Reviewing Halloween (2018) again, talking Van Halen, contract riders, spoilers, cheap fan service versus loving homage, and Tommy Doyle sees the Shape outside as Jamie Lee Curtis improvs badly.

A little bit of Annie getting some action from Lester and a whole lot of reviewing the new Halloween film.

Talking the H40 convention day 2 (including meeting JC Brand and Brian Andrews), obsession, Tommy Doyle's astronaut costume, King Arthur, fake comic books, and getting sidetracked.

After talking about the H40 convention (meeting Sasha Jenson, David Kyle, Lance Guest, Nick Castle and more), Johnie Powers of Austin Powers Minute joins me to talk Halloween franchise viewing order, the serial killer triad, Michael’s rabbit killing, Enda and the Thorn Cult, self-fulfilling diagnoses, and swinging parents.

Johnie Powers of Austin Powers Minute is with me to talk anxiety, jump scares, Doctor Loomis, his gun, and his shadiness.

Johnie Powers of Austin Powers Minute is with me to talk silence, profiling Michael Myers, Charlie Cyphers’ acting , the upcoming H40 convention, and Doctor Loomis’ ineffectiveness.

Michael watches Annie brush her hair and has some unpleasant feelings. Novelization Loomis gets sidetracked by American drug culture, and then Sheriff Brackett and Doctor Loomis talk about Michael’s murdering grandfather before heading to the Myers House. Also, I spent some time at Sugarmynt Gallery again and meant some interesting people.

Talking Mark Edmundson’s book “Nightmare on Main Street”, Carol Clover’s concept of “psychosexual fury”, and what we want from a slasher film; trusting in authority figures to save you, cosplaying Michael Myers and the Joker, and assuming danger is nearby (with special guest Lito Velasco, AKA the_shape_of_fear_cosplay). Meanwhile, Annie and Laurie arrive at their babysitting gigs.

Allison Waddell of Mean Girls Minute is with me again to talk #MeanGirlsDay, John Carpenter naming characters after his friends, and seeing Halloween for the first time.

Allison Waddell of Mean Girls Minute is with me again to talk mean girls, close calls, ‘70s bra wearing practices, filming at sunset, and being too timid to ask someone to the dance.