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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=168 BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF" background="0cca11c3.gif"> <div> <B><IMG SRC="0d47d540.gif" border=0 width="125" height="84" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.fortunecity.com/lavender/banzai/1009" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.fortunecity.com/lavender/banz"><U><U>Rob's Halloween Site</U></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Plot Outlines"><U>Plot Outlines</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id28.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="List Of Victims"><U>List Of Victims</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id29.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Picture Gallery"><U>Picture Gallery</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id30.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Downloads Multimedia"><U>Downloads & Multimedia</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id31.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Awards Advertisements "><U>Awards & Advertisements</U></A><A HREF="id31.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Awards Advertisements "><U> </U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id32.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Links"><U>Links</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id33.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Email Me"><U>E-mail Me</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id34.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Halloween Articles"><U>Halloween Articles</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id36.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Halloween Interviews"><U>Halloween Interviews</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id35.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Halloween News"><U>Halloween News</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id41.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Location Directions"><U>Location Directions</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id38.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="F.A.Q."><U>F.A.Q.</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id39.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Film Connections"><U>Film Connections</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id40.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Remastering Halloween"><U>Remastering Halloween</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id42.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Curse Of The Thorn"><U>Curse Of The Thorn</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id43.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Halloween On TV"><U>Halloween On TV</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id44.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Goof Ups"><U>Goof Ups</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id45.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="H20 At Planet Hollywood"><U>H20 At Planet Hollywood</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id47.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Characters"><U>The Characters</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id48.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Reunion 2000"><U>Reunion 2000</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id37.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Additional Features"><U>Extra Features</U></A></div> <bR> <div>   <a href="http://member.bcentral.com/cgi-bin/fc/fastcounter-login?2408025" target="_top"> <img border="0" src="http://fastcounter.bcentral.com/fastcounter?2408025+4816057"></a>  <br>  <font face="arial" size="1"> <a href="http://fastcounter.bcentral.com/fc-join" target="_top">FastCounter by bCentral</a> </font><br>   </div> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <B>Rob's Halloween Site: The Michael Myers Territory</B><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFCC99" FACE="Arial" >   </FONT></div> <div> <IMG SRC="0cbf4010.gif" border=0 width="500" height="1" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>March 29, 2001</B></div> <div> The second issue of the HALLOWEEN comic hits store shelves this Wednesday, according to the <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.chaoscomics.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.chaoscomics.com/"><U><U>Chaos Comics</U></U></A></FONT> website. Here's the website's description of the issue:<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <bR> <div> Michael Myers (a.k.a. The Shape) has been burned, bludgeoned, beaten, stabbed, shot -- but you can't kill Evil Incarnate! Or can you? Tommy Doyle (hero of the best-selling Halloween # 1: Behind The Mask) believes he can -- and will -- finally lay Myers to rest if he can locate the missing Dr. Loomis files. But on Halloween night the powers of evil are at full strength, and now The Shape is laying waste to the town of Haddonfield again, starting with the survivors of his 1978 killing spree. For Tommy Doyle, time is running out and the body count's on the rise...</div> <bR> <div> HALLOWEEN II: The Blackest Eyes is 32 pages and is $2.70 for the regular edition, $9.00 for the Premium Edition (limited to 3,000 copies). Please visit the website for specifics and ordering info!</div> <div> Also, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.magicmasi.com/myersmuseum/lobby.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.magicmasi.com/myersmuseum/lob"><U><U>The Myers Museum</U></U></A></FONT> has 18 images of the German DVD Box Set. One of the Graphic Designers who worked on the set sent the webmaster all of the images, so everyone can see what the menus and such look like!</div> <bR> <div> A fan has started up an online petition to release a better edition of H20 on DVD. <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.123petitions.com/cgi-bin/system/sign1.cgi?id=dhuey@tacnet.missouri.org$2" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.123petitions.com/cgi-bin/syst"><U><U>Click Here</U></U></A></FONT> to go to the petition and sign it if you'd like to try and get a new version of the film on DVD.</div> <bR> <div> In other HALLOWEEN DVD news, there's a site out there that shows you where to find "Easter Eggs" (hidden surprises) on many of your favorite DVD's. By going to <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.dvdeastereggs.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.dvdeastereggs.com/"><U><U>www.dvdeastereggs.com</U></U></A></FONT><A HREF="http://www.dvdeastereggs.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.dvdeastereggs.com/"><U> </U></A>and clicking on Easter Eggs, then scrolling down to the HALLOWEEN and HALLOWEEN II sections, you can find some hidden features on those DVD's!</div> <bR> <div> <B>March 25, 2001</B></div> <div> Carsten gives us some information that those of you who live in Germany will enjoy. It seems the entire series has been given a DVD Box set. Here's the info:</div> <bR> <div> <I><IMG SRC="23263890.gif" border=0 width="99" height="137" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Over here in Germany, the complete Halloween saga has just been released on DVD in one Box by "Laser Paradise". The following is included:</I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <bR> <div> <I>Halloween - Die Nacht des Grauen (2,35:1 - PCM2.0 German, "Bad Taste" Trailer)</I></div> <div> <I>Halloween II - Das Grauen kehrt zurück (2,35:1 - PCM2.0 German, "Bad Taste" Trailer)</I></div> <div> <I>Halloween III - Season of the witch (2,35:1 - PCM2.0 German, "Bad Taste" Trailer)</I></div> <div> <I>Halloween 4 - The return of Michael Myers (DD5.1 German / English, Filmographies)</I></div> <div> <I>Halloween 5 - Die Rache des Michael Myers (DD5.1 German / English, Filmographies)</I></div> <div> <I>Halloween - Der Fluch des Michael Myers (4:3, DD5.1 & DD2.0 German, Halloween Special, Filmographies, Trailer)</I></div> <div> <I>Halloween H20 - Zwanzig Jahre später (DD5.1 German / English, Subtitles (German), Filmographies, Making Of, Interviews, Trailer)</I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <I>Halloween Music CD (includes the best Halloween Soundtracks)</I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <I>Halloween Bonus DVD (includes TV Scenes for Halloween I, Trailer, Production stills, Pics of Filmposters, Filmographies, Music Videos)</I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <I>Most noticeable is that Halloween II and III have been released in a full uncut version, the very first time in Germany.</I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>March 15, 2001</B></div> <div> Anchor Bay producer Mark Cerulli reports that work is in progress on the special edition of HALLOWEEN 4. For interviews, he says, "unless somebody drops out, I have Dwight Little, Paul Freeman, Malek Akkad, Alan B. McElroy and George Wilbur." Interviews with Danielle Harris and Ellie Cornell were conducted last year.<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="376" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=BOTTOM HEIGHT= 71 WIDTH="372"><div> <B>February 14, 2001</B></div> <div> A correction to February 2nd's new - Daniel Farrands will not be involved in the new comic, instead, Mickey Yablans, son of Irwin Yablans, will be penning the work with Phil Nutman.<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <B>February 2, 2001</B></div> <div> We have some news on the next HALLOWEEN comic that is coming out in March by Chaos Comics. Here it goes (thanks to Chad for sending this info our way):<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <bR> <div> <I>MICHAEL MYERS TO TERRORIZE AGAIN IN MARCH 2001!</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>Topping of the success of the first Halloween comic book, based on the successful horror franchise,<IMG SRC="104be660.gif" border=0 width="190" height="358" ALIGN="RIGHT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> Chaos! Comics will bring Michael Myer¹s furor back yet again in the Halloween II comic book. The first Halloween comic outsold all other comics nearly 3 to 1 in its release and was October¹s biggest selling comic for Chaos! Comics. It was by far one of the best sellers of the year. As a result, fans are craving for more twisted stories of the famed horror character - and Chaos! is delivering just that!</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>The latest Halloween comic, Halloween II, will top and surpass its predecessor. Adding more thrills and suspense, Halloween II is not necessarily a sequel, but a completely new terrifying story that will deliver the horror that fans can expect.</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>Written by Bram Stoker award winning author Phil Nutman and Mickey Yablans, Halloween II is an adventure in modern horror that will keep readers enthralled. This time around our hero Tommy Doyle (from Halloween #1) returns to face Michael Myers, but time is running out! Will he save Haddonfield in the nick of time as the body count rises? Fans will find out when Halloween II hits stores 3-07-01!</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>Halloween II is a full color, 32 page comic that retails for $2.99. It also comes in a haunting premium version, with Michael Myers pictured haunting a creepy pumpkin patch at night.</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>To see a picture of the Halloween comic, visit </I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.chaoscomics.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.chaoscomics.com"><U><I><U>http://www.chaoscomics.com/</U></I></U></A></FONT><I>. Click on Newest Comics and Stuff then click on Archives and select March. You'll find the standard and premium editions there! You can also pre-order them NOW at </I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.chaosstore.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.chaosstore.com"><U><I><U>http://www.chaosstore.com/</U></I></U></A></FONT><I> under March pre-sale.</I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <bR> <div> Plus, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.anchorbayentertainment.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.anchorbayentertainment.com/"><U><U>Anchor Bay</U></U></A></FONT> announces that a HALLOWEEN 4 Limited Edition will be available at the end of 2001. And in mid-2001, the HALLOWEEN Television Edition will become available as well. Availability on both VHS and DVD is assumed.<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>January 19, 2001</B></div> <div> Congratulations to the original HALLOWEEN. It took spot number 2 on <U>Fangoria</U>'s reader survey of the best horror films since 1970! The magazine's 200th issue also features an article written by John Carpenter.<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> In other news, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.halloweenmovies.com/site/interview_tlw.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.halloweenmovies.com/site/inte"><U><U>Tommy Lee Wallace</U></U></A></FONT> has been enlisted to direct the sequel to John Carpenter's 1998 VAMPIRES.</div> <bR> <div> <B>January 1, 2001</B></div> <div> Interested in another interpretation of the HALLOWEEN theme's sheet music? Follow the <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.angelfire.com/movies/october31script/HalloweenTranscription.JPG" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.angelfire.com/movies/october3"><U><U>Link</U></U></A></FONT> to Melodic James' interpretation of it in standard piano notation.<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>November 10, 2000</B></div> <div> For those of you who still haven't found the HALLOWEEN comic, there are still a few comics left at the <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.chaosstore.com/halloween.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.chaosstore.com/halloween.html"><U><U>Chaos Comics warehouse</U></U></A></FONT>.</div> <bR> <div> Also a deal was just made for Phil Nutman and Daniel Farrands to co-write Issue #2 of the HALLOWEEN comic, which will be available in March. </div> <bR> <div> <B>October 28, 2000</B></div> <div> Wonder who provided the great additions of Ghost Bob, Little Michael Myers, The Shape, and all the others at the HALLOWEEN Reunion on October 13th? It was <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.monsterparties.com/monster.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.monsterparties.com/monster.ht"><U><U>Monster Parties</U></U></A></FONT>, and their website has more pictures from inside the event, with Jamie Lee Curtis and others!<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <bR> <div> We also got very late word of another HALLOWEEN screening. This one's in the St. Louis region. A special showing will be held tonight, October 28th at the Ofalon 15 Cine at 11:30 p.m. Tickets cost $4.00 and can only be bought at the box office.</div> <bR> <div> Also, the TV Schedule has been updated on the right, for November.</div> <bR> <div> In the DVD Review Magazine, "Total Movie," Wes Craven chose his Top 20 favorite horror films. HALLOWEEN 4 made his list, and included his review of it.<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>October 25, 2000</B></div> <div> Several pieces of news today. Debra Hill appeared on the Blair Witch Webfest where she announced she will be directing a film titled TALES NOT TOLD for New Line Cinema next year. She also revealed that thanks to the success of the reunion showings, the "powers that be" are discussing a widespread re-release of HALLOWEEN for next fall. </div> <bR> <div> In other news, Chris Durand (the Shape in HALLOWEEN H20) will be appearing on <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.insideedition.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.insideedition.com/"><U><U>INSIDE EDITION</U></U></A></FONT> on Tuesday (October 31st). Check your local listings for times.<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <bR> <div> Due to the overwhelming success of the HALLOWEEN Comic, more issues are in the works. Issue 2 is planned for a March, 2001 release. Issue 3 will then follow in fall, 2001.</div> <bR> <div> Finally, Daniel Farrands was interviewed about his new Amityville documentary. Visit <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.mothership.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.mothership.com/"><U><U>mothership.com</U></U></A></FONT><A HREF="http://www.mothership.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.mothership.com/"><U> </U></A>to check it out.</div> <bR> <div> <B>October 24, 2000</B></div> <div> If you live near Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, you're in luck. Eric tells us the newly restored print of HALLOWEEN will be showing at the Ft. Lauderdale Film Festival on Monday, October 29th. Irwin Yablans will speak before the film, which starts at 7pm. Since this is a free screening, you better get your tickets in advance. The contact info is:<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <bR> <div> 1314 East Las Olas Blvd. #007</div> <div> Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301</div> <bR> <div> phone: 954-760-9898</div> <div> fax: 954-760-9099</div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.fliff.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.fliff.com/"><U><U>http://www.fliff.com</U></U></A></div> <div> email: <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="mailto:brofilm@aol.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:brofilm@aol.com"><U><U>brofilm@aol.com</U></U></A></FONT></div> <bR> <div> Please direct all further questions to the address above, since we have no further info or connection to the event. Thanks!</div> <bR> <div> <B>October 17, 2000</B></div> <div> It's that time of year when news doesn't stop happening. A late breaking announcement - HALLOWEEN alumni Debra Hill and Daniel Farrands will be appearing on a webcast October 19th at 10:30am (Pacific Time). The discussion allows fans to interact with a panel on the horror genre. Visit <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.blairwitchwebfest.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.blairwitchwebfest.com/"><U><U>blairwitchwebfest.com</U></U></A></FONT> to participate.<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <bR> <div> Daniel Farrands reports that the comic book signing on Sunday was a huge success. Creative forces involved in the comic's creation signed for 3 hours as fans lined up in the Los Angeles bookstore. Thanks for everyone who turned out to make the event a memorable one.<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <bR> <div> If you haven't seen our wrap up of the <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.halloweenmovies.com/site/reunion.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.halloweenmovies.com/site/reun"><U><U>HALLOWEEN reunion</U></U></A></FONT>, you'll want to check it out. News bits included in the report include the fact that Nick Castle wasn't turned off to possibly returning to play the Shape. A HALLOWEEN 4 special edition is also in the works from Anchor Bay.<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>