Now Playing Presents: The Complete Halloween Movie Retrospective Series
33 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 168 ratingsThe hosts of Now Playing look into Michael Myers' family scrapbook, watching and reviewing all Halloween movies, from John Carpenter's original to Season of the Witch, to H20, to Rob Zombie, to the latest reboots and sequels!
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Halloween Kills
October 19, 2021 21:18 - 2 hours - 91 MBIt’s easy to blame Haddonfield’s high body count on local boogeyman Michael Myers, but many of the latest Halloween Kills are being committed by a violent mob of formerly decent citizens. Did babysitter Jamie Lee Curtis, terrified kids Anthony Michael Hall and Kyle Richards, and shaky cop Will Patton grow up to become the real monsters of the community? And will Michael approve of the changes made to his sister’s bedroom when he catches up with the current owners of his redecorated house? ...
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Halloween (2018)
October 24, 2018 03:32 - 1 hour - 98.9 MBReturn to Haddonfield with Brock, Arnie, and Stuart as they celebrate the 40th anniversary of Halloween with a podcast review of the blockbuster 2018 requel (rebooted sequel)! Former babysitter Laurie Strode is the one stalking Michael Myers this time, as the captured killer is transferred to a new sanitarium. Can Jamie Lee Curtis’s pistol-packin’ grandma hit the bull’s eye without original director John Carpenter? And will her therapist daughter Karen (Judy Greer), or rebellious grandkid Al...
Halloween II (2009)
October 30, 2009 12:00 - 53 minutes - 30.7 MBWith the release of the latest movie in the Halloween franchise, Rob Zombie’s Halloween II, the hosts of Now Playing look into Michael Myers’ family scrapbook, watching and reviewing all ten Halloween movies. Knights in White Satin, Sherri Moon Zombie in a white dress, and a white horse all populate Rob Zombie’s stylistic but thematically confused sequel to his 2007 remake of Halloween. If, as Loomis says, ‘Bad taste is the petrol that fuels the American dream’ then this movie is a dream com...
Halloween (2007)
October 23, 2009 12:00 - 1 hour - 43.2 MBWith the release of the latest movie in the Halloween franchise, Rob Zombie’s Halloween II, the hosts of Now Playing look into Michael Myers’ family scrapbook, watching and reviewing all ten Halloween movies. After a series of sequels with widely varying quality, Michael Myers follows Leatherface to have an extreme makeover for the 21st Century audience. Directed by Rob Zombie this film is a hybrid of Zombie’s aesthetic previously seen on screens in House of 1000 Corpses and Devil’s Rejects,...
Halloween: Resurrection
October 16, 2009 12:00 - 49 minutes - 28.2 MBWith the release of the latest movie in the Halloween franchise, Rob Zombie’s Halloween II, the hosts of Now Playing look into Michael Myers’ family scrapbook, watching and reviewing all ten Halloween movies. Ever wonder what happens if you put Busta Rhymes, Karate, The Blair Witch Project, Big Brother, American Pie, and Michael Myers all in a blender? Well, this is it! It’s Halloween: Resurrection and despite having his head chopped off in the last movie, Michael Myers is back to eat more r...
Halloween: Resurrection (2002)
October 16, 2009 06:00 - 49 minutes - 28.2 MBWith the release of the latest movie in the Halloween franchise, Rob Zombie's Halloween II, the hosts of Now Playing look into Michael Myers' family scrapbook, watching and reviewing all ten Halloween movies. Ever wonder what happens if you put Busta Rhymes, Karate, The Blair Witch Project, Big Brother, American Pie, and Michael Myers all in a blender? Well, this is it! It's Halloween: Resurrection and despite having his head chopped off in the last movie, Michael Myers is back to eat more ...
Halloween H2O: Twenty Years Later
October 09, 2009 12:00 - 55 minutes - 31.6 MBWith the release of the latest movie in the Halloween franchise, Rob Zombie’s Halloween II, the hosts of Now Playing look into Michael Myers’ family scrapbook, watching and reviewing all ten Halloween movies. Jamie Lee Curtis is back as Laurie Strode, 20 years after the first Halloween, but Michael Myers is back too. Produced and influenced by Kevin Williamson, will this movie make you Scream? Listen to find out! {Halloween Series}
Halloween H2O: Twenty Years Later (1998)
October 09, 2009 06:00 - 55 minutes - 31.6 MBWith the release of the latest movie in the Halloween franchise, Rob Zombie's Halloween II, the hosts of Now Playing look into Michael Myers' family scrapbook, watching and reviewing all ten Halloween movies. Jamie Lee Curtis is back as Laurie Strode, 20 years after the first Halloween, but Michael Myers is back too. Produced and influenced by Kevin Williamson, will this movie make you Scream? Listen to find out!
Halloween 6: The Curse of Michael Myers
October 02, 2009 12:00 - 54 minutes - 31 MBWith the release of the latest movie in the Halloween franchise, Rob Zombie’s Halloween II, the hosts of Now Playing look into Michael Myers’ family scrapbook, watching and reviewing all ten Halloween movies. Michael Myers is back in black…or at least with the man in black from the last Halloween movie, and we learn that Michael is cursed by a thorn and controlled by druids…oh I give up, listen to this podcast to find out if the Now Playing hosts can make sense of this movie, or the Producer...
Halloween 6: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995)
October 02, 2009 06:00 - 54 minutes - 31 MBWith the release of the latest movie in the Halloween franchise, Rob Zombie's Halloween II, the hosts of Now Playing look into Michael Myers' family scrapbook, watching and reviewing all ten Halloween movies. Michael Myers is back in black...or at least with the man in black from the last Halloween movie, and we learn that Michael is cursed by a thorn and controlled by druids...oh I give up, listen to this podcast to find out if the Now Playing hosts can make sense of this movie, or the Produ...
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
September 25, 2009 12:00 - 58 minutes - 33.3 MBWith the release of the latest movie in the Halloween franchise, Rob Zombie’s Halloween II, the hosts of Now Playing look into Michael Myers’ family scrapbook, watching and reviewing all ten Halloween movies. Michael Myers is back and out for revenge in the fifth installment of the Halloween franchise, but what happened to his niece, and who is the strange mysterious man in the dark trench coat? Or the old woman at the barn party? We don’t know, but listen anyway as we review Halloween 5! {...
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (1988)
September 24, 2009 06:00 - 58 minutes - 33.3 MBWith the release of the latest movie in the Halloween franchise, Rob Zombie's Halloween II, the hosts of Now Playing look into Michael Myers' family scrapbook, watching and reviewing all ten Halloween movies. Michael Myers is back and out for revenge in the fifth installment of the Halloween franchise, but what happened to his neice, and who is the strange mysterious man in the dark trenchcoat? Or the old woman at the barn party? We don't know, but listen anyway as we review Halloween 5!
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
September 18, 2009 12:00 - 49 minutes - 28.1 MBWith the release of the latest movie in the Halloween franchise, Rob Zombie’s Halloween II, the hosts of Now Playing look into Michael Myers’ family scrapbook, watching and reviewing all ten Halloween movies. After the debacle that was a Halloween movie without serial killer Michael Myers, the makers of this new installment want to be sure the Shatner-masked icon is front and center both in this movie and in its title. But does the return of The Shape also mean the return to the quality leve...
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988)
September 18, 2009 06:00 - 49 minutes - 28.1 MBWith the release of the latest movie in the Halloween franchise, Rob Zombie's Halloween II, the hosts of Now Playing look into Michael Myers' family scrapbook, watching and reviewing all ten Halloween movies. After the debacle that was a Halloween movie without serial killer Michael Myers, the makers of this new installment want to be sure the Shatner-masked icon is front and center both in this movie and in its title. But does the return of The Shape also mean the return to the quality leve...
Halloween III: Season of the Witch
September 11, 2009 12:00 - 50 minutes - 29.1 MBWith the release of the latest movie in the Halloween franchise, Rob Zombie’s Halloween II, the hosts of Now Playing look into Michael Myers’ family scrapbook, watching and reviewing all ten Halloween movies. Join us this week as we count down the days till Halloween (Silver Shamrock!), and discuss the entry in this film franchise that doesn’t include Michael Myers, Dr. Loomis, or anything else that made the series successful in the first place. {Halloween Series} {John Carpenter Films}
Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)
September 11, 2009 06:00 - 50 minutes - 29.1 MBWith the release of the latest movie in the Halloween franchise, Rob Zombie's Halloween II, the hosts of Now Playing look into Michael Myers' family scrapbook, watching and reviewing all ten Halloween movies. Join us this week as we count down the days till Halloween (Silver Shamrock!), and discuss the entry in this film franchise that doesn't include Michael Myers, Dr. Loomis, or anything else that made the series successful in the first place.
Halloween II (1981)
September 04, 2009 12:00 - 56 minutes - 32.6 MBWith the release of the latest movie in the Halloween franchise, Rob Zombie’s Halloween II, the hosts of Now Playing look into Michael Myers’ family scrapbook, watching and reviewing all ten Halloween movies. Join us this week as we meet The Shape and his infamous Captain Kirk mask, and discuss the movie that frightened a generation, sparked a new genre of slasher film, and made John Carpenter one of the masters of horror. {Halloween Series} {John Carpenter Films}
Halloween (1978)
August 28, 2009 12:00 - 1 hour - 37.5 MBWith the release of the latest movie in the Halloween franchise, Rob Zombie’s Halloween II, the hosts of Now Playing look into Michael Myers’ family scrapbook, watching and reviewing all ten Halloween movies. Join us this week as we meet The Shape and his infamous Captain Kirk mask, and discuss the movie that frightened a generation, sparked a new genre of slasher film, and made John Carpenter one of the masters of horror. {Halloween Series} {John Carpenter Films}
Halloween (1978)
August 28, 2009 06:00 - 1 hour - 37.5 MBWith the release of the latest movie in the Halloween franchise, Rob Zombie's Halloween II, the hosts of Now Playing look into Michael Myers' family scrapbook, watching and reviewing all ten Halloween movies. Join us this week as meet The Shape and his infamous Captain Kirk mask, and discuss the movie that frightened a generation, sparked a new genre of slasher film, and made John Carpenter one of the masters of horror.