The Original Halloween Trilogy Explained: From The Shape to the Silver Shamrock
The Original Halloween Trilogy Explained: From The Shape to the Silver ShamrockUpdate: 2025-10-23
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Step back into the shadows with us as ClassHorrorCast dives deep into the origins of one of horror’s most iconic franchises — John Carpenter’s Halloween.
In this first part of our Halloween retrospective, we’re breaking down the original trilogy that defined and redefined the slasher genre: Halloween (1978), Halloween II (1981), and Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982).
From Carpenter’s minimalist masterpiece that gave birth to Michael Myers — The Shape — to the blood-soaked sequel set in Haddonfield Memorial Hospital, and finally to the bold and bizarre departure of Season of the Witch, we’re covering it all.
In this episode, we explore:
Listen now — where we celebrate the creators, stories, and dark imagination that make horror unforgettable.
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In this first part of our Halloween retrospective, we’re breaking down the original trilogy that defined and redefined the slasher genre: Halloween (1978), Halloween II (1981), and Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982).
From Carpenter’s minimalist masterpiece that gave birth to Michael Myers — The Shape — to the blood-soaked sequel set in Haddonfield Memorial Hospital, and finally to the bold and bizarre departure of Season of the Witch, we’re covering it all.
In this episode, we explore:
- Behind-the-scenes stories and production secrets from all three films
- Scene-by-scene breakdowns and how Carpenter’s visual style changed modern horror
- Every kill — analyzed, ranked, and remembered
- Unused ideas, alternate endings, and lost storylines that never made it to screen
- The characters, the music, and the mythology that built Halloween’s legacy
- And the fan reaction that changed the franchise forever
Listen now — where we celebrate the creators, stories, and dark imagination that make horror unforgettable.
If you enjoyed this - Check out my other content here - https://linktr.ee/FirstClassHorror
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/class-horror-cast--4295531/support.
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