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Image via Compass International Pictures Amongst an overabundance of traditional tropes and clichés found in the horror genre, one of the most debated is the notion of a “final girl”. The Halloween franchise boasts Jamie Lee Curtis’ Laurie Strode, who most consider to be the undisputed queen of horror survivors. But now there are challengers to her crown, as others argue another candidate is superior. Over on Reddit, horror fanatics came rushing to the defense of their favorite final girl in a thought-provoking…

When John Carpenter’s original Halloween was released in 1978, no one could have anticipated it would be one of the best horror movies of all time or the cultural phenomenon it has become. Across thirteen films, two remakes, and three reboots, Michael Myers has been stalking all of our collective nightmares for 44 years. While Michael has become the ghostly face of the iconic franchise, another face that is just as intertwined with the series is that of actress Jamie Lee Curtis. David Gordon Green’s Halloween Ends (one…

She is the hardy perennial of all-American horror, its blood-drenched prom queen, the so-called “final girl”. In the closing minutes of 1978’s Halloween, teenage Laurie Strode is stabbed in the arm and flipped over the stairs. She’s attacked in the closet and brutalised on the landing. Laurie gets out alive – that’s Halloween’s happy ending. So far as the film is concerned, her story wraps up there.“Now here’s what I think happened immediately after that,” says Jamie Lee Curtis, who has now played Laurie Strode in no…

Image: AMCGet a new look at Hocus Pocus 2. Jamie Lee Curtis teases her final scrap with Michael Myers in a new Halloween Ends featurette. Plus, a look at the new Orphan Black spinoff, and what’s coming on The Handmaid’s Tale. Spoilers get!MagicAppearing as a guest on Post Mortem with Mick Garris, producer Roy Lee revealed he’s financing a remake of Magic—the 1978 homicidal ventriloquist movie—helmed by director Sam Raimi. I’ve only worked with as a producer on films…actually…the first time I’m gonna work with him as a…

x https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0vtbxLa-N8 After years of grueling anticipation, the terminal chapter in David Gordon Green’s Halloween trilogy is set to arrive in a few weeks with Halloween Ends. Following in the footsteps of the horror experience’s initial teasers, the long-awaited final trailer for the concluding installment is finally here for horror hardcores to feast their eyes upon. In the 128-second trailer, which you can watch for yourself above, franchise diehards are re-introduced to established…

It's a good time to be a horror fan, as the genre has been thriving for a number of years. During this renaissance some of the best horror movies returned to theaters to theaters via new sequels, starting with 2018's wildly successful Halloween movie. The current trilogy will wrap up with Halloween Ends, and a new video showed more violent footage and Jamie Lee Curtis saying goodbye to Laurie Strode. While Halloween Ends is just a few weeks away from its release in theaters and streaming on Peacock, much of the movie's…

The horror genre has been thriving for years now, thanks to acclaimed new and returning properties achieving box office and critical acclaim. Some of the best horror movie franchises have returned to theaters, a trend partially started by the massively successful 2018 Halloween movie. Two more sequels were quickly ordered from director David Gordon Green, and Halloween Ends’ Jamie Lee Curtis have revealed a big change to Laurie in the new slasher.Halloween Ends will mark the end to the current trilogy, and will also mark…

Universal Studios Hollywood’s Halloween Horror Nights has long celebrated filmmaker, actor, writer and composer John Carpenter and co-writer and producer Debra Hill’s 1978 independent slasher “Halloween.” The annual event has themed walk-thru attractions after several films within the “Halloween” franchise and the movie’s antagonist, Michael Myers, has certainly become synonymous with the season, HHN creative director and executive producer John Murdy said. “It would be in my top five, all-time classic horror films,” he…

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