Robert Zappia

Oct 31, 2024 | cbr.com | Robert Zappia |John Carpenter |Debra Hill |Characters By

Halloween Published 4 minutes ago Sign in to your CBR account In 1978, John Carpenter's Halloween introduced the world to a whole new breed of slasher in the form of The Shape, better known as Michael Myers. In the character's debut outing, Michael more than proved himself as a prolific slasher, easily earning him a top spot as one of the genre's most iconic figures. Since the 1978 original, the Halloween franchise has produced a dozen more sequels and reboots, each of which has something to...

Oct 15, 2024 | cbr.com | Robert Zappia |John Carpenter |Debra Hill |Ashley Land

Scream Published 2 minutes ago Sign in to your CBR account Horror movies have covered a wide range of sub-genres since the earliest days of Hollywood, from supernatural haunting stories to creature feature monster movies. One of the greatest corners of the genre is the slasher, which has given horror some of its greatest icons, from Leatherface and Michael Myers to Jason Voorhees and Freddy Krueger. Every decade puts its spin on the sub-genre, and the 1990s were no different. While the 1990s...

Sep 26, 2023 | theaterbyte.com | Brandon DuHamel |Debra Hill |John Carpenter |Robert Zappia

Estimated reading time: 7 minutesThe seventh entry in the horror franchise started by John Carpenter in 1978, Halloween H20, coming twenty years later, is also one of its weakest. We find out that Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) faked her death to escape from the unkillable Michael Myers. She changed her name and became headmistress at a private boarding school where her son, John (Josh Hartnett), also attends.