Christmas, both personally selected by Green and co-writer Danny McBride as key inspiration for their film. In addition to the triple bill, ‘Halloween Day’ festivities are set to include a Halloween flash tattoo parlor, a Mondo/Death Waltz pop-up featuring exclusive products, and a live, in-theater recording of the Shock Waves podcast featuring the original Shape, Nick Castle.

Tickets are on sale via Brown Paper Tickets on Friday, September 14th at 12PM PST. (Editor’s addendum: they are now SOLD OUT).

For more information on Beyond Fest and for their full line-up, visit them a www.beyondfest.com

John Carpenter’s Halloween Returns to Theaters Worldwide this September

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Celebrating its 40th anniversary, John Carpenter’s 1978 horror classic is being re-released in advance of David Gordon Green’s sequel, and will return to theaters beginning September 27th, 2018.

Read on for details, theaters and ticketing information.

From the press release:

LOS ANGELES, CA – Cinelife Entertainment, the event cinema division of Spotlight Cinema Networks, has teamed up with Compass International Pictures and Trancas International Films Compass International Pictures and to bring John Carpenter’s seminal 1978 classic back to select theaters worldwide beginning September 27, 2018.

In the film, the villain, Michael Myers, has spent the last 15 years locked away inside a sanitarium under the care of child psychiatrist Dr. Sam Loomis. On October 30, 1978, Myers escapes and makes his way back home to Haddonfield, turning a night of tricks and treats into something much more sinister for three young women, including Laurie Strode, the star-making role for Jamie Lee Curtis.

The original Halloween will be released on over 1,000 screens in over twenty countries across the globe. “I’m thrilled to have the original make its way back into theatres, as we prepare for the release of the sequel. Having both back in theatres this fall is remarkable,” says director John Carpenter.

Fans will be treated to view big screen presentations of the restored and remastered digital print, created under the supervision of the world-renowned cinematographer, Dean Cundey.

“We are thrilled to be a part of the 40th anniversary celebration, working with Compass International Pictures and Trancas International Films to bring the most fear-provoking and enduring horror movies of all time to cinema screens around the globe,” said Mark Rupp, Managing Director, CineLife Entertainment.

The release of John Carpenter’s Original Halloween comes just ahead of the release of Halloween (2018) – the direct sequel to John Carpenter’s classic. Jamie Lee Curtis and Nick Castle reprise their roles as Laurie Strode and Michael Myers, respectively. It is set for release on October 19th, a week before the 40th anniversary of the original Halloween release date.

For theaters and showtimes, please visit CineLifeEntertainment.com.

Halloween: 40th Anniversary Trailer (60 Seconds) from CineLife Video Showcase on Vimeo.

Halloween: 40th Anniversary Trailer from CineLife Video Showcase on Vimeo.

Excl: Take a Behind-the-Scenes Tour of HHN’s Halloween 4 Maze

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With Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers mazes opening this Friday, Sept 14th at both Universal Studios Hollywood and Orlando as part of the two theme parks’ yearly attractions Halloween Horror Nights, we got an exclusive peek behind-the-scenes this past Friday.

Thirty years since its release, the Danielle Harris-starring Halloween 4 is still beloved by fans, and celebrating the milestone, HHN creative director John Murdy, along with Halloween 4 director Dwight H. Little and Trancas International’s own Malek Akkad took us on a tour of the then still-under-construction west coast maze. And as per usual, Murdy and crew have spared no expense and ignored no detail in realizing Little’s film as a fleshed-out, haunted walk-through.

Said director Little of the maze, “It’s incredible. It gave me the chills. It’s been thirty years and it seems like it’s happening right in front of your eyes. I can’t wait to come see it as a guest of the park, and I can’t wait for anyone who had seen or who has not seen Halloween 4 to come experience this maze. It’s unbelievable.”

Will poor Ted Hollister make an appearance? That’s yet to be seen, but fans of Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers should prep themselves for a fully immersive journey into some of the film’s main set pieces, from Penney’s garage and diner to the jack-o-lantern filled streets of Haddonfield. Check out the video below.

The Shape awaits.

For more information about Halloween Horror Nights at either Universal Studios Hollywood or Universal Orlando Resort, visit them here, and engage with them on social media using @UniStudios @HorrorNights #UniversalHHN