So the big day is upon us. The scariest day of the year. It's Halloween, and we're all entitled to one good scare. Mike S is going to wrap up our Halloween Day by Day his own way, and Marcus Flor has a trick or treat up his sleeve, but I thought it would be fun to share my Top 5 Heroes of Halloween; those characters -- good or bad -- who best represent the holiday, at least to me. So let's get down to business, in no particular order: Laurie Strode As portrayed by Jamie Lee Curtis, Laurie is the very embodiment of perseverance, empowerment and sincerity. She is the most recognized Final Girl, and went from being a sweet, innocent babysitter to one of the toughest, most believably broken survivors in film history. She's vulnerable, but there's never any doubt she could kick ass. I like all of the character's incarnations. It's Laurie and Jamie Lee. It just works. Michael Myers A force of pure evil. A killer without mercy. The less we know ...

There's been considerable debate among Halloween fans these last 12 months about which franchise reboot is better, David Gordon Green's Halloween (2018) or Steve Miner's Halloween H20: 20 Years Later. I say they're both great. Decidedly different, but great. I've sang the praises of Green's film before , but haven't revisited H20 in some time. Thankfully a window of time opened recently, and I was able to give it a watch. It was interesting watching a movie that came out 20 years after the original... some 20 years later. Much like Carpenter's classic did in 1998, this flick aged well. There's a few gripes; like all versions of the Myer's mask -- yup, they used multiple masks in this one -- suck. It just never looks good, especially the CGI one that appears in one shot. And Chris Durand tries hard to be a good Michael, but he doesn't quite pull it off. He just doesn't move right. I concede, the sequence where he surprises Laurie...

As I sat down to write this, I wondered what the point of yet another review/write up of John Carpenter's seminal movie would be. Writers far more talented, an learned, than I have already said their piece. Film historians and cinephiles have contributed their two bits to this classic film. Do I have anything new to add? Is there more that can said about a movie that made its mark on horror movies -- and cinema in general -- 40 years ago?

As a lifelong fan of John Carpenter's Halloween and the franchise it inspired, catching David Gordon Green's direct sequel to the 1978 original was a bit of an overwhelming experience. Possibly even more so for this critic than seeing The Force Awakens. Suffice to say, that's why my review on our latest podcast was brief, and my thoughts on the Radio NL 610 AM Morning Show even more so.

It's that time of year again (well, almost) and that means everyone is entitled to one good scare . . . even Jason and Shawn. And that's what The Basement Boys are in for with this, the extended cut of Friday's segment on the Radio NL 610 AM Morning Show. Why, because they are venturing out of The Basement and into the cinema to see the new Halloween.

There are a pair of movies vying for your attention this weekend; one of them a highly anticipated follow up to a 40-year-old classic, the other a super charged take a beloved book. Given the differences between the latest Halloween film and The Hate U Give, there's room for both movies at the box office. But, when it comes to dollars earned, Jason and Howie will likely put their money on Jamie Lee Curtis during today's segment on the Radio NL 610 AM Morning Show, starting at 8:20 a.m.

We're only six (ish) weeks away from David Gordon Green and Blumhouse's new Halloween movie, and Universal Studios has seen fit to unleash one more trailer for the sequel/reboot, and it's a doozy. Doozy is, of course, a technical term. We all know this is a direct sequel to John Carpenter's classic, and one that pits Jamie Lee Curtis' Laurie Strode agains the terrifying Michael Myers one last (ish) time. So let's cut right to the chase.

Ladies and gentlemen, the wait is over! The trailer for the new Halloween movie has arrived, and it is more than worthy! John Carpenter's classic score is there. Jamie Lee Curtis is back. All the BS about Michael Myers being Laurie Strode's brother is dealt with. And it looks scary as all get out.

Oh boy oh boy oh boy oh boy! That's the sound of mad excitement among The Basement crew as word dropped today that we'll finally get a look at the new Halloween movie when the official trailer hits this Friday.

The Halloween franchise is a strange universe indeed, having been retconned and reimagined several times in its 39-year history. Well, today big news hit about another huge twist in the franchise -- Jamie Lee Curtis will return in the next Halloween film . . . and she's playing Laurie Strode!!

A sequel to a landmark film in any genre is a difficult undertaking, and when it's a sequel to a horror masterpiece like John Carpenter's 'Halloween', you have some mighty big shoes to fill. There needs to be a good reason to bring the characters back for another go, to advance the story to a place worth visiting (and re-visiting), and to not repeat the same, or similar beats as before--'Halloween II' unfortunately fails at all of that.

When you think about it, this sixth entry in the Halloween series was made 18 years ago. The SIXTH film. Four have been made since and the first film is about to celebrate its 35th anniversary. Talk about a legacy! Six years ago, Michael Myers terrorized the town of Haddonfield, Illinois . He and his niece, Jamie Lloyd , have disappeared. Jamie was kidnapped by a bunch of evil druids who protect Michael Myers. And now, six years later, Jamie has escaped after giving birth to Michael's child. She runs to Haddonfield to get Dr. Loomis to help her again. Meanwhile, the family that adopted Laurie Strode is living in the Myers house and are being stalked by Myers. It's the curse of Thorn that Michael is possessed by that makes him kill his family. And it's up to Tommy Doyle , the boy from Halloween, and Dr. Loomis, to stop them all.    Any of that make sense? Not really? Don't worry, there's enough plot holes and abandoned story threads in this flick t...