We are quickly approaching four years since Rob Zombie’s Halloween II first appeared in theaters back on August 28th, 2009.   That date will mark the fourth longest period in the HalloweeN franchise without a new movie to date, and with Halloween 3-D (or Halloween 3/Halloween Reboot/?) all but abandoned the drought is likely to become significantly longer.

Given the facts that no new updates have been given about another film and with this year already halfway spent, it would be a surprise if we see a new entry sooner than two years at a minimum.  If this proves true, it would be the longest drought between installments in the franchise’s history.

Only Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers and Halloween 6: The Curse of Michael Myers had a gap of six years between them and their predecessors, and they each realized very different outcomes.  Halloween 4 was a commercial and critical success while Halloween 6 (although myself and many others like the film) failed both commercially and critically.

Optimistically, I’m hoping that we will have news of the next Halloween movie being “in the works” by the end of the year or no later than next year.  If this is the case it would be very possible to have another movie in the Halloween franchise ready for theaters by Halloween season 2015.  Hopefully, this next entry will benefit from the long wait and be one of the best we’ve seen yet!

The approximate periods between entries in the Halloween film franchise are as follows (listed in order of longest period between films to shortest):

FILM ENTRIES:                                                                                   PERIOD BETWEEN FILMS:

* Halloween III (10-22, 1982) to Halloween 4 (10-21, 1988)                                                  6 yrs

* Halloween 5 (10-13, 1989) to  Halloween 6 (9-29, 1995)                                                    6 yrs

* Halloween Resurrection (7-12, 2002) to Rob Zombie’s Halloween (8-31, 2007)                5 yrs

* Halloween: H20 (8-5, 1998) to Halloween: Resurrection (7-12, 2002)                                4 yrs

* Rob Zombie’s Halloween II (8-28, 2009) to Halloween 3/Halloween 3-D/Reboot?             4 yrs

* Halloween (10-25, 1978) to Halloween II (10-30, 1981)                                                      3 yrs

* Halloween 6 (9-29, 1995) to Halloween: H20 (8-5, 1998)                                                   3 yrs

* Rob Zombie’s H1 (8-31, 2007) to Rob Zombie’s H2 (8-28, 2009)                                       2 yrs

* TIE: HII (10-30, 1981) /HIII (10-22, 1982) and H4 (10-21, 1988)/H5 (10-13, 1989)            1 yr

The season of Michael Myers, masks and Halloween is getting closer and closer but don’t let the summer pass you by as you wait for the autumn; be sure to enjoy the sunshine and the heat.

TheShapeShifter NAG/JC 2K:

Myers1978 Michael Myers mask collection:

The Shape of Fear Hardin Halloween: H20 prototype mask:

HalloweenFan86 H1 by NAG:

martinpena94 Halloween II Killing Machine:

Crofader Damned88, Halloween 4 Return of Michael Myers mask by QOTS:

Samhain83 SSN Halloween: H20 v1 and a couple of SSN Halloween The Curse of Michael Myers masks:

JanR SSN Halloween H20 V2 mask:

In this edition of Odd Reactions by Michael Myers and other HalloweeN characters, we examine two different scenes in the HalloweeN franchise. The scenes presented here come to us from the films HalloweeN II (1981) and Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989). Let’s see what we’ve got.

Sheriff Brackett in HalloweeN II (1981)

Various readers of the Michael Myers blog had previously commented that Sheriff Brackett’s reaction to his daughter Annie’s death was literally unbelievable. It was a rather abrupt end to Sheriff Brackett’s character since he disappeared from the story right after that scene.

During HalloweeN II, Dr. Loomis convinced the sheriff of the evil of Michael Myers. Sheriff Brackett spent the night of Halloween 1978 patrolling the streets of Haddonfield. Unbeknownst to Brackett, his daughter Annie had been strangled to death that same evening by Michael Myers. Her body was subsequently displayed on a bed in the Wallace house.

Brackett was informed of the tragedy by Deputy Hunt. Upon arriving at the Wallace house, Loomis, Hunt and Brackett witnessed a body being carried out of the residence. Without anyone telling him whose body it was, Brackett walked over and calmly pulled back the white sheet that covered the corpse. It was Annie. The Sheriff grimaced and calmly closed Annie’s eye lids.

After the paramedics wheeled Annie away, Bracket had a troubled look on his face. However, he wasn’t in shock or in too much of a daze. Brackett mentioned his wife, and this reveals that he was thinking clearly (given the devastating situation). His body language also serves as evidence of his unaffected state. Brackett kept his arms to his sides and he stood in a normal posture (he wasn’t slumping or tensed up). Furthermore, his speech wasn’t all that affected either. He didn’t stutter when he spoke and his voice didn’t break. Brackett didn’t convey panic or worry. He didn’t look like he was going to lose his composure.

From this state of relative ordinariness, Brackett suddenly looked at Dr. Loomis and said to him, “Damn you… what have you done? You let him out!” Then Brackett walked away. One would’ve expected Brackett to try to assault Loomis or to have some other outward emotional reactions. But no.

This peculiar response could be explained by Sheriff Brackett’s degree of professional detachment. However, how many savage crimes could Brackett have seen up to this point in a sleepy town like Haddonfield in order to have such a cold and uncaring outlook on things? Brackett reacted like anything but a father who had just seen his slaughtered daughter going out on a stretcher.

Michael Myers in HalloweeN 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989)

HalloweeN 5 tried miserably to establish Michael Myers as a tortured soul, a victim of evil rage. To this end, the film’s director showed Myers crying without his mask on (…then they showed Myers in a jail cell with his mask on… huh?).

Michael Myers was crying because he could not control his homicidal impulses and actions. The filmmakers wanted us to believe that Myers was a human being like anyone else and that he had been the real victim all along.

Throughout HalloweeN 5, Michael Myers had little to no character development. He didn’t seem like a suffering soul when he killed the well-meaning Hermit who had taken care of him. In fact, he didn’t elicit sympathy when he murdered anyone else in this movie. If anything, Myers seemed to be more brutal than he was in HalloweeN 4: The Return of Michael Myers.

Michael Myers may have been angrier in this film in order to compete with the increasingly violent nature of his fellow slasher Jason Voorhees. However, whatever else was different about Michael Myers in HalloweeN 5 were things that were not related to character development (e.g. Michael’s new bodybuilder’s physique, his new big neck mask, his new coveralls, and the strange way he held his knife).

So, when Michael Myers was shown crying, it was a serious WTF moment. Not only was Myers in an attic full of corpses and candles, he was about to plunge his knife into a little kid. And the filmmakers wanted us to feel sorry for his tormented existence? Right. Danielle Harris’ performance gave that scene way more gravitas than it deserved.

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Enjoy these selected Michael Myers masks from our site members in the month of July. You know, there’s a sort of Halloween feel to these summer months because the last 4 Halloween films were released during the summer: Halloween H20, Halloween: Resurrection, and both of Rob Zombie’s Halloween movies.

JC_70 Halloween II:

neonfire92′s pal as Rob Zombie’s Michael Myers:

MusicCityTN Halloween display:

knightnite05 Butcher:

WillHamo91 Halloween 5 mask by EOSP:

JanR SSN Halloween H20 mask:

igotfullclipse’s Night Owl Pro Maniac and Michael Myers costume:

joeychocolatebars Ben Tramer mask:

Myers & San Diego Halloween 1978 and Halloween II masks:

Zombie Dude’s repainted Destroyer:

The Shape of Fear’s Tyler Mane bust and Rob Zombie Myers mask:

Lrsr_Mask Halloween costume:

Michael Aspinwall’s tribute to the Halloween comics:

Here’s a look at some of what’s going on in the popular Classifieds forum. The Classifieds are not exclusive to Halloween stuff, but this edition of Michael Myers masks will focus on Halloween related items that our members have posted in there. The Classifieds forum is ground zero for finding great masks and other Michael Myers / Halloween collectibles. For more details on any item featured here, just click on the appropriate link.

Derek NightOwl/JC Shat:

TheShape999 Nightowl Death Mask:

Loogs Michael Myers 18″ Movie Maniacs figure:

Loogs Michael Myers 18″ Reel Toys by NECA figure

puckface H1 and H2 replica Jack O’ Lanterns:

3pidemiC NECA Halloween: The Night He Came Home, Michael Myers vs. Dr. Loomis on the porch:

MichaelMyers687 Destroyer 2012:

kannibaliztik Halloween Resurrection 1 of 15 Special Edition:

danjo78 CGP Fear Michael Myers mask:

Loogs Trick or Treat Studios Halloween II Michael Myers masks:

crofader Buried, Ben Tramer style by QOTS

The Shape Of Fear NAG MMK Kirk mask:

Don’t get too excited about this little bit of Halloween 3 news. Malcolm MacDowell, who played Dr. Loomis in the recent HalloweeN films, held a Q&A at Monster-Mania 25 on August 17, 2013. He was asked about the likelihood of a new Halloween movie.

McDowell said the following: “Who knows? [Halloween 3] is in the Weinstein-hell, so who knows what’s going to happen. I have no idea. I know there was some talk about it, but I don’t know. They wanted to do some knock-off version, cheap. [HalloweeN] is a noble franchise. It would be sad just to do some real horrible rip-off and I wouldn’t be part of that.”

Michael Myers was also at Monster-Mania 25 in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. After taking a photo with a fan who had giant chicken drumsticks for arms, Myers was beaten down by Freddy Krueger and Jason Voorhees.

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Since the popular rapper Jay Z has claimed the name Holy Grail for his latest record, what creative name will we use to call our most prized Halloween possessions now? His CD has more right to be called the Holy Grail because it says “Holy Grail” right on the CD. If you don’t have a holy grail yet and you really want one maybe you can get Jay Z’s CD and then you can obtain a Holy Grail that takes up less space than a Michael Myers mask.

joey jordison Mint 75 Michael Myers mask:

DrenTheLiar K.H. SLE #3:

bayhart82 presents the Carver v2:

robovich29 NAG JA 75 Myers:

Brubaker78 life sized Michael Myers wearing a Nightowl Creep:

The_H6_King & Mask Price Consultant Halloween: Resurrection mask:

RZhalloweenfan22 Rob Zombie Michael Myers Masks, including the N.A.G. Scarred:

All Original Dragon Maniac mask:

crofader Damned88 beside the Halloween 4 screen-used Michael Myers Mask:

Catmanjones life-sized Michael Myers with a Trick-or-Treat Halloween II mask:

JasonV123 Halloween III Season of the Witch mask:

Horror Sanctum Walking Death:

Horror Sanctum Walking Death Extra Crispy:

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It’s always a pleasure to see new sculpts and fresh takes of the Michael Myers mask made by one of our community’s members. Bayhart82 has pushed the envelope when it comes to the Rob Zombie version of Michael Myers. Conceived and created by Bayhart82 is the all new Carver V2 mask.

The awesome Carver V2 is now available and affordably priced. You can obtain more details about this HalloweeN replica by visiting Bayhart82 on Facebook or here on the forum. A testament to Bayhart82′s talent is that he also makes other accurate pieces, including Jason Voorhees, through his Spooky Fog Studios.

This is a follow-up to what Knowbody wrote about the Austrian MediaBooks for Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers, Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers and Halloween 6: The Curse of Michael Myers. Here we will look at the MediaBook for 1982′s Halloween III: Season of the Witch, a movie which is notable because it’s the only one in the Halloween franchise to not have anything to do with Michael Myers (but instead of the Michael Myers mask we got three other masks: a pumpkin, skull and witch).

The film was directed by Tommy Lee Wallace, who was also one of a handful of people who played Myers and wore the Michael Myers mask during the making of 1978’s Halloween. Halloween III stars Dick Warlock as an android and Tom Atkins as an alcoholic that is out to save the entire world from an evil plot.

As with the other Halloween MediaBooks, this “Limited Collector’s Edition” has 3 discs including the Blu-ray of Halloween 3, the DVD for Halloween 3 and the soundtrack CD for the film. Aside from the 3 discs, the packaging of this item is what really makes this a must-have for collectors, even though the book portion of this set doesn’t have any rare behind-the-scenes photos and overall seems to be a little lacking compared to the other Mediabooks (it has fewer pages).

Also, if you know how to read German it will come in handy because the book’s notes are in German just like with the other MediaBooks. The Blu-ray disc is region B, meaning you will need a region-free player to view  Halloween III: Die Nacht Der Entscheidung if you live in the U.S.; the disc also includes 2 separate audio commentaries by Tommy Lee Wallace and Tom Atkins respectively.

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Saying hello to October 2013 are these Michael Myers masks from our members – newbies, regulars and veterans alike. This entire time period is my favorite of the year, the weather is just right and the dark nights are the perfect time to revisit the Halloween series or any horror movie. Unless something changes between now and October 31st, I don’t think I’ll be doing much Halloween decorating since I’m broke as a joke but the essence of Halloween is with me at all times.

AllHallowsNight JC H78 Michael Myers mask:

SHAPEINTHEVOID 75K:

Doug Manchester’s growing Michael Myers and Halloween collection:

Eddie King24 Artifact V2:

Shape-Stalker Halloween 1978 style Michael Myers mask:

cooperman33 Nightowl Maniac:

Sandman1336 as Michael Myers from Halloween 4 The Return:

ghost SLE Michael Myers Mask:

Evil Mike as Michael Myers from the first Halloween:

dullboy73 Halloween display:

thedevil’seyes stalking in the darkness with a JC Madman 78:

Unconscious Ruin Psycho Michael Myers mask on display:

Ending things off with some great tributes to Halloween II (the original)

2timer with a 99 Shatner done up by Freddy Loper:

Night Shadow Trick-or-Treat Studios H2 Blood Tears:

austin3 Halloween 2 mask:

Mikey Horror puts The Hellraiser Chatterer to good use to display his Halloween II mask:

Buy the Halloween II Michael Myers Mask!

The polls are closed, the votes are in, and the results have been determined to rank the Top Ten Michael Myers Mask Replicas EVER as voted for by the members of Michael-Myers.net in time for Halloween 2013. Back in late August, nominations were taken for the best Michael Myers replica masks ever created. From these results the fifteen masks that had the most nominations went on to a final poll from which our members voted for their favorite mask.

The masks with the most votes are represented here in a countdown from number ten to number one. A couple of masks were tied by the number of votes they received. In these cases the tie breaker was  decided by which mask had the most nominations prior to voting. Without further delay, let the countdown begin!!

Coming in at number TEN is one of the hobbys’ game changers, the mask known as The NIGHTMARE. The Nightmare was born when Justin Mabry, of Nightowl Productions, clay pressed a real Don Post 1975 Kirk which is the same mask that was converted to the Michael Myers mask we see in John Carpenter’s HalloweeN.   The Nightmare has been made by various other mask makers since its original Nightowl debut, including MMP (Mask Maker Productions), N.A.G. (Nikolas Art Gallery) and W.M.P.  (Wickid Mask Productions). Shown here is MM.net member DrenTheLiar’s blonde-haired Nightmare:

At number NINE is the Don Post 99 SHATNER mask. There were two versions of this mask that Don Post released: a mass-produced version (aka the “40 dollar Shatner”) and the special pre-order version (the “100 dollar Shatner”) which was much more detailed. Both of these original releases are long since discontinued, although  a couple of indie mask artists do offer their own versions. A beautiful example of the potential that this mask possesses is shown with MM.Net moderator Kaizu’s copy:

Number EIGHT is occupied by Justin Mabry’s (Nightowl Productions) MANIAC. This mask was a replacement to the EVILUTION mask by Nightowl and it was made to capture the look  of the Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers cover art mask. This mask is one of, if not the, most popular “concept masks” with collectors, since many find this mask to deliver a very good replication  of what we see as Michael Myers on screen in John Carpenter’s HalloweeN. Below is MM.net member Matthew Mayhem’s copy #5:

Appearing at number SEVEN on the list is one of my top three personal favorites, Dennis Beckstrom’s “BECKSTROM MYERS II.” Dennis was a long-time employee at Don Post studios and was the  perfect candidate to do an original sculpt which would capture the look of the Don Post 1975 Kirk. Dennis studied several pics of the elusive 75 Kirk from every angle and spent two-and-a-half years on this project perfecting this piece. The result is one of the best and most sought after masks in the hobby. Pictured here is my own copy of the DBII which was converted  by James Carter (MM.Net member and artist jc_70) and Colin Mayne:

The mask to land at number SIX and the last spot in the first part of this countdown is N.A.G.’s (Nikolas Art Gallery) MOVIE MOLD KIRK a.k.a. the “MMK.” This mask was made to look like the 1975 Don Post Kirk from which the hero mask used in HalloweeN (1978) was derived from. The mass-produced 1975 Don Post Kirk mask had several molds used during production,  each having a few variances in their overall look. This mask attempts to replicate the 1975 screen used converted Kirk mask. Below is member theslasherhouse ‘s copy converted by James  Carter from a Kirk to a Michael Myers mask:

This concludes part one of the two-part Michael-Myers.net Top Ten Myers Mask Replicas EVER countdown… check back soon for the second part which will cover numbers five to the coveted number one position!

If it weren’t for Michael-Myers.net I would have never known that the Michael Myers mask used in Halloween II (1981) was the same one used in Halloween (1978), I thought that they were two different masks. Man what a difference that Dick Warlock’s flat, wide head made on the same mask previously worn by Nick Castle’s long face and jewfro (not to mention the mask was stuffed in a box under a bed for a few years).
Also, don’t forget to pick up the Official Halloween II Michael Myers Mask and Props (just click on the link).

DarthVeach Halloween 1978 Michael Myers mask and costume:

Myers1978 Halloween II style Nightowl Shat:

biscuitweesel Halloween 1978 style Myers mask:

The Curse H2 Myers mask:

JBW Michael Myers mask from Halloween 1978:

AR-Ballistic NAG/JC Mint 75 Blood Tears:

DoubleCrossXX Halloween II soundtrack autographed by Dick Warlock, Lance Guest and Pamela Susan Shoop:

derekcook1781 Halloween 1978 items:

knightnite05 Halloween II display:

TheKiller78 shared some recent shots of the filming locations used in Halloween (1978) and Halloween II (1981):

Halloween is right upon us.  The days are shorter, the temperature is cooler and the ominous feel of All Hallow’s Eve is lurking in every shadow!  This time of year is without question my favorite by far. I love the weather, the fodder shocks, the pumpkins and the corn mazes. I delight in seeing the costumes, smelling the candy corn and hearing the hair-raising sounds.  I love the black cats and goblins and of course–watching a good horror movie!

John Carpenter brought us THE horror movie which would forevermore be synonymous with the holiday when HALLOWEEN was released on October 25th, 1978.  The film struck a nerve with movie audiences around the world and remains today one of (if not THE)  best horror movies of all time.  The magic of HALLOWEEN is a mixture of a great setting, strong storyline, good characters and a villain that has become iconic….”The Shape” a.k.a. Michael Myers.  There is something about that 1975 Don Post Captain Kirk mask with the side burns ripped off, the eyes cut wider and being painted a ghostly white that is simply unnerving.  Mask makers have been trying to replicate this “lightning in a bottle” look of the Myers’ mask for some time now and with varying degrees of success.

In my last blog, I counted down numbers ten through six of what Michael-Myers.net voters chose as the best Myers mask replicas of all time.  In this blog the top five will be revealed!  Turn down the lights, illuminate your jack o lanterns, play the HALLOWEEN theme and enjoy part 2 of the Top Ten Myers Mask Replicas of All Time countdown!

The first entry lands at NUMBER FIVE, W.M.P.’s (Wickid Mask Productions) VINTAGE 75.  Like the 1975 Don Post Captain Kirk mask, this mask began from the William Shatner life cast.  Four sculptors and fifteen months later, Chris Morgan (owner of Wickid Mask Productions) deemed the Vintage 75 mask finished and consequently birthed its release.

At NUMBER FOUR is another of my personal favorites, NIGHTOWL’S NIGHTMARE MAN ’78 or “NMM78″ for short.  Although there were different versions of this mask, the one that is considered by most to be THE version to have is the very limited original “4-stamp” (often referred to as simply the ”4-stamper“) version.  The “4-stamp” part of the name is due to the mask having four distinct stamps on the back of its neck.  The first one states the name of the company (Nightowl Productions), the second the owner/artist of Nightowl (Justin Mabry), the third states the name of the Michael-Myers.net member who had a 75 Kirk from which the mask was pressed from (Billy Kirkus) and the fourth stamp states the name of the mask itself (Nightmare Man 78).

Only nine of these masks were made and this mask was the one to really usher in the Myers mask collecting craze to a level not seen prior.  Below is MM.Net member “TheShapeShifter” wearing a NM78 4-stamp, sporting a perfect H1 Myers “Boogeyman” look.

Coming in at NUMBER THREE is likely my favorite Myers’ mask replica of all time…the KEN HERTLEIN/DICK WARLOCK SIGNATURE MASK commonly known as the “KH/DW”. This mask is the ONLY mask that was made with the hero (the actual mask used in Halloween) in hand! After Dick Warlock portrayed Michael Myers in 1981′s HALLOWEEN II, he kept the mask he wore in the movie along with the knife, boots and coveralls. Sometime in the year 2000, he commissioned the very talented artist Ken Hertlein to come to his home and examine the hero in order to try and recreate this iconic mask. Measurements of Mr. Warlock’s head were taken as well as various measurements to the hero mask. The look of the hair, eye cuts, spatial relations of the features, mask size and all other little nuances of the hero were all taken into account.

The result is arguably the best Myers replica mask the hobby has seen to date.  Seen pictured below is MM.Net member Jon Dano who wears the KHDW strikingly similar to the way Dick Warlock wore the hero.

At NUMBER TWO is another example of just how far this hobby has come in trying to replicate the look of the Don Post 1975 Kirk that was converted into the white, ghastly mask which Michael Myers dons in HALLOWEEN.  N.A.G.’s (Nikolas Art Gallery) 75K or 75 KIRK takes its inspiration directly from Don Post Studios’ attempt to replicate their own 1975 Kirk mask.  In 1998 Don Post Studios laser scanned a production pull 1975 Kirk mask. The resulting mask was the 98 Shatner.  Two versions of this Shatner mask (named after William Shatner who played the original Captain Kirk in the Star Trek series) were released, one a more expensive and detailed mask and the other a more mass produced mask.  There was also a 98 Shatner Proto mask that was discovered which was an exceptional copy, retaining all of the details of this sculpt very nicely.  It is from this Don Post 98 Shatner proto mask that the 75K was derived.

With a near-perfect Kirk replica as reference, N.A.G. created the “75K or 75 Kirk”.  This mask could/can be ordered as a Captain Kirk mask, an already-converted Michael Myers mask or as a blank to have converted by the artist of your choice.  Below is a N.A.G. 75K converted into a Myers mask by artist All Hallow’s Ghost (otherwise known as “AHG”).

Finally at NUMBER ONE is Justin Mabry’s (of Nightowl Productions) CREEP or SHAT mask.

The CREEP version of this mask comes as an already masterfully converted Myers mask, straight  from Mr Mabry himself.  With its ghastly white paint up and solid quality, this is the best option for many people who want a very nicely done Michael Myers replica mask ready to wear right out of the box.

For those fans who would rather have the mask in a Captain Kirk form (or for those who like to send a Kirk mask to be customized into a Myers by the artist of their choice) the SHAT (short for Shatner) mask is offered. Both of these masks are of excellent quality and have great detail whether you are looking for a Kirk or a Michael Myers replica mask.  Here is a SHAT converted by Michael-Myers.net member James Carter (“jc_70″):

SHAT Michael Myers Mask – Voted The Best Michael Myers Mask of All Time

SHAT Michael Myers mask – Voted The Best Michael Myers mask of All Time

SHAT Michael Myers mask – Voted The Best Michael Myers mask of All Time

We hope everyone enjoyed the countdown!  What other great masks will come out between now and next October that could change the current rankings?

From all of us at Michael-Myers.net, thanks for dropping by and have a great HALLOWEEN! …..and be on the look out for HIM!

Michael Myers’ escape by switching his mask and coveralls with someone else at the end of Halloween: H20 wasn’t the only vanishing act related to that film. There was another, more sinister disappearance connected to 1998′s Halloween: H20 and it’s an issue that isn’t spoken about much. It concerns the first DVD release of H20.

Halloween: H20 made it to DVD in 1999, a year after its theatrical opening. The Halloween: H20 DVD was part of Dimension Films’ so-called “Collector’s Series.” This was a new series of DVDs that promised to deliver top-notch special features for every movie that carried that label. At a time when offering a film in widescreen format was considered a bonus feature for a DVD, Dimension’s “Collector’s Series” aimed to include in-depth featurettes and audio commentaries.

While Halloween: H20 had left me underwhelmed, I still bought the movie on DVD. In 1999, the price for a new DVD was in the area of $30. However, compared to the other DVDs that I owned at the time, the one for Halloween: H20 supposedly had special features that would justify the price.

The big draw for me was the advertised commentary by actress Jamie Lee Curtis and director Steve Miner. I was beyond disappointed when I couldn’t find this particular special feature on the DVD. The commentary wasn’t hidden on the DVD like an easter egg either. The commentary simply didn’t exist on the DVD. This was blatant false advertising and a deep betrayal.

By purchasing this DVD right when it came out, I ended up with one of the initial copies that had the false statement about the Jamie Lee Curtis/Steve Miner commentary. Subsequent reissues of the H20 DVD make no mention of  an audio commentary. Instead of owning up to their mistake and apologizing to the fans, Dimension Films simply deleted some text from the DVD cover and swept this grave error under the rug.

This sour experience contributed to my dislike of H20 even more. It was also the first time that I suspected that maybe those in charge of the HalloweeN franchise didn’t give a damn about the fans (which, in any case, was true). Still, a few Halloween: H20 items have found their way to me.

Pictured above are the Halloween: H20 DVD, an H20 card with alternate artwork, and a VHS box cover signed by H20 stars Janet Leigh and Michelle Williams. The later Blu-ray releases of H20 courtesy of Echo Bridge are even more horrendous than the DVD. Aside from being cheaply made, the Blu-rays don’t even have the lame bonus features that the DVD had.
Whatever is presented here is all the H20 material I’ll ever pay for.

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Happy Halloween everyone!! Whether you’ll be scaring kids with your masks and costumes or simply watching a Michael Myers movie at home, we wish you and yours the absolute best this season. Whatever you do, have fun, be safe, and remember that there’s more to the spirit of Halloween than just latex! Special greetings to Tyler Mane and Chris Durand for joining Michael-Myers.net!

Fuzzybluedemon awesome custom made Michael Myers figure:

Lewis Tully Halloween season decorations:

MusicCityTN Halloween display:

AustinSwim Rob Zombie Michael Myers mask and costume:

L33TMyers SSN Halloween H20 Mask:

Caleb Croft Halloween 1978 style:

storm58 Halloween II Michael Myers mask and costume:

myersfanboy original run Buried mask:

paytonlm Nightowl Creep mask:

Sandman1336 Butcher Michael Myers mask:

Featured Michael Myers Masks is back, they say that time flies when you’re having fun and here we are in December, getting ready to start a new year. If you’re searching for a Christmas gift for somebody who likes films or memorabilia, The Official Michael Myers Mask makes for a unique and affordable present.

RZhalloweenfan22 Dela Torre Buried Michael Myers Mask:

THCreeps Myers Mask and costume:

Jadocs Michael Myers masks display (NAG/AHG H78 Deluxe mask featured in both pics):

1mike1 Alex Sanchez/Brad Hardin Halloween 6 Mask:

xCr33pShoWx SSN George Wilbur H6 Mask:

uwannadon HalloweeN II Blood Tears by TOTS in the first pic and more H2 Myers in the second:

KillerWithAkirkMask Halloween 1978 style:

onedgepits Halloween II style:

trevornelsen1 NAG 75K Myers:

79brodz Nag/Ahg MMK Mask:

Movie writer Todd Farmer appeared on a recent episode of the Rabbit in Red podcast. Rabbit in Red’s host, Vincent Paul, asked Farmer about HalloweeN 3D. Todd Farmer had written the script for HalloweeN 3D and it would have brought Michael Myers back to the big screen in 2011. However, Dimension Films/The Weinstein Company had imposed unreasonable constraints to the film’s shooting schedule and budget. Ultimately, the project fell through and Farmer’s script was not produced.

During his interview on Rabbit in Red, Farmer divulged interesting elements about his HalloweeN 3D script. Describing it as a “best of both worlds,” Farmer stated that his film would have made use of elements from both John Carpenter’s HalloweeN and Rob Zombie’s remake. Farmer’s screenplay had the story pick up right at the end of Rob Zombie’s Halloween II and it would have been a continuation of that film.

Farmer also went into detail about his retelling of the ending to Halloween II (2009), so be sure to listen to the Rabbit in Red interview. He also talks about writing screenplays, Freddy Vs. Jason and the Friday The 13th franchise. Todd Farmer is known to horror fans as the writer of such films as Jason X (2001) and My Blood Valentine 3D (2009).

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It’s been 35 years since Michael Myers and HalloweeN came out and Anchor Bay Entertainment has released John Carpenter’s classic film on Blu-ray once again. And this time they’ve also made available a Limited Edition Steel Book of this 35th anniversary version of HalloweeN.

Unfortunately, the HalloweeN Steelbook is available only in the UK and the Blu-ray disc is region B. Still, I know that all of you hardcore HalloweeN fans who have been helping to keep the lights on at Anchor Bay by purchasing every redundant HalloweeN release, will also purchase this Steelbook collectible.

The good thing about the Steelbook is that it has different cover art than the US version. The US version has a weird drawing of Michael Myers on it, while the UK Steelbook has the original poster art.

As you know, in the US we got a DigiBook of HalloweeN 35th Anniversary, and while the book portion is pretty good, with behind the scenes photos and a write-up about the film, the Blu-ray disc was stuck into a sleeve on the last page of the DigiBook. With no tray or anything for the Blu-ray, the disc is bound to get smudges or scratches on it.

Another problem with the HalloweeN DigiBook is that the piece of paper that says all the features that the Blu-ray has is just glued to the back and it comes off easily, leaving behind a black and empty back cover. The DigiBook is also thinner than a regular Blu-ray case, but you hardcore HalloweeN fans shouldn’t worry about the problems with the DigiBook because Anchor Bay also released the 35th anniversary edition of HalloweeN in a regular Blu-ray case.

The DigiBook part, with the photos and write-up, are included as a booklet inside of the standard edition. So that means that all you hardcore HalloweeN fans now have to buy not one but three editions of HalloweeN 35th Anniversary to complete your collections: the DigiBook, the standard edition and the UK Steelbook.

I’m not purchasing any of these. Not for the new commentary by Jamie Lee Curtis and John Carpenter (why didn’t they get it right the first time?), not because Dean Cundey supervised the transfer (why didn’t they get him to do it before?), not for anything. Anchor Bay just keeps re-releasing HalloweeN over and over, and impressionable hardcore fans keep buying it.

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Returning for the second time this month is Featured Michael Myers Masks with more great contributions from the forum members. As we await the release of the Official Halloween The Curse of Michael Myers, Halloween H20, and Halloween Resurrection masks by Trick or Treat Studios in 2014, you can pick up their accurate Halloween II mask for an unbeatable price if you haven’t already done so. The Halloween II mask comes in other editions as well so check them out here. Everyone here at Michael-Myers.net wishes you all the best this season and always… thank you for your support, for the awesome photos and for the great times.

Tony Bones custom Buried Nightmare Sequence (pics by Dela Torre):

Frightmareprod offers these Limited Edition Halloween III Season of the Witch mask stands and cases:

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Many people have asked whether Trick or Treat Studios would be making a Michael Myers mask based on the opening scene of Halloween II (1981) or if that idea was even a possibility. Chris Zephro of TOTS has confirmed that his company will be producing a Michael Myers mask that is based on the look at the beginning of the Halloween sequel. During his interview with Rabbit in Red Radio, Chris revealed that major bit of news along with some other important announcements that will please fans of the Halloween series. 

Click here to listen to Rabbit in Red’s complete interview with Chris Zephro. Chris said that the Halloween II Opening Scene Mask will be available for pre-order in late January/early February 2014. Chris also spoke about the Halloween II coveralls, the Halloween III Season of the Witch masks, and, get this, the Michael Myers coveralls from Halloween The Curse of Michael Myers, Halloween H20 and Halloween: Resurrection.

Chris also explained what companies own what Michael Myers mask licenses. Visit The Devils Eyes and listen to the interview with Chris. Also check out the Michael-Myers.net store.

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