I was always much less familiar with the Halloween sequels growing up probably for a combination of two reasons: they weren't as popular and so didn't play on TV as often and they scared me a lot more so I avoided them.
Click here for a list of all other films reviewed and considered for this October 2012 series of horror reviews.
A writer’s strike was responsible for the production of
the horror movie spoof Student Bodies
in 1981 as well as Halloween 4: The
Return of Michael Myers in 1988. The differences are astounding. Whereas
the earlier film was already written and given production backing by a major
studio looking for non-union projects, the latter was written slapdash by Alan
B. McElroy and a team of story writers in a matter of days to get it finished
before the impending strike was to begin. Believe me, it feels rushed.
