The trailer for the next ‘Halloween’ movie is already out, and I am as terrified as I was when I saw the first movie from the Halloween franchise.
Seriously guys, if you’re a horror/thriller movie fan and you haven’t seen anything from the Halloween franchise, are you even a fan? If in case, you’re oblivious and have managed to avoid all knowledge about the franchise, let me tell you that the movie centres around a serial murderer called Michael Myers (not to be confused with Mike Myers) who is frantically on a killing spree on Hallows eve, while wearing a really scary mask. Okay, I just got the jitters again.
The actual story begins when Michael is sent to a psychiatric facility for 15 years, when he kills his sister, Judith at the age of 10. 15 years later, Micheal escapes the facility and goes on a murder spree, terrorising a small town in America.
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The OG ‘Halloween’ released way back in 1978 and was directed by John Carpenter. After the first release, a lot of sequels followed through and the original was remade again in 2007, and the sequel to the original was released in 2009.
But the recent news around the releases tells us that the movie releasing this year, after 40 years from the original, will be the sequel to the 1978 release and it will not follow any of the previous sequels that were originally made.
The best part about this remake? It has the original Michael Myers and the original woman, he’s always haunted! Yes! Nick Castle and Jamie Lee Curtis are definitely in the film, along with new add-ons of course. The movie is directed by David Gordan Green and also stars Judy Greer and Andi Marichak.
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The producer, Jason Blum, teased the ‘Halloween’ franchise fans on Twitter, before the trailer released on Friday, saying ‘The Halloween Trailer is dropping Friday’, in three separate tweets.
The Halloween trailer
— Jason Blum (@jason_blum) 4 June 2018
Is dropping
— Jason Blum (@jason_blum) 4 June 2018
Friday.
— Jason Blum (@jason_blum) 4 June 2018
“The sequel is like the original in many many ways. The writers have connected the dots of the story and it made so much sense that it felt totally appropriate” Jamie Lee Curtis told a popular publication.
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Well, the new ‘Halloween’ definitely respects the DNA of the franchise and keeps the finale as creepy as one would imagine it to be! I, for one can’t wait to watch this with someone for company for sure, or I might just have a heart failure and die.
The movie though can be watched by people who haven’t seen ‘Halloween’ at all. It’s not like you have to watch the earlier movies. If you want to brush up on the ‘Halloween’ movie history you can definitely read up on Google or probably find them and watch them all!
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‘Halloween’ will make its way to you on October 19th, right around Hallows eve! (jeez, what are the odds, right?). Here’s hoping 2018 is as good as they say it will be for the horror and thriller genre!