Tracing The Shape
Laurie Strode has placed herself in an impossible position with the biggest gamble of her life. She'd hoped to lure Michael outside by opening the balcony doors in the bedroom, make him think he needed to go chase her through the streets, away from the kids, toward some
Tracing The Shape
When you're in the habit of watching Halloween a lot, as I've been for more than two decades now, you tend to end up in situations where people want to watch it with you. And if you're in those situations, you're gonna
Tracing The Shape
The single most frightening moment in Halloween doesn't feature Michael Myers. Here's there, of course. He's always there somewhere, passing like a shadow over Haddonfield, infecting it with his darkness, his menace, his pulsing drive to destroy. But the scariest scene in the movie
Tracing The Shape
What does Michael Myers want? I told you it was a question we'd ask again and again, because I remain deeply fascinated by the choices this man makes. To call him a killing machine stripped of all of his humanity is to rob him of the mind that
Tracing The Shape
Our babysitters are in place. The children are in for the night. The TV is on, the phone is ringing, there is candy and popcorn and pumpkins. Outside, a Shape waits. There are many details worth unpacking in the sequence marrying Laurie's babysitting gig in one house with
Tracing The Shape
Sam Loomis is a man haloed by ghosts. We talked earlier about the madness of this scientist driven toward the supernatural by the soulless gaze of a small boy, and that's still there, but even if he wasn't a witness to Michael's first murder,
Tracing The Shape
Every year, my wife hosts a pumpkin carving party for family and friends. It's a very chill evening, complete with snacks and drinks and, usually, something very kid-friendly on TV. It's also the evening that, every year, I carve the same jack-o'-lantern: The one