Cinemondo Podcast

A horror, sci-fi and strange film podcast

CINEMONDO is three lifelong movie fiends (and a pitbull named Darwin), who have always been on the edges of the mainstream, talking about movies and genre entertainment. Available for free on iTunes!

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John Carpenter Halloween

John Carpenter's Halloween, HBO and All Those Slasher Films

September 17, 2018 by kathy

John Carpenter’s Halloween started it all in 1978. Seeing it opening night in the theater, I knew right then and there, that I was veering away from The Apple Dumpling Gang films to something a tad darker. Theater actors like to take the temperature of the room during a performance or a showing. In this case, the mercury would have exploded out of the thermometer like they used to do in old Warner Brothers cartoons. Theater 4 at the East Hartford Showcase Cinema was blazing. It was the most fun I have ever had at the movies—-ever!

Soon after that, our family got HBO. Suddenly, I could stay up late and watch every good, bad or indifferent slasher pic that came in Halloween’s wake. I remember He Knows You’re Alone with a high Tom Hanks was an early one. Prom Night, Terror Train (both Jamie Lee Curtis vehicles) and countless others came after. I watched most of them. For some reason, I couldn’t watch Maniac. Something about that film poster just freaked me out too much. Still haven’t seen it! Call me a chicken - guilty as charged!

Our guest on this week’s Cinemondo Podcast is Devon Whitehead, a true artist and ultimate horror fan. He talks about his interest in horror - specifically 80’s horror stuff. It’s a great listen - although I didn’t tell anyone I was afraid of Joe Spinell in Maniac. Let’s keep that between us. Signing off - Mark

September 17, 2018 /kathy
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