Coverage dated October 12, 2021 to October 14, 2021

'Halloween Kills' is a strange title for a franchise that just won't die

Headline from KVIA El Paso, from the development of Oct 14, 2021

Newest development Oct 15, 2021 · 3 reports'Halloween' franchise reaches dozen films with 'Halloween Kills'

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN “Halloween Kills” is a strange name for a 43-year-old franchise that positively refuses to die. Then again, this 12th film in the series — a direct sequel to the 2018 reset “Halloween” — is odd on various levels, starting with the wholly misguided attempt to weave a half-b…

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  1. ‘Halloween Kills’ Takes a Stab at Getting Personal Through a lot of Pain

    Headline from NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth ·

  2. Names this update

    'Halloween Kills' is a strange title for a franchise that just won't die

    Headline from KVIA El Paso ·

  3. Newest

    'Halloween' franchise reaches dozen films with 'Halloween Kills'

    Headline from Tulsa World ·

Reports & sources

29 articles, oldest first.

  1. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    ‘Halloween Kills’ Takes a Stab at Getting Personal Through a lot of Pain (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    No rest for the weary. “Halloween Kills” picks up right where “Halloween” (2018) leaves off.

  2. NWI Times

    Review: ‘Halloween Kills’ is a gruesome mess (opens NWI Times)

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    NWI Times's feed description

    The poor folks of Haddonfield, Illinois, are having the worst and longest Halloween ever. It seems one movie wasn’t enough to contain Michael Myers’ 40th anniversary rampage.

  3. Fox News

    'Halloween Kills' review: 'A bloody, violent, chaotic and cynical mess' (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    "Halloween Kills" is the latest horror film in the Michael Myers realm. The movie stars Will Patton, Jamie Lee Cutis, Judy Greer and even brought back "Real Housewives" star Kyle Richards.

  4. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    'Halloween Kills' reunites past characters in a mangled mess of storylines (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    St. Louis Post-Dispatch's feed description

    Latest in long-running horror franchise suffers from lack of focus, resulting in chaotic tangle of Michael Myers' earlier survivors.

  5. Los Angeles Times

    Review: Neither trick nor treat, 'Halloween Kills' is just a messy letdown (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    Jamie Lee Curtis returns in director David Gordon Green's "Halloween Kills," a pointless sequel to the 2018 reboot of the horror franchise.

  6. Insider

    'Halloween Kills' hits Peacock and theaters on October 15, but you need a premium plan to stream the slasher movie (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    Jamie Lee Curtis reprises her role from "Halloween" in the franchise's latest sequel. "Halloween Kills" debuts on Peacock and in theaters October 15.

  7. KVIA El Paso

    'Halloween Kills' is a strange title for a franchise that just won't die (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    KVIA El Paso's feed description

    Review by Brian Lowry, CNN “Halloween Kills” is a strange name for a 43-year-old franchise that positively refuses to die. Then again, this 12th film in the series — a direct sequel to the 2018 reset “Halloween” — is odd on various levels, starting with the wholly misguided attempt to weave a half-b…

  8. Richmond Times-Dispatch

    Movie review: 'Halloween Kills' lacks focus of reboot predecessor (opens Richmond Times-Dispatch)

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    Richmond Times-Dispatch's feed description

    In 2018, horror mogul Jason Blum revived one of the longest-running horror franchises, “Halloween,” inviting filmmaker David Gordon Green to take a spin through Haddonfield. Blum got the whole gang

  9. Rolling Stone

    'Halloween Kills'…Your Desire to See Any More 'Halloween' Movies (opens Rolling Stone)

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    Rolling Stone's feed description

    The sequel to David Gordon Green’s brilliant 2018 franchise-reboot is a murder scene in all of the wrong ways

  10. Tulsa World

    'Halloween' franchise reaches dozen films with 'Halloween Kills' (opens Tulsa World)

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    Tulsa World's feed description

    Jamie Lee Curtis reprises the role of Laurie Strode in "Halloween Kills," the second film in a new trilogy.

  11. Newsweek

    Why is 'Halloween Kills' R rated and just how scary is Jamie Lee Curtis' new horror movie? (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    "Halloween Kills" is the second in the new trilogy of Halloween movies, with Jamie Lee Curtis starring as Laurie Strode fighting Michael Myers once more.

  12. Breitbart News

    'Halloween Kills' Review: Brilliantly Brutal and Shocking (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    "Halloween Kills" into what I call "true horror," a brutal and uncompromising story without mercy or sentiment.

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