everyday is halloween

this flick is the third installment of the Halloween movie franchise.  but instead of having The Shape, michael myers, get up to his old stabby ways again the producers, including the director of the first film, john carpenter, wanted to use the high holiday as a base for stories.  so, this is the only Halloween film without michael myers.  instead we have a toy maker who is obsessed with the ancient pagan rites & rituals of samhain, 'where the hills ran red with blood!'  this toy maker has a unique vision to make the hills run red again that includes a media campaign with a TV special watched by the nation's children all wearing the toy maker's masks.  ably directed by tommy lee wallace, starring the always terrific tom atkins, & dan o'herlihy as the toy maker & owner of the company Silver Shamrock we are treated to a loving homage of the night when the membrane between the living & the dead is the thinnest.  this movie was harshly reviewed & a slight disappointment at the box office at the time.  but, over time, it has become a cult favorite for lovers of Halloween.  however, the producers, the studio, & especially john carpenter, tried not another film in this franchise without michael myers.  this was a one off & so in a way this flick is sui generis.  for The Shape returned for the next movie in the series, & the next, & the next, & the next, all the way to our present day.  so beware.  michael myers might be behind you right now!

boo!