Bringing these qualities to the table, we discuss how well John Carpenter’s Halloween and Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining have aged. The conversation stems from a recent Yahoo! poll in which millennials were asked if Carpenter’s classic was still scary. Also, why were there hecklers at a recent screening of The Shining? Is nothing sacred anymore?
Clarke and I attempt to get to the root of how the genre is impacted by different generations of movie-goers. For instance, Clarke believes Scream features better direction than Halloween. Hear her out…
We also dive into various other topics, of course, but this episode features a big discussion that you don’t want to miss. Listen in via the player below, or, download directly to your favorite device via iTunes.
