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I'm Travis Hunter,

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my sister, and my brother-in-law.

Hi, I'm Renee Hunter Vasquez.

Hi, I'm John Paul Vasquez. This week,

we're broadcasting live from Haddonfield Memorial Hospital discussing the 1981 slasher sequel,

Halloween 2. This film was directed by Rick Rosenthal off a screenplay by John Carpenter and

Deborah Hill. Following the massive success of the 1978 horror classic Halloween, Carpenter and Hill

pinned the sequel as a conclusion to the Michael Myers and Laurie Strode's story. After Carpenter

refused to reprise his role as director, he handpicked Rosenthal to do the honors. Although

the film incorporates more graphic violence to compete with its slasher contemporaries,

Halloween too maintains much

of Carpenter's style, with most of the cast and crew returning for another outing. On a

production budget of almost eight times the original, the film proved to be a financial success,

and despite mixed reviews from critics, is widely considered one of the better sequels in the

franchise. This film won a poll over on Twitter to determine which sequels we would continue next.

Be sure to follow us at the Podmortem to participate and stay up to date.

So, Halloween 2.

What were your first impressions on the film?

I just want to say right now that I really enjoyed this movie.

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