22 - Halloween

Released 31/10/2016

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What better film to discuss in the first Halloween episode of Diminishing Returns than John Carpenter's iconic, 1978 slasher movie of the same name?
Listeners beware; you're in for a scare!

(Special thanks to xDimebagx for creating the ambient soundscape used in the opening sequence).

Films covered in this episode:

(NOTE: Many of these ratings were subsequently revised in Halloween II)

Halloween (1978)
Allen: ✰ ✰ ✰ ½
Calvin: ✰ ✰ ✰ ½
Sol: ✰ ✰ ✰ ½
Overall score: 70%

Halloween II (1981)
Allen: ✰ ✰
Calvin: ✰ ✰ ✰ ½
Sol: n/s
Overall score: 55%

Halloween III: Season of the Witch
Allen: ✰ ✰ ½
Calvin: ✰ ✰ ½
Sol: ✰
Overall score: 40%

Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
Allen: n/s
Calvin: ✰ ✰ ✰
Sol: n/s
Overall score: 60%

Halloween 5
Allen: n/s
Calvin: ✰ ✰
Sol: n/s
Overall score: 40%

Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers
Allen: n/s
Calvin: ✰ ½
Sol: n/s
Overall score: 30%

Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
Allen: n/s
Calvin: ✰ ✰ ✰ ✰
Sol: n/s
Overall score: 80%

Halloween: Resurrection
Allen: n/s
Calvin: ✰ ✰ ½
Sol: n/s
Overall score: 50%

Halloween (2007)
Allen: n/s
Calvin: ✰ ✰ ½
Sol: ✰
Overall score: 35%

Halloween II (2009)
Allen: n/s
Calvin: ✰ ✰
Sol: ✰ ✰
Overall score: 40%

Episodes in the Halloween series:
”Halloween”
”Halloween II”

Diminishing Returns Halloween Specials:
”Halloween”
”Podcast of Horror II: The Blair Witch Project”