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Halloween Unmasked

by The Ringer

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    August 1, 2019 · 43 min

    In our third and final episode, Quentin the video store clerk transforms into Quentin the big-shot filmmaker. It sounds like another L.A. fairy tale, but here's a fuller version of the story with 'Hollywood Shuffle' and 'Boogie Nights' as…

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  • Young Quentin Goes to the Movies

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    In the late ’60s, young Quentin Tarantino saw the surrealistic revenge thriller ‘Point Blank.’ This pioneering genre-buster shares Quentin's ambitions and anxieties, leading to connections that can be drawn straight to his directorial…

  • Introducing 'Quentin Tarantino's Feature Presentation'

    July 22, 2019 · 2 min

    Introducing a special three-part podcast miniseries with the director himself that will explore his career, life, and movie obsessions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  • Haddonfield Has a Posse | Halloween Unmasked

    October 22, 2018 · 36 min

    Who wears a mask and just won't die? The fans who've kept the franchise alive for 40 years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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  • The Joy of Fear | Halloween Unmasked

    October 18, 2018 · 36 min

    Every creature has a fear reflex. But only humans choose to freak ourselves out on purpose at scary movies. What's going on in our brains—and how did John Carpenter take advantage of our need to scream? Learn more about your ad choices…

  • Michael vs. Freddy vs. Jason | Halloween Unmasked

    October 17, 2018 · 19 min

    The ultimate debate is here. Freddy Krueger, Jason Voorhees, and Michael Myers. Which iconic slasher villain slays the competition? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  • 'Halloween' Resurrection: Sequels and Copycats | Halloween Unmasked

    October 15, 2018 · 49 min

    When 'Halloween' becomes a huge hit, copycat slasher flicks hope to score a quick buck—and make Siskel and Ebert furious. Meanwhile, Michael Myers trudges on through nine sequels of mixed quality. Keep pace as we run through every…

  • Jamie Lee Curtis: Final Girl and Hollywood Survivor | Halloween Unmasked

    October 11, 2018 · 45 min

    Jamie Lee Curtis was born to scream. As a baby, her mom got stabbed in Psycho. As an awkward teen, she said "Yes!" to the role that made her a second generation scream queen -- and "Hell no!" to the final girl fixation on Laurie Strode's…

  • Michael Myers: Psychopath, Serial Killer ... and Victim? | Halloween Unmasked

    October 8, 2018 · 37 min

    A psychological profile of Michael Myers and the real-life murderers who inspired him. The boogeyman is real. But Dr. Loomis screwed up his treatment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  • John Carpenter Calls Action | Halloween Unmasked

    October 4, 2018 · 41 min

    How did four friends make a slasher classic? By accident. Join Carpenter and Co. on their stumbling path to the 'Halloween' set, where these goofy kids inadvertently became horror legends. Credits: Halloween Unmasked is a co-production of…

  • Horror in the Suburbs | Halloween Unmasked

    October 1, 2018 · 32 min

    Meet young John Carpenter. Popular but strange, this intensely creative kid grows up surrounded by horrors that will inspire him to make 'Halloween'—and change film history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcas…

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About the show

Halloween Unmasked is an eight-part podcast series from The Ringer celebrating the remarkable and terrifying phenomenon of America’s most revolutionary horror film, Halloween. Hosted by film critic Amy Nicholson, the show dives deep into the Halloween franchise, unpacking John Carpenter’s accidental classic, Jamie Lee Curtis’s legacy as the ultimate scream queen, and psychoanalyzing the film’s iconic masked killer, Michael Myers.