Halloweenies: A Horror Franchise Podcast

The Halloweenies celebrate the 45th anniversary of an all-timer: Don Coscarelli's Phantasm. Join the gang and special guest Adam Carston of Windy City Ballyhoo/Make My Day: A Clint Eastwood Podcast as they revisit the 1979 DIY masterpiece, digging deep into its roots, particularly the first two films that Coscarelli helmed (Jim the World's Greatest and Kenny & Co.) Both films are available to stream on YouTube, and we highly advise you watch them. Note: This episode was recorded in February 2024 and is being unlocked for the holidays as a gift.

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The Saw is family, sure, but also the go-to weapon for many movie maniacs. The Halloweenies pull the chain and let 'er rip as they take inventory on the best chainsaws in horror movie history.

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The podcast which you are about to hear is an account of the tragedy which befell a group of four co-hosts, in particular Daniel Caffrey, Rachel Reeves, Justin Gerber, and the obnoxious Michael Roffman. It is all the more tragic in that they were young. But, had, they lived very, very long lives, they could not have expected nor would they have wished to see as much mad and macabre as they were to record that day. For them an idyllic autumn afternoon conversation became a nightmare. The events of that day were to lead to the discovery of one of the most bizarre crimes in the annal of American history: The Halloweenies covering Tobe Hooper's 1974 horror masterpiece The Texas Chain Saw Massacre.

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At last month's Creep I.E. Aftermath in Ontario, California, Halloweenies executive producer Michael Roffman and Scare You to Sleep creator Shelby Scott presided over an E.T. reunion panel featuring stars Henry Thomas, Dee Wallace, Robert MacNaughton, C. Thomas Howell, and Matthew De Meritt. Given that this is a Halloween movie, we thought this would be a fun treat for your day.

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Here's a preview of our all-new Patreon exclusive episode that finds the Halloweenies revisiting 1993's Hocus Pocus. Want to hear the full thing? Head on over to www.patreon.com/halloweeniespod and become a Skeleton Patron for more exclusive bonus content!

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Here's a special Halloween treat: We Hate Movies co-hosts Andrew Jupin and Eric Szyszka join fellow Halloweenies Dan Caffrey and Michael Roffman in Haddonfield to talk all things Michael Myers ... and Horror ... and Dr. Loomis impersonations.

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The Halloweenies continue a new October tradition! Last year, Michael Roffman and Dan Caffrey ventured to the Haddonfield Public Library to read Curtis Richards' excellent 1979 screen-to-page adaptation of the John Carpenter original Halloween. Fortunately for them, for us, for you, there are several more novelizations, and they're going through 'em all. This year sees the two dust off Dennis Etchison/Jack Martin's 1981 novelization for Halloween II. Together, they discuss Etchison's writing style, the additional scenes, the dreams of Laurie Strode, and more.

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The Halloweenies take inventory of all the masks work by Michael Myers. All of them.

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With Now Showing, your Halloweenies gather each month for a roundtable review on something new and something old in horror. This month, they discuss 'Salem's Lot, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, Alien on Stage, Hell High, Curfew, and The Forever Purge. Special guest includes Sammie Kuykendall of The Lady Killers: A Feminine Rage Podcast.

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At last month's Creep I.E. Aftermath in Ontario, California, executive producer Michael Roffman had a chance to sit down with Hollywood legends Nick Castle and Tom Atkins for a career-spanning interview that went in all sorts of unpredictable places. Naturally, all three head to Haddonfield together to talk shop about the Halloween franchise. Consider it a kickoff to October!

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