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A Guide to the Halloween franchise

This ten film franchise focuses on the horror icon Michael Myers who was committed to a sanatorium as a child for the murder of his older sister. Fifteen years later he escapes to stalk and kill the people of Haddonfield, Illinois while being chased by his former psychiatrist Dr Sam Loomis. Michael’s murder sprees occur on the holiday of Halloween, on which all the films take place. Therefore, these are the perfect films to watch in the build up to Halloween. All contain a lot of great Halloween imagery and have a great holiday/ autumnal vibe. This list is to ensure you can uncover some forgotten horror gems and avoid the stinkers at all costs.

Prince of Darkness

John Carpenter made this supernatural horror film when he was still at his scary best. This is the second instalment in what Carpenter calls his Apocalypse Trilogy, which also includes the horror masterpiece The Thing and In the Mouth of Madness. This is a must see for any horror fans, especially those familiar with this horror master.

Folk Horror – Subconscious Terrors and Child Mortality

In Anticipation of the new Folk Horror “The Witch” I have compiled a little introduction to the genre. Hope you all enjoy!  – Martin

Folk Horrors, they’re weird, disquieting and original, they challenge us with the ridiculous and disturbing and fascinate us by taking us back to a time of long dead customs and legendary beings.

Event Horizon & Shocker

Two very different overlooked horror films to watch in the build up to Halloween.

Sicario

A War on Drugs. A Hitman Unearthed. 

Hard hitting thriller provides a cynical and murky look at the war on drugs. There seems to be no sign of stopping the constant death, destruction and white powder flooding through the border. As the cartels start using bombs to terrorise police, FBI agent Kate Macer (Emily Blunt) gets called up to go beyond the line to assist the smurking Matt Graver (Josh Brolin) and his narrow eyed partner Alejandro (Benicio Del Toro).

Legend

 Legend boasts a superb performance from Tom Hardy, yet lacks the coherent story telling structure needed to make this more than just another entertaining diversion into the world of organised crime.