Philmchology w/Brenda B: John Carpenter's Halloween

As we get rolling with our new Radio Neteork, Philmchology comes back on the air Saturdays starting October 11th at 7 PM Pacific time/ 8 PM Mountain Time/ 9 PM Central/ 10 PM Eastern.  This month we will be looking at one of the horror movie great directors John Carpenter.  Since we're only going to have a few weeks in October we'll stretch it on into November a few weeks as well to make sure to include his apocolypse trilogy.  For now let's take a look at the most well known movie by the horror master himself and Debra Hill (God rest her soul): Halloween (Click on word for trailer)

Halloween changed our thoughts on horror when John Carpenter illuminated the fun, scary, then terrifying aspects of being a teenager on the scariest night of the year!  Most of us can remember our first memories of Halloween.   The excitement of dressing up with very simple costumes and the creepy plastic masks that left wet condensation on your face when you tried to breathe.  Walking at night in the streets seeing friends from school was like a gigantic block party without all the parents (most of us has older siblings to take us about or they went with someone esle's older siblings)  Halloween belonged to us kids and you had one objetive to get as many treats as you could carry.  I would say candy, but back in the mid to late 1960's people still gave fruit, homemade popcorn balls, cookies, fudge etc.  It used to be a night just as fun for the people giving out the treats as us who were receving them. John Carpenter and Debra Hill started a movement that reminded us horror doesn't have to take place in outter space it can be just as dangerous at home!  Bring your po, punch & Join us!