You Can't Kill the Boogeyman: The Ongoing Halloween Saga—13 Movies and Counting
Autor Wayne Byrneen Limba Engleză Hardback – 16 oct 2025
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781493079780
ISBN-10: 1493079786
Pagini: 272
Ilustrații: 20 colour and 44 bw illus
Dimensiuni: 156 x 232 x 20 mm
Greutate: 0.57 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Bloomsbury Academic
Locul publicării:New York, United States
ISBN-10: 1493079786
Pagini: 272
Ilustrații: 20 colour and 44 bw illus
Dimensiuni: 156 x 232 x 20 mm
Greutate: 0.57 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Bloomsbury Academic
Locul publicării:New York, United States
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Cuprins
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction xi
"Halloween": No Slash in the Pan by Tony Timpone xiii
1 The Night Horror Came Home 1
2 Santa Mira, Silver Shamrocks, Samhain, and
Stonehenge: We're Not in Haddonfield Anymore! 43
3 Severing Family Ties 59
4 A New Dimension 126
5 All in the Family 194
6 Evil Dies Tonight: Halloween Lives Forever 216
Index
Introduction xi
"Halloween": No Slash in the Pan by Tony Timpone xiii
1 The Night Horror Came Home 1
2 Santa Mira, Silver Shamrocks, Samhain, and
Stonehenge: We're Not in Haddonfield Anymore! 43
3 Severing Family Ties 59
4 A New Dimension 126
5 All in the Family 194
6 Evil Dies Tonight: Halloween Lives Forever 216
Index
Recenzii
Through candid conversations with author Wayne Byrne, a variety of directors, screenwriters, cinematographers, composers, and actors from across the Halloween films offer exclusive insights into their careers, their unique aesthetic approaches, and their experiences of working on one of the most celebrated horror franchises within the history of American Cinema.
Essential reading for devoted enthusiasts, the book offers a treasure trove of trivia and insight, and newcomers will find it a roadmap to understanding why Halloween has terrified and fascinated audiences for over four decades.
Historian Byrne offers a fun look at the Halloween film franchise in this "celebration of the artists involved in its creation." The book's greatest strength is its level of detail, which Byrne presents with the passion of a fan. This behind-the-scenes romp will enthrall horror lovers.
You Can't Kill the Boogeyman is a book of rare insightful information for the dedicated fan and the casual reader ... Without writing like Wayne's, these voices would be lost and with them their knowledge and experience - one of the most vitally important aspects of filmmaking: the information that is passed on so that others can benefit and build on those earlier efforts.
Wayne Byrne's You Can't Kill the Boogeyman isn't just a well-written chronicle of a movie franchise, it's a journey through the backwaters of Hollywood and independent filmmaking that traces the twists and turns of the Michael Myers saga, in-front-of and behind the camera, all told with the ease of a great story-teller sitting by a midnight campfire.
You Can't Kill the Boogeyman is a sheer delight! Wayne Byrne has expertly balanced analysis with the purely entertaining. There are reasons the Halloween franchise has been going strong for near 50 years and Wayne Byrne has captured them in a most insightful way.
For hardcore fans, 'You Can't Kill the Boogeyman: The Ongoing Halloween Saga-13 Movies and Counting' is a must-read. Even those who only casually watch the films will find a lot to enjoy in its behind-the-scenes look at how each entry was made and the drama that came with them.
A meticulously researched and deeply engaging journey into one of horror cinema's most influential series . Rich in detail, clear in its structure, and filled with engaging revelations, it offers a thorough and captivating look at the making of the Halloween movies and the enduring legacy of Michael Myers.
Essential reading for devoted enthusiasts, the book offers a treasure trove of trivia and insight, and newcomers will find it a roadmap to understanding why Halloween has terrified and fascinated audiences for over four decades.
Historian Byrne offers a fun look at the Halloween film franchise in this "celebration of the artists involved in its creation." The book's greatest strength is its level of detail, which Byrne presents with the passion of a fan. This behind-the-scenes romp will enthrall horror lovers.
You Can't Kill the Boogeyman is a book of rare insightful information for the dedicated fan and the casual reader ... Without writing like Wayne's, these voices would be lost and with them their knowledge and experience - one of the most vitally important aspects of filmmaking: the information that is passed on so that others can benefit and build on those earlier efforts.
Wayne Byrne's You Can't Kill the Boogeyman isn't just a well-written chronicle of a movie franchise, it's a journey through the backwaters of Hollywood and independent filmmaking that traces the twists and turns of the Michael Myers saga, in-front-of and behind the camera, all told with the ease of a great story-teller sitting by a midnight campfire.
You Can't Kill the Boogeyman is a sheer delight! Wayne Byrne has expertly balanced analysis with the purely entertaining. There are reasons the Halloween franchise has been going strong for near 50 years and Wayne Byrne has captured them in a most insightful way.
For hardcore fans, 'You Can't Kill the Boogeyman: The Ongoing Halloween Saga-13 Movies and Counting' is a must-read. Even those who only casually watch the films will find a lot to enjoy in its behind-the-scenes look at how each entry was made and the drama that came with them.
A meticulously researched and deeply engaging journey into one of horror cinema's most influential series . Rich in detail, clear in its structure, and filled with engaging revelations, it offers a thorough and captivating look at the making of the Halloween movies and the enduring legacy of Michael Myers.