Halloween

Dear demented darlings,

Yes–being over 100 years old, Brazillia R. Kreep was old enough to have experienced John Carpenter’s brilliantly simple Halloween as it premiered in movie theatres all across America in late October of 1978. It terrified me, and my rather hefty assemblage of curious horror connoisseurs good n’ plenty (candy of choice). As I recall, our kreepy killer Michael Myers even sent some of the patrons running up the isles, and out into the lobby screaming, with a trail of spilt popcorn the only sign that they had attended this gory slash-fest. Of course such antics only added to the fun, and I knew in an instant that we were experiencing a horror cult classic of bloody-sized proportions.

Donald Pleasence (Dracula, Buried Alive) and Jamie Lee Curtis (The Fog, Prom Night) turn in bona fide gut-wrenching performances as the robotic murdering Myers turns their little town of Smiths Grove, Illinois bright red for All Saints Eve. But it was Carpenter’s score that took on a sinister personality of its own, alerting audiences that our brutal ripper was about to step out of the shadows for the kill. The theme song would become as famous as Bernard Herman’s Psycho and the Exorcist Tubular Bells theme.

Kreepy Krumbs:

Originally billed as The Babysitter Murders, Halloween received its now famous title before shooting began thanks in part to its producer Irwin Yablans (Halloween II, Halloween III), who discovered that no other film to date had used the infamous holiday for its title.

Michael Myers’ trademark mask was a last minute dime store find of a $1.98 Captain Kirk Halloween mask: eyes cut out, hair teased wild, and spray-painted all white by Production designer Tommy Lee Wallace.

Favorite standout performance: P.J. “Totally” Soles (Carrie, The Devil’s Rejects) who would go on to scream-queen stardom throughout the late 70’s and early 80’s.

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PRINCE OF HALLOWE’EN

A tinkling of boo ivory
Booming base t’deafening scream
Proclaims Michael Prince of Hallowe’en
T’splatter shameful sister dear
Strip her dreams
T’stab n’ shear
Expose all inward crimson sight
Then dawn a mask throughout the night
Unsuspecting lovers fierce
Teenies destined for the pierce
Rip thy flesh
Ribs t’heart
Bleed the naughty from the start
As the music echoes on
Count dead bodies all night long
For Michael Prince of Hallowe’en
The perfect murdering machine

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