The first was of Michael Myers stalking Laurie — note how the first film features very few slasher-style deaths and is grounded in the stalking plot. The second, after the tying up of the Michael Myers story, would be Season of the Witch. The film focuses on witchcraft and Celtic fairytales instead of familiar slashers, and features a plot against children, which was unheard of in the s.
The film is filled with dramatic tension and ties the storyline up neatly, and is well worth a viewing on the run up to Halloween. It did, however, absolutely tank in cinemas; but why? Even so, Witch has gained cult status in re-watches over the years and definitely deserves another chance to shine as an 80s Halloween film of its own merit. You just cannot keep Michael Myers down! A sequel to that—"Halloween Kills," the twelfth film in the "Halloween" franchise overall—was released in The distribution of soul cakes was encouraged by the church as a way to replace the ancient practice of leaving food and wine for roaming spirits.
The tradition of dressing in costume for Halloween has both European and Celtic roots. Hundreds of years ago, winter was an uncertain and frightening time. Food supplies often ran low and, for the many people afraid of the dark, the short days of winter were full of constant worry. On Halloween, when it was believed that ghosts came back to the earthly world, people thought that they would encounter ghosts if they left their homes.
To avoid being recognized by these ghosts, people would wear masks when they left their homes after dark so that the ghosts would mistake them for fellow spirits. On Halloween, to keep ghosts away from their houses, people would place bowls of food outside their homes to appease the ghosts and prevent them from attempting to enter. Halloween has always been a holiday filled with mystery, magic and superstition. It began as a Celtic end-of-summer festival during which people felt especially close to deceased relatives and friends.
For these friendly spirits, they set places at the dinner table, left treats on doorsteps and along the side of the road and lit candles to help loved ones find their way back to the spirit world. We avoid crossing paths with black cats , afraid that they might bring us bad luck. This idea has its roots in the Middle Ages , when many people believed that witches avoided detection by turning themselves into black cats. We try not to walk under ladders for the same reason.
This superstition may have come from the ancient Egyptians , who believed that triangles were sacred it also may have something to do with the fact that walking under a leaning ladder tends to be fairly unsafe. And around Halloween, especially, we try to avoid breaking mirrors, stepping on cracks in the road or spilling salt. Many of these obsolete rituals focused on the future instead of the past and the living instead of the dead.
In particular, many had to do with helping young women identify their future husbands and reassuring them that they would someday—with luck, by next Halloween—be married. In 18th-century Ireland, a matchmaking cook might bury a ring in her mashed potatoes on Halloween night, hoping to bring true love to the diner who found it.
In Scotland, fortune-tellers recommended that an eligible young woman name a hazelnut for each of her suitors and then toss the nuts into the fireplace. In some versions of this legend, the opposite was true: The nut that burned away symbolized a love that would not last.
Another tale had it that if a young woman ate a sugary concoction made out of walnuts, hazelnuts and nutmeg before bed on Halloween night she would dream about her future husband. Other rituals were more competitive. At some Halloween parties, the first guest to find a burr on a chestnut-hunt would be the first to marry. At others, the first successful apple-bobber would be the first down the aisle. But if you see something that doesn't look right, click here to contact us!
Subscribe for fascinating stories connecting the past to the present. Although it's derived from ancient festivals and religious rituals, Halloween is still widely celebrated today in a number of countries around the globe. In countries such as Ireland, Canada Trick-or-treating—setting off on Halloween night in costume and ringing doorbells to demand treats—has been a tradition in the United States and other countries for more than a century.
Its origins remain murky but traces can be identified in ancient Celtic festivals, early Roman However, the essence of the franchise is actually the iconic duo Laurie Strode and Michael Myers, and it's no coincidence the entries featuring the pair tend to be the best received. The Halloween franchise has been so successful that Michael has become one of the horror genre's most famous slashers.
After Halloween II , John Carpenter and co-writer Debra Hill wanted the threequel to be an original story with no appearance from Michael Myers, who was presumed dead following the fiery climax of the sequel.
In fact, John Carpenter once planned for Halloween to become an anthology of stand-alone horror stories, each centered on a different tale that took place during Halloween itself. However, the studio did a poor job explaining in its marketing that the third movie was actually standalone, leading angry audiences and critics to pan it upon release.
Instead of Michael Myers stalking another luckless victim, Halloween III: Season of the Witch saw an evil warlock manufacturing cursed masks and planning a mass sacrifice with them on Halloween night. These three masks are manufactured by Silver Shamrock Novelties, with a line-up that includes a jack-o-lantern, a skeleton, and a witch.
Since the franchise was originally planning to be an anthology, numbering each installment still made some sense, whether the third movie was breaking away from the previous installments or not.
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