After a debilitating illness, former major league baseball player, Rich Waller moves his family into a small suburban town with the hopes of reclaiming his former glory. Cut from his team, with a few good years left to play, Waller is desperate for a new start. As luck would have it, Waller finds a beautiful affordable home, where his family can thrive and he can heal. It’s in a great neighborhood, there are good schools, plenty of space and a beautiful but haunted pool in the backyard. Shortly after moving in things seem to be looking up for the family as his health improves his wife is thriving in her new career and the children are settling in nicely. Things are running smoothly until one by one the Wallers each experience, a supernatural event, courtesy of the family pool. Will the Wallers survive the dark forces surrounding their pool or be engulfed and drowned by evil?
Director: David Gordon Green
Writer: John Carpenter, Debra Hill, and Scott Teems
Cast: Jamie Lee Curtis, Judy Greer, Will Patton, and James Jude Courtney
It’s Halloween night and legendary serial killer Michael Myers is on the loose, again. Escaping death once more Myers sets out on a terrifying rampage, murdering all who are misfortunate enough to cross his path. Fear grips the small town but this year will be different. The good people of Haddonfield have had enough, this year the people will unite and fight for their town. Evil dies on Halloween night.
For forty years the legend of Michael Myers has haunted the small town of Haddonfield, Ill. 2018 is the year his reign finally ends. Halloween Kills is the 2nd film of the latest and presumably final, Michael Myers trilogy. It is the follow-up to 2018’s Halloween, in which the serial killer escapes from prison and has a final showdown with the woman he’s been stalking for 40 years, his sister Laurie. The 2018 movie ends with Mike locked in a basement as Laurie’s home is engulfed in flames. She had planned for years how she would end him only to overlook one major detail: the efficiency of the Haddonfield fire department. Halloween Kills begins exactly where we left off, with Myers still in the basement and Laurie escaping with her family. As the women head to the hospital to address their wounds they also witness the arrival of the fire trucks. The poor firemen save Myers and thus his bloodiest rampage yet continue with their corpses.
Halloween Kills depicts some of the most horrific death scenes we have ever seen in this franchise and is as much about Myers as it is about the town. This year the townsfolk band together to try and stop the menace once and for all. Since this is movie two of three you can take a stab at how it ends. With one more film to go this installment allows us to witness the aftermath of Myers assaults, we see a town in turmoil with fearful residents looking for justice. Ordinarily good people are driven to the breaking point as the quaint community evolves into an angry chaotic mob. In one of the most surprising scenes, the mob storms the hospital seeking vengeance. For the first time, we see families identifying their slaughtered loved ones and the poisonous effects of true evil. Though rightfully enraged their actions bear an uncanny resemblance to the Capitol Stormers as they stampede through a hospital in a panic searching for someone they’ve never even seen before. Though the film culminates in a satisfying showdown as per usual, the jubilation is short-lived once realization kicks in: it’s a trilogy, there’s one more chapter to go.
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Director: Sophia Takal
Writer: Sophia Takal & April Wolfe
Cast: Imogen Poots, Aleyse Shannon, Lily Donoghue & Cary Elwes
Hawthorne College is settling into the holiday season. Most students are leaving for the break and a select few have chosen to stay behind. The remaining coeds find themselves in the middle of a black magic-infused conspiracy, as sorority sisters are captured and presumed murdered by an unknown stalker. Though the killer is a formidable threat, having spent decades on a murderous rampage, he is no match for this generation’s spirit and determination to survive. Finally, the murderer has met his match, he has messed with the wrong sisters.
Director: David Gordon Green
Writer: David Gordon Green
Cast: Jamie Lee Curtis, Judy Greer, Andi Matichak, and Will Patton
Laurie Strode has been to hell and back more times than she can count. Lingering in the back of her mind is the ever-present threat of her big brother and personal boogie man Michael Myers. After years of fearing Myers escaping and evading capture Laurie has been preparing for a final showdown. After 40 long years, Laurie finally comes face to face with the evil that has tormented her. This time she’s not only prepared to fight, but she is also ready to end it and finally, close this chapter for good.