About this episode
The “Halloween” franchise has been one of the most active in horror history with very little time passing between sequels and remakes ever since the original film was released in 1978. After Rob Zombie found success with his version of “Halloween” in 2007 and a subsequent sequel in 2009, a third film was ordered but the rock star turned director didn’t want to return for another film. There was talk about a movie called “Halloween 3D” that would have kept the same characters from Zombie’s films but that plan was eventually scrapped. Then another sequel was plotted called “Halloween Returns” that would have direct ties to the events that took place in both “Halloween” and “Halloween II” but a poor script delayed production so long that the rights to the franchise reverted back to Miramax from Dimension Films. That’s when uber horror producer Jason Blum got involved and pitched an idea for a co-production that would revive the entire “Halloween” franchise. David Gordon Green and Danny McBride eventually joined the production with an idea for a story that would essentially eliminate all of the previous “Halloween” sequels except for the original 1978 film. After receiving a blessing from John Carpenter for their idea, Green and McBride moved forward with the project that also saw Jamie Lee Curtis return to reprise her role as the original final girl, Laurie Strode. In the latest episode of Rewind of the Living Dead, we’re doing to record a serial killer podcast and turn on the gas in our basement prison as we look back on the 2018 sequel to “Halloween”…. Music courtesy of Andrew Scott Bell and Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio For more Rewind of the Living Dead, visit our website or follow on social media: https://www.rewindofthelivingdead.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/rewindofdead Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rewindoflivingdead Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rewindoflivingdead/