by October Gallery
In 1978, John Carpenter’s chilling classic “Halloween” introduced viewers to one of the scariest slow walkers of all time: Michael Myers, a ruthless murderer of older sisters and teenage babysitters.…
Halloween originated from the Celtic festival of Samhain. Over 2,000 years ago, the <a href=”http://www.history.com/topics/halloween/history-of-halloween” target=”_blank”>Celts celebrated the end of the harvest season on Oct. 31</a>. They believed that on…
It’s been 40 years since Michael Myers terrorized the small town of Haddonfield, Illinois, killing three teenagers in that first “Halloween.” Despite the mountains of evidence placing him at the…
The new “Halloween,” treated as a direct sequel to John Carpenter’s note-perfect 1978 original, is built on callbacks. Any franchise that spawned that much iconic imagery, along with almost a…
The boogeyman lives again. The newest “Halloween” movie, set to hit theaters in October, is technically the 11th movie to belong to the 40-year-old horror franchise, which spawned Michael Myers…