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Only John Carpenter could have written this scary theme for a horror streaming service

sudshr47 October 30, 2018

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If you’re running a horror streaming service, in your wildest dreams John Carpenter would record your theme song.

That’s exactly what the legendary Halloween director and composer has done for streaming platform Shudder, the AMC-owned service that purely streams horror, thriller and supernatural titles.

According to EW, the theme comes in two versions: a five-second clip that’ll appear before the service’s content as the network’s official “moniker,” and the two-minute version above.

Of course, it launches on Oct. 31, making its debut in conjunction with a 24-hour streaming marathon of Carpenter’s films including the 1978 original Halloween. Read more…

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Why 2018’s ‘Halloween’ is the slasher movie made for the #MeToo era

sudshr47 October 26, 2018

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This article contains spoilers for the original Halloween and its 2018 sequel.

The trope of the final girl — you know, the last one standing in horror movies, who either simply survives or also kills the villain that murdered all her friends — didn’t just define the slasher formula for decades. 

The archetype was more than a staple of the great classics, from Texas Chain Saw Massacre to Halloween and A Nightmare on Elm Street. The final girl trope was also the key to understanding the entire genre’s psychology, and how horror movies capture our social anxieties about sex and gender.

Now, with 2018’s Halloween and the return of the prototypical final girl, Jamie Lee Curtis’ Laurie Strode has ushered in a new kind of slasher flick for the #MeToo era. Read more…

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