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The Horror Pod Class: Episode 131 Halloween Kills

Welcome to Episode 131 of the Horror Pod Class. My name is Tyler Unsell and by day I am a just an ordinary teacher but by night I transform to an ordinary teacher who likes to talk about spooky shit. I am joined tonight as I am most nights by The cohostest with the mostest. The sauciest skeleton I know…Orrin Grey. What have you been up to since we last appeared here man?

Orrin

Tyler: Tonight we are going to discuss what we have been reading and watching, highlight some free content on the internet with our dark corner of the web and finally we will pick up our pitchforks and gather at the Hadodnfield mall and attempt to tackle Halloween Kills. 

What are we Watching?

Tyler: Summer 0f 84, new Scream release.

Orrin: I just saw Antlers last night at a press screening, and my review should be up at Signal shortly!

Dark Corners of the Web

Junji Ito talking about internet monsters on Tik Tok. Yes please.

@vizmedia

😱 Junji Ito’s reacting to Internet monsters again! #horrortok #junjiito #halloween #halloween2021 #horror

♬ original sound – VIZ

Essential Question:  How does Halloween Kills use the Rashomon Narration Style. 

The saga of Michael Myers and Laurie Strode continues in the next thrilling chapter of the Halloween series.

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Final Trailer

Trailer 2:17

Final Trailer

Official Trailer

Trailer 2:31

Official Trailer

BlumFest 2020 Teaser

Trailer 0:37

BlumFest 2020 Teaser

Teaser Trailer

Trailer 0:33

Teaser Trailer

Halloween Kills

Trailer 2:24

Halloween Kills

Halloween Kills

Trailer 2:33

Halloween Kills

Halloween Kills

Trailer 0:35

Halloween Kills

'Halloween' | Franchise Retrospective

Clip 2:30

‘Halloween’ | Franchise Retrospective

How 'Halloween' Gave Jamie Lee Curtis Her Whole Life

Clip 1:20

How ‘Halloween’ Gave Jamie Lee Curtis Her Whole Life

Will 'Halloween Ends' End Halloween? Reboots, Sequels, & Easter Eggs Revealed

Clip 2:59

Will ‘Halloween Ends’ End Halloween? Reboots, Sequels, & Easter Eggs Revealed

'Halloween Kills' Cast on Michael Myers' Most Shocking Moments

Clip 2:43

‘Halloween Kills’ Cast on Michael Myers’ Most Shocking Moments

Jason Blum: A Brief History of Blumhouse

Clip 3:46

Jason Blum: A Brief History of Blumhouse

Photos273

James Jude Courtney in Halloween Kills (2021)

Halloween Kills (2021)

James Jude Courtney in Halloween Kills (2021)

James Jude Courtney in Halloween Kills (2021)

Jamie Lee Curtis in Halloween Kills (2021)

Jamie Lee Curtis at an event for Halloween Kills (2021)

Jamie Lee Curtis at an event for Halloween Kills (2021)

Jamie Lee Curtis, Judy Greer, and Andi Matichak in Halloween Kills (2021)

Andi Matichak in Halloween Kills (2021)

Judy Greer in Halloween Kills (2021)

Jamie Lee Curtis in Halloween Kills (2021)

Halloween Kills (2021)

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Jamie Lee Curtis

Jamie Lee Curtis

Judy Greer

Judy Greer

Andi Matichak

Andi Matichak

James Jude Courtney

James Jude Courtney

Nick Castle

Nick Castle

Airon Armstrong

Airon Armstrong

Will Patton

Will Patton

Thomas Mann

Thomas Mann

Jim Cummings

Jim Cummings

Dylan Arnold

Dylan Arnold

Robert Longstreet

Robert Longstreet

Anthony Michael Hall

Anthony Michael Hall

Charles Cyphers

Charles Cyphers

Scott MacArthur

Scott MacArthur

Michael McDonald

Michael McDonald

Ross Bacon

Kyle Richards

Kyle Richards

Nancy Stephens

Nancy Stephens

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/halloween-kills-movie-review-2021

This Letterboxd review nails many of my MANY problems with this and Halloween (2018): https://letterboxd.com/fieldmouse/film/halloween-kills/

https://www.masterclass.com/articles/what-is-rashomon-learn-about-the-influential-japanese-film#:~:text=A%20Rashomon%2Dstyle%20narrative%20allows,their%20version%20of%20events%20unfolds.

Does Halloween Kills have

  1. Unreliable Narrator?
  2. Simple Production?
  3. Lack of Resolution?
  4. Innovative Cinematography?

Loses Against Dead Silence

Loses Against Curse of the Demons

Loses against Malignant 1/10

Loses against Targets

Loses Against HoWax

Wins against Superdeep

Loses against St Maud

Loses against VIY

Loses against The Blob

Loses Against Popcorn

Orrin
Loses Against Dead Silence

Loses Against Curse of the Demons

Loses against Malignant 0/10

Loses against Targets

Loses Against HoWax

Loses against Superdeep

Loses against St Maud

Loses against VIY

Loses against The Blob

Loses Against Popcorn

4 Corners

Shudder Island, The Warriors,

Haunt (2019), Trick (2019)

Anonymous Letterboxd User

Very brave, in this day and age, to set a movie in a town where every character has severe brain damage.

The only thing I got out of this movie was an impatient sense of irritation, and a suspicion that taking a two hour shit would have been a more poignant experience.

It’s not worth watching. It’s not worth thinking about. It’s narrative mess and miserable waste of time. There is no plot, there are no characters, everyone is a fucking idiot and deserve to die.

Next Time: New Candyman