Halloween Special PART 2: Unmasking the Halloween Franchise
United States of Murder
Ashley and Lacey
4.6 • 565 Ratings
🗓️ 28 October 2025
⏱️ 66 minutes
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Summary
Forty years. Thirteen films. One masked killer who just won’t die.
Today, we’re zeroing in on the final chapter of the Halloween saga — the last seven films that tried to reimagine, reboot, and finally end the story of Michael Myers. From the sleek nostalgia of H20, to the gritty chaos of Rob Zombie’s vision, and the recent Blumhouse trilogy that brought Laurie Strode back for one last showdown. We’re slicing through what worked, what didn’t, and why the Shape still casts such a long shadow over modern horror.
So grab your pumpkin spice, lock your doors, and cue the Carpenter score, because we’re diving deep into the evolution, the chaos, and the legacy of Halloween’s final seven acts.
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| 0:10.2 | Save and splurge at Arcado, the online supermarket. Geographical and other restrictions. Minimum spend, 60 pounds and charges apply. |
| 0:16.6 | New customers only, maximum saving 20 pounds terms at Accardo.com. This podcast may contain adult language and situations, graphic, gory details, and other |
| 0:25.9 | not so nice things. Listener discretion is advised. We're back. |
| 0:41.8 | Part 2. |
| 0:43.1 | Starting with Part 7. |
| 0:44.8 | Starting with Halloween H2O. |
| 0:47.1 | It's 20 years later. |
| 0:48.3 | Yes. |
| 0:49.2 | This is the seventh installment in the Halloween franchise and a sequel to Halloween 2. |
| 0:56.3 | I did not know that at the time. |
| 0:59.8 | Yes. |
| 1:00.3 | Was it marketed that way? |
| 1:02.1 | This is like one and two are the only Halloweens that have ever been in existence. |
| 1:09.0 | Right. |
| 1:09.3 | And then this comes in. |
| 1:11.3 | Jamie, the daughter, never existed. |
| 1:14.8 | Right. |
| 1:15.8 | She doesn't. |
| 1:16.6 | We're taking all of that out. |
| 1:18.6 | So this is released in the United States on August 5th, 1998 and grossed $75 million worldwide, |
| 1:26.4 | making it the third highest grossing film in the franchise. |
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