Well, Cochran, I know this much: “HALLOWEEN ENDS” had the same kind of potential as SEASON OF THE WITCH, but it was all shot to shit in favor of a “deader than dead” ending that killed Michael Myers off for good. HALLOWEEN ENDS somewhat followed the formula of the now cult classic, HALLOWEEN III, with something new, fresh, and exciting. taking the franchise in a different direction felt like a breath of fresh air until they completely kicked themselves in the nuts by *SPOILER*, killing Corey and finishing that movie with the very appropriate “trash-bag” ending that we have.
It’s a damn shame, and in the new BLUMHOUSE behind-the-scenes book, “Horror’s New Wave: 15 Years Of Blumhouse” which was sent to me for a review and it is quite the masterful book, actress and Halloween franchise star, Jamie Lee Curtis opens up about the alternate ending that was considered for HALLOWEEN ENDS and quite frankly I’m severely pissed they didn’t go in this direction. It would have changed the tone of the movie entirely, and I feel would have been so much better received by fans and critics alike.
“The original ending of “Halloween Ends”, which was originally titled Halloween Dies, was a scene in a mask factory. You see a conveyor belt of masks being manufactured. They’re all Michael Myers masks, which was saying, “We’re all monsters if we put on the mask. It’s not just Michael, it’s all of us if we wear the mask.” And yet somehow it didn’t satiate. I think it was too intellectual for this finale/ It was a big swing, and I honor and support the big swing.
So basically, they wanted to dumb it down for everybody. Cool.
Here’s the entire passage from the book, including another alternate ending that was scrapped.
Now while that ending, which in my humble opinion, would have been the proper ending, never came to fruition, good ol’ HERE LIES made his own fan edit ending for HALLOWEEN ENDS a whole two years ago before any of this actually came to light via the book! And I’ll just say, they should have hired him as a consultant and I’ll take this ending and splice it into the movie just to satisfy my own bitterness over what could have been.
Sometimes, we just need a master VHS and digital video fan editor to step in and do the studio’s job and the holy horror Lord’s work.
Blumhouse’s contributions to the horror genre are inarguable and respect must be given to this from-the-ground-up powerhouse studio that started with an idea of low-budget horror while giving filmmakers the freedom of creativity to bring their horror dreams life. It started in 2007 with PARANORMAL ACTIVITY with a budget of $15,000, and ended up grossing $193 million worldwide. And it only grew from there.
If New Line was the house that Freddy built, certainly Blumhouse is the house that Toby built. Fight me.
Packed with kill counts and some never-before-seen images, HORROR’S NEW WAVE chronicles the company’s fifteen-year rise to become one of the biggest horror players in the film industry. Expanding to Universal and James Wan’s Atomic Monster company, and becoming a part of their family. Blumhouse has even knocked on the door of the Halloween Haunt territory by showing up at Universal’s horror haunts at Horror Nights in Orlando, Hollywood, and most recently, Las Vegas, there’s a lot of films to unpack in this book serves as the ultimate compendium to the Blumhouse film roster. Five Nights at Freddy’s, Sinister, Split, Get Out, M3GAN, and The Purge, just to name a few offer fans of these films a real insider’s look to these enormous horror movies. From script to screen, your new coffee table book begins with an introduction by founder Jason Blum, and includes interviews with key filmmakers and writers like M. Night Shyamalan, Leigh Whannell, James Wan, and Mike Flanagan; actors, such as Allison Williams, Ethan Hawke, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Octavia Spencer; and Blumhouse executives like head of film Couper Samuelson and head of casting Terri Taylor.
The book takes you on a deep dive that will satisfy horror fans’ hunger for the creative process, offering stories and insights into various aspects of filmmaking, including directing, musical score, makeup, acting, cinematography, and more. With film stills, on-set photographs, storyboards, creative briefs, and title treatments, this is the ultimate insider’s guide for horror fans and film lovers alike that really highlights the 21st century of the horror genre!
It’s the most wonderful time of year again, and AMC is in full swing with their chainsaws, machetes, and kitchen knives, bringing their annual FEARFEST to our horror-loving eyeballs. Starting September 27th, the annual horror-thon kicks off and runs throughout October, leading up to Halloween night.
And THANK LOOMIS we actually get the 1981 version of HALLOWEEN II this year. It’s not a valid Halloween lineup without it!
Everyone is waiting for the full schedule, but AMC online already has half the schedule completely available for those interested. I’ll keep updating this as the rest of the schedule releases!
Saturday, September 27th
11:00am The Lost Boys
1:00pm Beetlejuice
9:00pm The Lost Boys
11:00pm They Live
Sunday, September 28th
1:00am Pet Sematary
3:00am The Dead Zone
5:30am The Crazies
8:00am Final Destination
10:00am Final Destination 2
12:00pm Final Destination 3
2:00pm The Final Destination
4:00pm Final Destination 5
6:00pmThe Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon
7:08pm The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon
8:16pm Ride With Norman Reedus S7 E3
9:19pm The Final Destination
11:19pm Final Destination 5
Monday, September 29th
1:19am The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon
6:30am Se7en
9:30am House of Wax
12:00pm The Green Mile
4:00pm Independence Day
7:00pm Signs
9:30pm 28 Days Later
Tuesday September 30th
6:15am 1408
8:45am Independence Day
11:45am Signs
2:15pm The Exorcist
5:00pm The Shining
8:30pm Misery
10:59pm Creepshow
Wednesday October 1st
6:00am Body Snatchers
8:00am They Live
10:00am Pumpkinhead
12:00pm Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
2:00pm Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
4:00pm Halloween
6:00pm Halloween II
8:00pm Halloween III: Season of the Witch
10:00pm The Return of the Living Dead
Thursday October 2nd
12:00am Night of the Living Dead
6:00am Prince of Darkness
8:30am Thirteen Ghosts
10:30am House of Wax
1:00pm Final Destination 3
3:00pm Trick ‘r Treat
5:00pm Friday the 13th
7:00pm Jeepers Creepers
9:00pm Jeepers Creepers 2
11:15pm The Final Destination
Friday October 3rd
6:00am Carrie
8:15am Graveyard Shift
10:15am Misery
12:45pm Christine
2:45pm Carrie
5:00pm It
8:00pm Pet Sematary
10:00pm Pet Sematary Two
Saturday October 4th
12:00am Gremlins
2:30am Fright Night
5:00am Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter
7:00am Friday the 13th — A New Beginning
9:00am Friday the 13th, Part VI: Jason Lives
11:00am Friday the 13th Part VII — The New Blood
1:00pm Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan
3:00pm Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday
5:00pm Friday the 13th
7:00pm Friday the 13th, Part 2
9:00pm Friday the 13th Part 3
11:00pm Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter
Sunday October 5th
1:00am Friday the 13th — A New Beginning
3:00am Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare
5:00am A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child
7:00am A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master
9:15am A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
11:30am A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge
1:30pm A Nightmare on Elm Street
3:45pm Freddy vs. Jason
6:00pm The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon
7:25pmThe Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon
8:50pm The Conjuring
Monday October 6th
6:00am
Invasion of the Neptune Men
6:15am Hellboy
8:15am Stigmata
10:30am House on Haunted Hill
12:30pm The Cabin in the Woods
2:30pm House of Wax
5:00pm Ghost Ship
7:00pm Thirteen Ghosts
9:00pm Jeepers Creepers
11:00pm Cabin Fever
Tuesday October 7th
1:00am Piranha 3D
6:00am Eight Legged Freaks
8:30am Leprechaun
10:30am Pumpkinhead
12:30pm The Thing
3:00pm Pet Sematary
5:00pm Lake Placid
7:00pm Tremors
9:00pm Child’s Play
11:00pm Cujo
Wednesday October 8th
1:00am Anaconda
6:00am The People Under the Stairs
8:30am Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare
10:30am Wes Craven’s New Nightmare
1:00pm Candyman
3:00pm Friday the 13th
5:00pm A Nightmare on Elm Street
7:55pm Freddy vs. Jason
10:50pm Jason X
Thursday October 9th
6:00am War of the Colossal Beast
6:15am The Exorcist
9:00am Poltergeist
11:30am Stephen King’s It S1 E1
1:45pm Stephen King’s It S1 E2
4:00pm Christine
6:00pm It
9:00pm The Conjuring
11:30pm Insidious: The Last Key
Friday October 10th
2:15am Voodoo Woman
2:30am Violent Midnight
2:45am Corridors of Blood
6:00am The Creation of the Humanoids
6:15am Corridors of Blood
6:30am Violent Midnight
6:45am A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master
9:00am A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child
11:00am Halloween III: Season of the Witch
1:00pm Halloween
3:00pm Halloween II
5:00pm Halloween
7:30pm Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
9:30pm Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
11:30pm Tales From the Darkside: The Movie
Saturday October 11th
1:30am Killer Klowns From Outer Space
3:30am The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
5:30am The Cabin in the Woods
7:30am Scream 4
10:00am Final Destination
12:00pm Final Destination 2
2:00pm Final Destination 3
4:00pm The Final Destination
6:00pm Final Destination 5
8:00pm Final Destination
10:00pm Trick ‘r Treat
Sunday, October 12
3:00am They Live
5:00am Fright Night
7:30am A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge
9:30am Poltergeist
12:00pm Silver Bullet
2:00pm Christine
4:00pm The Lost Boys
6:00pm The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon
S3 E6
7:16pm The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon
8:32pm Friday the 13th
10:32pm The Crazies
Monday October 13
6:00am Creepshow
9:00am Child’s Play
11:00am Halloween III: Season of the Witch
1:00pm Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
3:00pm Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
5:00pm Halloween
7:00pm Halloween II
9:00pm Scream 4
11:30pm Final Destination 5
Tuesday October 14th
6:00am Fright Night
8:30am Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare
10:30am A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child
12:30pm A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master
2:45pm A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
5:00pm A Nightmare on Elm Street
7:15pm A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge
9:15pm Wes Craven’s New Nightmare
11:45pm The People Under the Stairs
Wednesday, October 15th
6:15am Invasion of the Neptune Men
6:30am The Dead Zone
9:00am Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation
11:00am The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
6 pm: Trick ‘r Treat 8 pm: I Know What You Did Last Summer 10:15 pm: Scream 4
Friday October 24th
11:30 am: The Exorcist 2:15 pm: The Shining 5:45 pm: Poltergeist 8:15 pm: The Conjuring 10:45 pm: The Omen (2006) 1:15 am: Insidious: The Last Key
Saturday, October 25
11:30 am: The Exorcist 2:15 pm: The Shining 5:45 pm: Poltergeist 8:15 pm: The Conjuring 10:45 pm: The Omen (2006) 1:15 am: Insidious: The Last Key
Sunday, October 26
11 am: Final Destination (2000) 1 pm: Final Destination 2 3 pm: Final Destination 3 5 pm: The Final Destination (2009) 7 pm: Final Destination 5
Monday, October 27
7 pm: Thir13en Ghosts 9 pm: House of Wax (2005) 11:30 pm: Ghost Ship
Tuesday, October 28
6 pm: Final Destination 5 8 pm: Final Destination (2000) 10: pm: Trick ‘r Treat
Wednesday, October 29
7 pm: Poltergeist 9:30 pm: A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) 11:45 pm: A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge
Thursday, October 30
2 pm: Halloween III: Season of the Witch 4 pm: Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers 6 pm: Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers 8 pm: ; Halloween (2007) 10:30 pm: Halloween (1978) 12:30 am: Halloween II (1981) 2:30 am: Halloween III: Season of the Witch 4:30 am: Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
Friday, October 31HALLOWEEN
6:30 am: Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers 8:30 am: Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers 10:30 am: Halloween (1978) 12:30 pm: Halloween II (1981) 2:30 pm: Halloween III: Season of the Witch 4:30 pm: Halloween (2007) 7 pm: Halloween (1978) 9 pm: Halloween II (1981) 11 pm: Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers 1 am: Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers 3 am: Halloween (1978)
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