You Can't Kill the Boogeyman

You Can't Kill the Boogeyman: The Ongoing Halloween Saga - 13 Movies and Counting is a cultural and critical examination of the legendary Halloween film franchise, considering the style, themes, and development of the series within temporal and industrial contexts. Through candid conversations with author Wayne Byrne, a variety of directors, screenwriters, cinematographers, composers, and actors from across the Halloween films offer exclusive insights into their careers, their unique aesthetic approaches, and their experiences of working on one of the most celebrated horror franchises within the history of American Cinema.

Wayne Byrne is an Irish author and film historian. His books include Welcome to Elm Street:: Inside the Film and Television Nightmares, Walter Hill: The Cinema of a Hollywood Maverick, and Hired Guns: Portraits of Women in Alternative Music, amongst others.He has written on film, music, and literature for a variety of publications such as Hot Press Magazine, The Irish Times, Film Ireland, Books Ireland, and The Dark Side.

Acknowledgments ix Introduction xi "Halloween": No Slash in the Pan by Tony Timpone xiii 1 The Night Horror Came Home 1 2 Santa Mira, Silver Shamrocks, Samhain, and Stonehenge: We're Not in Haddonfield Anymore! 43 3 Severing Family Ties 59 4 A New Dimension 126 5 All in the Family 194 6 Evil Dies Tonight: Halloween Lives Forever 216 Index