Now Playing Podcast Presents: The Halloween Retrospective Series

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One night, he came home. And he just kept coming back. Now Playing Podcast revisits the entire Halloween saga, from John Carpenter’s 1978 minimalist masterpiece through masked copycats, sibling revelations, reality-show resurrections, Rob Zombie’s brutal reimagining, and the David Gordon Green trilogy. Michael Myers has been shot, burned, decapitated, rebooted, and retconned more times than most franchises survive. But which timelines truly capture the quiet dread of The Shape? Which sequels honor the legacy, and which should have stayed buried in Haddonfield? Join the Now Playing Podcast crew as they carve through every continuity, every final girl, and every “final” showdown to decide which entries deserve a treat and which are pure trick.

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The hosts of Now Playing Podcast dive deep into every franchise from Bond, DC and Marvel to Mad Max, Andromeda Strain to Wolverine, breaking down each film with sharp insight, behind-the-scenes stories, and a lot of humor. If a movie has a sequel (or three), we’ve probably reviewed it with real research, real opinions, and zero patience for bad movies.

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Love this

12/18/2020

Mia carly

Anyone getting Halloween vibes? Because I am I haven’t seen the movie yet but I love the spooky music ;)
Halloween 2007

09/05/2022

N197938

The Rob Zombie remake was amazing to me. The killing scenes are perfect for understanding how evil and heartless Michael is.
Very cool podcast

04/14/2022

Brandon James Clifford

I like this podcast not horror movies
Insufferable!!😫

01/09/2022

Moon&Stars11

You guys!!!! Seriously?!?! Kylie Richards?? No, her name is Kyle Richards & she was in the original..”she married a Hilton”. NO! Her sister (Kathy) is married to a Hilton. Get the facts straight before putting the information out there. Also, talking about the hot doctor & hot nurse..I remembered them immediately. I feel like I know the movies better than you all & could have done a better job at this podcast. Yikes. Don’t quit your day jobs.

One night, he came home. And he just kept coming back. Now Playing Podcast revisits the entire Halloween saga, from John Carpenter’s 1978 minimalist masterpiece through masked copycats, sibling revelations, reality-show resurrections, Rob Zombie’s brutal reimagining, and the David Gordon Green trilogy. Michael Myers has been shot, burned, decapitated, rebooted, and retconned more times than most franchises survive. But which timelines truly capture the quiet dread of The Shape? Which sequels honor the legacy, and which should have stayed buried in Haddonfield? Join the Now Playing Podcast crew as they carve through every continuity, every final girl, and every “final” showdown to decide which entries deserve a treat and which are pure trick.