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The First Ever Officially Licensed Halloween Trading Card Sets Available Now

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Just in time for the spooky season, Fright-Rags has made available for purchase the first ever Officially Licensed Halloween Trading Card Sets, and we’ve gotta’ say, they’re pretty darn cool!

Filled with factoids, trivia, rare photos and more revolving around John Carpenter’s classic 1978 film Halloween (we worked hand in hand with Fright-Rags in order to get it just right), the trading cards are now available in the following three formats:

#1. HALLOWEEN TRADING CARDS – SINGLE WAX PACK (Price: $5)

  • 9 trading cards
  • 1 sticker
  • Autograph and sketch cards and other chase/parallel cards are randomly inserted

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#2. HALLOWEEN TRADING CARDS – SEALED BOX (Price: $120)

Each sealed box of 24 wax packs includes:

  • 2 full base sets
  • 2 full sticker sets
  • 2 full character sets
  • 2 full art parallel sets
  • 2 checklists
  • 1 sketch card, autograph, or printing plate

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#3. HALLOWEEN TRADING CARDS – FACTORY BOX (Price: $35)

Each box of 83 cards includes:

  • 78 full base card set
  • 2 random unique art parallel cards
  • 2 stickers
  • 1 checklist

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Get ‘em here before they sell out, and make sure to follow Fright-Rags on Instagram at @frightrags and on Twitter at @frightrags for news and updates on other current and future Officially Licensed Halloween merchandise.

 

Nancy “Nurse Marion” Stephens Returns in Halloween Kills!

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We’ve been sitting on this news for a while here at HalloweenMovies.com, but today we’re happy to announce that another original cast member from John Carpenter’s 1978 classic Halloween has returned for David Gordon Green’s currently shooting feature Halloween Kills: actress Nancy Stephens!

Stephens, who portrayed ‘Nurse Marion’ in the seminal film (as well as the 1981 follow-ups Halloween II and 1998’s Halloween H20: 20 Years Later) will reprise her role in Green’s sequel to last year’s hit film Halloween (in its new timeline), joining actress Kyle Richards (as ‘Lindsey Wallace’), and series final girl Jamie Lee Curtis as ‘Laurie Strode.’ Joining them are Anthony Michael Hall (in the role of ‘Tommy Doyle’, taking over for Brian Andrews) and Robert Longstreet as ‘Lonnie Elam.’

Set for release by Universal Pictures on October 16th, 2020, Halloween Kills is produced by Trancas International Films, Miramax and Blumhouse Productions, with director Green directing from a script he co-wrote with returning collaborator Danny McBride and series newcomer Scott Teems.

Based on characters created by series originator John Carpenter and Debra Hill, Halloween Kills and its 2021 follow-up Halloween Ends will be produced by Akkad, Jason Blum and Bill Block. Green, McBride, John Carpenter, Jamie Lee Curtis, Jeanette Volturno, Couper Samuelson and Ryan Freimann will serve as executive producers, with Ryan Turek overseeing both projects for Blumhouse.

Check out a teaser for the films below.

Horror Film Icon Sid Haig Passes Away

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Actor and horror film icon Sid Haig, most notable for his role of ‘Captain Spaulding’ in Rob Zombie’s feature films House of 1000 Corpses, The Devil’s Rejects and the recently released Three From Hell, died Saturday at the age of 80.

(Sid Haig as ‘Captain Spaulding’ in 2003’s House of 1000 Corpses)

In a statement posted to the actor’s Instagram account @sidhaigsays, his widow Susan L. Oberg wrote, “My light, my heart, my true love, my King, the other half of my soul, Sidney, passed from this realm on to the next. He has returned to the Universe, a shining star in her heavens. He was my angel, my husband, my best friend and always will be.”

“He adored his family, his friends and his fans,” she continued. “This came as a shock to all of us. We, as a family, are asking that our privacy and time to mourn be respected.”

Earlier this September, Oberg wrote on Haig’s Instagram that he had suffered an accident and had been admitted to ICU, but didn’t go into detail.

Haig got his start in the industry in 1967 acting opposite horror legend Lon Chaney, Jr. in filmmaker Jack Hills’ cult classic Spider Baby or, The Maddest Story Ever Told, and later appeared in Hill’s blaxploitation flicks Coffy (1973) and Foxy Brown (1974), among others. A respected and prolific character actor, Haig worked steadily throughout the 70s and 80s in both film and television, although some of his biggest roles would come later in life. In 1997 Haig’s turns as ‘Judge’ and as ‘Jay’ in Quentin Tarantino’s Jackie Brown and Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (respectively) brought him into the mainstream eye, and did his portrayal of the murderous clown ‘Captain Spaulding’ in Zombie’s previously mentioned ‘Firefly’ trilogy (and in a smaller role as the cemetery groundskeeper ‘Chester Chesterfield’ in Zombie’s 2007 Halloween redux).

(Sid Haig as ‘Ralph’ alongside Lon Chaney Jr. in 1967’s Spider Baby)

Haig’s last completed film, the Eben McGarr written and directed slasher flick Hanukkah, in which he’ll appear alongside Halloween (1978) actress P.J. Soles, is set for release in 2020.

Filmmaker Zombie recently told EW of Haig’s reduced screen time in Three From Hell, “The movie that I prepped to make, and was getting ready to start shooting, it was Captain Spaulding, Otis, and Baby, the three originals. But three weeks out from shooting, I got a call from Sid Haig. He had been in the hospital, and he had just had surgery, and he was now recovering in a rehabilitation facility. I’m like, holy shit, this is a serious business. So, I went to see him, and he had changed drastically from the last time I saw him. Because Sid, he’s big and burly, and now he’s tiny as a skeleton. So, I was like, oh man. I kind of realized, yeah, he’s in rough shape.”

Understanding the importance of Haig’s inclusion in the film, Zombie furthered, “Lionsgate was fine with me sort of sneaking him in one day to shoot as much as I could. It was on me to make sure that nothing went wrong. So I got him in, I shot everything I could shoot.”

In his own Twitter post, Zombie said of Haig’s passing, “Horray for Captain Spaulding. Gone but not forgotten.”

Our sincere condolences to his friends and family from everyone here at Trancas.


Sid Haig (1939-2019)

Jamie Lee Curtis Wins Best Actress for Halloween (2018) at the Saturn Awards

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With the 45th annual Saturn Awards having taken place this past Friday night at the Avalon Hollywood in Los Angeles, CA, the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films honored many for their excellence within the genre, one of which was actress Jamie Lee Curtis, who won the award for ‘Best Actress in a Film’ for her portrayal of Laurie Strode in last year’s smash hit, the David Gordon Green-directed feature film Halloween.

“It’s Friday the 13th, it’s a full moon, and I’m the luckiest girl in the world,” Curtis said during her acceptance speech in which she accepted the award from presenter Jon Cryer, and sang the praises of many, including Green and filmmaker John Carpenter, who originated the horror series in which she’s become a staple via 1978’s Halloween.

“There are millions of people responsible for this (award),” she continued, “and those are the fans of this beautiful genre that has given me my creative life.”

You can watch her speech from the Saturns below.

Curtis returns to the Halloween universe next year in Halloween Kills (a direct sequel to last year’s Halloween), which is slated for release on October 16th of 2020. Produced by Trancas International Films, Miramax and Blumhouse Productions, filmmaker Green returns for Kills to direct from a script he co-wrote with returning collaborator Danny McBride and series newcomer Scott Teems.

Based on characters created by series originator Carpenter and Debra Hills, Halloween Kills and its impending 2021 follow-up Halloween Ends will be produced by Malek Akkad, Jason Blum and Bill Block. Green, McBride, John Carpenter, Jamie Lee Curtis, Jeanette Volturno, Couper Samuelson and Ryan Freimann will serve as executive producers, with Ryan Turek overseeing both projects for Blumhouse.

Our congratulations to Jamie Lee!

Tickets Now On Sale as Halloween Returns to Theaters This September

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John Carpenter’s horror classic, 1978’s Halloween, returns to select theaters beginning September 27th via CineLife Entertainment and Compass International Pictures, and tickets are now on sale!

To purchase tickets (and for theaters, dates and show times) visit CineLife Entertainment here.

From the press release:

John Carpenter’s Horror Classic Halloween Returns To Select Theaters Nationwide Beginning September 27th

LOS ANGELES, September 10, 2019 – CineLife Entertainment®, the event cinema division of Spotlight Cinema Networks, teams up with Compass International Pictures to bring the seminal 1978 original classic John Carpenter’s Halloween back to select theatres across North America beginning September 27th.

In the film, Michael Myers has spent the last 15 years locked away inside a sanitarium under the care of child psychiatrist Dr. Sam Loomis after brutally murdering his sister when he was 6-years old. On October 30, 1978, Myers escapes and makes his way back home to Haddonfield, Illinois, turning a night of tricks and treats into something much more sinister for the locals, including Laurie Strode, the star-making role for Jamie Lee Curtis. Watch the trailer here:

John Carpenter’s Halloween premiered in cinemas and on drive-in screens on October 25, 1978, changing the landscape of horror cinema. It stunned audiences worldwide and has since inspired countless films in the genre. In 2006, it was selected by the Library of Congress as one of a select few films to be preserved in the U.S. National Film Registry for its cultural significance.

“I’m thrilled to have the original make its way back into theatres,” 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. Tickets go on sale September 10th.

“We are excited to bring the most prominent and enduring horror film back to cinema screens giving new and old fans a slasher film treat they’ll never forget,” said Bernadette McCabe, Executive Vice President, CineLife Entertainment.

Halloween – Trailer from CineLife Video Showcase on Vimeo.

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Spotlight Cinema Networks is the only cinema advertising company dedicated to serving the needs of art house and luxury exhibitors for cinema advertising, preshow entertainment, event cinema and digital display distribution. CineLife Entertainment® acquires and distributes event cinema and alternative content titles in the U.S. and international markets. Spotlight Cinema Networks is owned by Wagner-Cuban Companies and Arthouse Marketing Group, and represents the top exhibitors in these genres, including segment leaders Angelika Film Center, Laemmle Theatres, Landmark Theatres, Cinepolis Luxury Cinemas, Flix Brewhouse and Silverspot Cinemas.

Trancas International Films, Inc., along with its subsidiary Compass International Pictures, Inc., is a film production and distribution company based in Los Angeles and operating worldwide with a library of classic and revered films, such as John Carpenter’s Halloween, The Message, and Lion of the Desert. Trancas has been involved in the production of every film in the Halloween franchise, including Universal Picture’s 2018 incredibly successful release Halloween directed by David Gordon Green and starring Jamie Lee Curtis. In addition to partnerships with Universal, Trancas has deals with Miramax, Blumhouse, Lionsgate, Anchor Bay, and Dimension Films among others.

Lonnie Elam Returns in Halloween Kills!

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While Halloween’s final girl may have felt that Lonnie Elan probably wouldn’t get out of the sixth grade, HalloweenMovies.com is happy to report that the adult version of the school bully (who was first referenced in John Carpenter’s seminal 1978 film classic Halloween, and played by Brent Le Page) apparently did graduate, and will return in director David Gordon Green’s upcoming Halloween Kills, with actor Robert Longstreet assuming the role.

Longstreet, best known to horror fans for his turn as ‘Mr. Dudley’ in “The Haunting of Hill House,” will join original Halloween alumna Jamie Lee Curtis (as ‘Laurie Strode’) and Kyle Richards (as ‘Lindsey Wallace’), as well as Anthony Michael Hall (in the role of ‘Tommy Doyle’, taking over for Brian Andrews) in Green’s sequel to his hit film, last year’s recalibration Halloween.

Further casting news is of course forthcoming, but we’re fairly certain that fans of the franchise can expect the return of some more familiar names, and with them, some familiar faces, in the coming weeks.

Set for release by Universal Pictures on October 16th, 2020, Halloween Kills is produced by Trancas International Films, Miramax and Blumhouse Productions, with director Green directing from a script he co-wrote with returning collaborator Danny McBride and series newcomer Scott Teems.

Based on characters created by series originator John Carpenter and Debra Hill, Halloween Kills and its 2021 follow-up Halloween Ends will be produced by Akkad, Jason Blum and Bill Block. Green, McBride, John Carpenter, Jamie Lee Curtis, Jeanette Volturno, Couper Samuelson and Ryan Freimann will serve as executive producers, with Ryan Turek overseeing both projects for Blumhouse.

Check out a teaser for the films below.

Sacred Bones Records to Release Expanded Halloween Original Motion Picture Soundtrack!

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Exciting news for fans of Halloween, John Carpenter and vinyl: Sacred Bones Records has started taking pre-orders for an expanded release of John Carpenter’s score for last year’s smash-hit Halloween, set to contain 28 minutes of previously unreleased music!

Having debuted last year at #12 on the Billboard Albums chart and #2 on the vinyl chart while on its way to becoming one of the most successful movie soundtracks of the last decade, Sacred Bones’ new lavishly packaged expanded edition of Carpenter’s score is spread out across two LPS, and comes with deluxe gatefold packaging with a lenticular sleeve that’ll make Halloween’s iconic Michael Myers “burn” when you slide it on and off the record jacket (check out a demo below).

Four variations of the expanded soundtrack are currently available for pre-order: the Glow-in-the-Dark Splatter Edition (limited to 1,000 pressings), the Society-exclusive “Bloody Jumpsuit” Edition (only 150), and the Standard Edition on orange and black LPs, as well as a CD option, all with a release date for all of October 18th, 2019.

 

To pre-order your own copy and for more info, visit Sacred Bones Records here, and follow them on Twitter and Instagram.

 

Exclusive: Little Lindsey Wallace Won’t Know What Hit Her!

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HalloweenMovies.com is happy to report that actress Kyle Richards will return to Haddonfield!

Richards, who portrayed the character of Lindsey Wallace in John Carpenter’s seminal 1978 film Halloween is set to reprise her role in David Gordon Green’s upcoming feature Halloween Kills, coming to theaters October 16th, 2020.

No stranger to the genre, Richards previous roles include (in addition to Halloween) the horror flicks Eaten Alive (1976), The Car (1977) and The Watcher in the Woods (1980), although fans of reality TV may more recognize her from her appearances in The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, in which she portrays herself. The 50-year old actress, producer and author joins the previously announced Anthony Michael Hall (in the role of ‘Tommy Doyle’, taking over for Brian Andrews) and series star and lead Jamie Lee Curtis as Final Girl ‘Laurie Strode’ in director Green’s sequel to his hit film, last year’s recalibration, Halloween.

Said Halloween series producer Malek Akkad of Richard’s casting, “We couldn’t be happier, and are so excited that Kyle is coming home to her Halloween roots.” 

Set for release by Universal Pictures on October 16th, 2020, Halloween Kills is produced by Trancas International Films, Miramax and Blumhouse Productions, with director Green directing from a script he co-wrote with returning collaborator Danny McBride and series newcomer Scott Teems.

Based on characters created by series originator John Carpenter and Debra Hill, Halloween Kills and its 2021 follow-up Halloween Ends will be produced by Akkad, Jason Blum and Bill Block. Green, McBride, John Carpenter, Jamie Lee Curtis, Jeanette Volturno, Couper Samuelson and Ryan Freimann will serve as executive producers, with Ryan Turek overseeing both projects for Blumhouse.

Check out a teaser for the films below.

Anthony Michael Hall Joins Halloween Kills

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Word is in! Actor Anthony Michael Hall has joined the cast of Halloween Kills, essaying the role of Laurie Strode’s now grown-up ward Tommy Doyle!

Originally portrayed by actor Brian Andrews in John Carpenter’s 1978 classic Halloween, and then by Paul Rudd in 1995’s Halloween 6: The Curse of Michael Myers, Hall will step into the character’s shoes for the latest in the franchise, David Gordon Green’s Halloween Kills, which is slated for release on October 16th, 2020.

Hall is best known for his work in the 80’s films Weird Science, The Breakfast Club and Pretty in Pink, with some of his later work comprised of The Dark Knight and Netflix’s The War Machine.

Based on characters created by series originator John Carpenter and Debra Hill, Halloween Kills (and its 2021 follow-up Halloween Ends) will be produced by Malek Akkad, Jason Blum and Bill Block. Green, Danny McBride, Carpenter, Jamie Lee Curtis, Jeanette Volturno, Couper Samuelson and Ryan Freimann will serve as executive producers, with Ryan Turek overseeing both films for Blumhouse.

Check out a teaser!

Michael Myers Comes Home in Trick Or Treat Studios’ Halloween Legacy Collection

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With only 71 days to go until Halloween, we’re getting into the spirit of the holiday here at Halloweenmovies.com, and so is Trick Or Treat Studios, with some new and exciting Officially Licensed offerings in their Halloween Legacy product line.

From their “Halloween – The Boogeyman Michael Myers Mask” sculpted by the legendary artist Justin Mabry to their injection molded and electro plated “Halloween – Michael Myers Poster Knife Prop” based on the iconic poster art by artist Robert Gleason, we’re gonna’ predict that fans of the 1978 Carpenter classic will be thrilled by TOTS’ latest offerings (because quite frankly, we are!)

Joining the previously mentioned in TOTS’ line-up are eye-catching Michael Myers 925 Sterling Silver collector rings, Halloween wall decorations designed by Marty McEwen (with art in the style of vintage 60’s Halloween décor), young and old Michael Myers Halloween costumes perfect for any costume party (with Laurie Strode and Loomis getups available to boot), Halloween enamel pins, a light-up pumpkin, and a life-sized, 1:1 scale poseable prop of The Shape that’s sure to scare the hell out of the trick or treaters come Halloween night… and probably anyone else who encounters it.

Further, TOTS has delivered for fans of 1988’s Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers and 1989’s Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers Justin Mabry-sculpted masks of the Shape stemming from both (and a “The Brute” mask developed by Rudel to boot), as well as adult and children’s Jamie Lloyd clown costumes, and a whole lot more.

Check out a smattering of images below, and for the full line head on over to Trick Or Treat Studios here to check out their Officially Licensed Halloween products, and follow them on Instagram to stay up to date on all of the latest.