The Beast Is Excited

I will have the opportunity this year to experience something I have never experienced. I will be viewing the original 1978 John Carpenter's Halloween on the big screen. For two nights only, the film is being released in 125 theatres across the country.

As most of you know by now, Halloween is my favorite movie of all time, not just in the horror genre. I have watched it too many times to count. I own 9 different versions of the original film. And now, for the first time ever, I will be able to view it in the theatre.

It was exciting when Star Wars was re-released and I was able to see that in the theatre, but that pales in comparison to this opportunity. I'm tearing up here.

This just adds more excitement to the 2007 (hopefully) release of the 9th Halloween film, this one directed by Rob Zombie, of whom I am a huge fan. My gut tells me that finally, after years of waiting, the Halloween franchise will provide another solid installment in what has been a rather shaky collection of sequels (Especially 7 and 8, good grief those were bad.) I have faith in Zombie, who has written and directed two of the better horror films in recent years, House of 1000 Corpses and The Devil's Rejects. Not to mention he has a song called "Black Sunshine." How cool is that?