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Halloween: 45 Years of Terror to Take Over the Pasadena Convention Center in 2023!

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Every five years since 2003, fans from the Halloween franchise have traveled across the globe to celebrate one of the most endearing, imposing, and enduring horror movie franchises of all time. John Carpenter’s Halloween premiered in cinemas and on drive-in screens 45 years ago, changing the landscape of horror cinema forever.

The movie served as the launching pad for a series of films that would span thirteen entries to date. In fact, earlier this month, the original Halloween stars Jamie Lee Curtis (“Laurie Strode”), Nick Castle (“The Shape, Michael Myers”), and co-creator John Carpenter (the original film’s director and composer), returned to theaters once again for HALLOWEEN ENDS! What better time than now to start building hype for 45 Years of Terror!?

That’s right! Mark your calendars! Halloween: 45 Years of Terror is set to return to Pasadena, California, from September 29th through October 1st, 2023!

For this special anniversary convention event, the Producer of the Halloween Franchise, Trancas International Films, is once again teaming up with Sean Clark (who helped organize the Halloween conventions with the 25th anniversary in 2003, as well as the 30th (2008), 35th (2013), and 40th (2018).

HorrorHound Ltd. also returns after having helped put on the successful H40 event in 2018. HorrorHound Ltd. are responsible for the Midwest events, HorrorHound Weekend, which aim to deliver what is sure to be the largest Halloween convention to date. Celebrity guests (including directors, stars, and crew) from all thirteen Halloween films are set to be in attendance as H45 takes over the Pasadena Convention Center. We expect the largest selection of vendors any prior “Terror” convention has provided, including notable Halloween licensees and some of the most notable artists in the ever-growing gallery scene – there will be a number of not-to-be-missed events, including the highly anticipated return of the Horror’s Hallowed Grounds filming location tour, galleries, exciting social media photo displays, cast Q&As, lots of exclusive H45 and Halloween merchandise offerings, and professional photo opportunities.

Make sure you bookmark the official website – www.Halloween45.com – as the page will soon begin to populate with guest, artist, and vendor reveals, programming information, and additional surprises the promoters are hard at work finalizing. Not to mention discount Hotel block options (yet to be launched). And, of course, ticket launch information and details regarding new and exciting ticket package opportunities.

Don’t forget to follow us on Facebook by visiting the official “45 Years of Terror” page – www.facebook.com/45YearsofTerror.
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ABOUT TRANCAS INTERNATIONAL FILMS:
Trancas International Films is a motion picture production and distribution company based primarily in Los Angeles but operating worldwide.

In addition to numerous other films in its library, Trancas, along with its subsidiary, Compass International Pictures, has been involved with each film in the iconic Halloween franchise, including the hugely successful “David Gordon Green Trilogy” released by Universal Pictures, starring Jamie Lee Curtis. Trancas has production and distribution deals with companies, including Miramax, Blumhouse, Lionsgate, and Shout Factory.

ABOUT HORRORHOUND LTD:
HorrorHound is a publishing house and convention organizer based out of Cincinnati, Ohio. Since 2005 HorrorHound has established itself as one of the best-selling genre magazines in America. Launching their own convention in 2007, HorrorHound Weekend (with annual events in Indiana and Ohio) have grown into the largest horror convention in the country, drawing over 20,000 attendees annually to their mid-west events. For more information on HorrorHound, please visit www.horrorhound.com.

ABOUT SEAN CLARK:
Sean Clark is a personal appearance agent, writer, and producer. The creator of Horror’s Halloween Grounds, the host of the Malfunsean YouTube channel – www.youtube.com/malfuncsean, and co-host of The Thing With Two Heads Podcast. 

Halloween 2018’s Michael Myers Talks His Excitement in Scripted Murder

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Monsterpalooza, the world’s longest running celebration of the art of monsters and movie magic, hosted this past Saturday in Pasadena, CA a panel on 2018’s Halloween, and we were there to live stream it.

Moderated by Fangoria’s editor emeritus Tony Timpone, panelists included 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, who during the Q&A volunteered his – excitement – in performing cinematic acts of murder, both as Myers, and as the antagonist in 1989’s The Freeway Maniac.

Said Courtney when asked how he felt when he did the murder scenes in Halloween, “Killing is so much fun. It’s the most fun in the world. It’s a very, very deep place, to be honest. As an actor, if you are really in touch with murder, it’s very sexual. I learned that in the very first film I did.”

“(In preparation for it),” Courtney recalled, “I went and stayed in a psyche ward in central California for a weekend, and I had a psychiatrist with me and several orderlies. And I actually spent nights there, sleeping in a ward with paranoid schizophrenics. It was a criminal ward. But these guys were all doing the ‘Thorazine Shuffle.’ They couldn’t catch a fly if they wanted to, they were so drugged up. But I got to interview some of the guys who had murdered (people) twenty years (before), and who had had time to process it and (who) had gone through therapy. And they taught me how I’d create dominance in the ward, and what the pathos was.”

“So, when I started killing in this movie,” offered Courtney, “I called the psychiatrist up and I said, ‘Doc, there’s something going on here, and I have to talk to you about it. When I’m killing these people I’m getting a fricking erection.’ And he goes, ‘Oh, I forgot to tell you. I’m so sorry! During Vietnam, guys in firefights would have multiple orgasms.’ And I was like, ‘Dude, you could have helped me out with that.’ So the point is, if you are going to kill people, you need to be prepared for that. Maybe bring a little protection.”

You can watch a video of the full panel (and to see Nelson’s humorously stunned reaction) below.

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

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.

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.

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.