Halloween (1978)

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Mike and Jim discuss and debate the 1978 horror movie Halloween, written by John Carpenter and Debra Hill, directed by John Carpenter, starring Donald Pleasence, Jamie Lee Curtis, P.J. Soles, and Nancy Loomis. This episode also takes stabs at how this movie franchise helped establish the tropes of the slasher subgenre of horror, inspiring other franchises such as Friday the 13th and A Nightmare on Elm Street. Check out our most popular podcast episodes: https://fanboyandhater.podbean.com/category/popular-episodes Thanks for listening! Stay tuned every Thursday for a brand new episode of the Fanboy and the Hater.

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