Ciekawostka: The mask worn by Michael Myers in the original "Halloween" was actually a Captain Kirk mask painted white

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Michael Myers is a character from the slasher film series Halloween. He first appears in John Carpenter's 1978 feature film Halloween as a young boy who murders his elder sister, Judith Myers. Fifteen years later, he returns home to Haddonfield, Illinois, to murder more teenagers. In the original Halloween, the adult Michael Myers, referred to as The Shape in the closing credits, was portrayed by Nick Castle for most of the film and substituted by Tony Moran in the final scene where Michael's face is revealed. The character was co-created by John Carpenter and Debrah Hill, and has been featured in twelve films, as well as novels, video games, and comic books. The character is the primary an…

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‘Black Cats and Goblins on Halloween Night’: Halloween and Halloween. This chapter explains that Halloween is more than simply a setting in John Carpenter's Halloween (1978), but that the film is indeed centrally concerned with the contested meanings of the day when it takes place. The film is a cultural artefact of how Halloween was thought about in the 1970s. In other words, it is not just called Halloween ; it is about Halloween. The chapter then studies the history and dangers of Halloween, which traces its roots back to the Celtic harvest festival of Samhain. Halloween is often constructed as a rare time when the anger and discontentment of children, and indeed their capacity for viole…

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Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers is a 1988 American slasher film directed by Dwight H. Little, written by Alan B. McElroy, and starring Donald Pleasence, Ellie Cornell, Danielle Harris in her film debut, and Michael Pataki. It is the fourth installment in the Halloween franchise and a sequel to Halloween II (1981). The film marks the return of Michael Myers as the primary antagonist following his absence in Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982), and focuses on his escape from years of comatose incarceration while being transported from a maximum security institution and carves his way to Haddonfield to kill his young niece, Jamie Lloyd, a decade after his first killing spree. In…

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La construcción cultural del asesino en serie en el cine de terror (1960-1980): Michael Myers y Samuel Loomis en La noche de Halloween (1978). El asesino en serie no puede ser entendido únicamente como una categorización criminológica sino también como un constructo discursivo necesario para mantener el orden social. Su monstruosidad en el cine de terror y en los medios ha servido para reforzar la labor de salvaguardar la “pureza” normativa por parte del psiquiatra/criminólogo. La metodología seguida se ha basado en la interdisciplinariedad de los estudios culturales y, en particular, en el análisis fílmico e histórico del periodo. Además, la muestra de setenta películas analizadas en este…

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Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (aka Halloween 6: The Curse of Michael Myers )

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James Tiberius Kirk, often known as Captain Kirk, is a fictional character in the Star Trek media franchise. Originally played by Canadian actor William Shatner, Kirk is best known as the captain of the starship USS Enterprise in the original Star Trek series (1966–1969). Kirk leads his crew as they explore new worlds and "boldly go where no man has gone before". Often, the characters of Spock and Leonard "Bones" McCoy act as his logical and emotional sounding boards, respectively. Kirk first appears in the Star Trek episode "The Man Trap", broadcast on September 8, 1966, although the first episode recorded featuring Shatner was "Where No Man Has Gone Before". Shatner continued in the role…

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Halloween is a 1978 American slasher film directed and scored by John Carpenter, who co-wrote it with producer Debra Hill. It stars Donald Pleasence, Jamie Lee Curtis (in her film debut), P. J. Soles, and Nancy Loomis. The film follows escaped mental patient Michael Myers, who was committed to a mental institution for murdering his teenage sister on Halloween in the fictional Illinois town of Haddonfield; 15 years later, he returns to Haddonfield, where he stalks teenage babysitter Laurie Strode (Curtis) and her friends while his psychiatrist Dr. Samuel Loomis (Pleasence) pursues him. The film was shot in Southern California, produced by Compass International Pictures, and Falcon Internatio…

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