Showing posts with label Johnocrypha. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Johnocrypha. Show all posts

Wednesday, October 4, 2023

Johnocrypha 9: Halloween Returns

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JD and Noel discuss the 2015 screenplay Halloween Returns by Patrick Melton & Marcus Dunstan (Feast, The Collector), which Dunstan was also signed to direct. This was the last attempt by Dimension Studios to make a Halloween film, but wasn't able to get off the ground before their license of the rights expired.

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Wednesday, July 12, 2023

Johnocrypha 5: Firestarter Compilation

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As a special bonus, here's a massive 5-hour compilation of all our episodes discussing the various incarnations of Firestarter. If you'd rather listen to them as individual segments:

Firestarter, Part 1: The Novel and 1984 Movie
Firestarter, Part 2: The Unproduced John Carpenter Version
Firestarter, Part 3: The 2022 Film

Our theme music is "Black Rainbow" by Jak Locke.

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Johnocrypha #5, Part 3: Firestarter 2022

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Our 2-part special on Firestarter has now extended to 3! In 2022, Blumhouse and Universal released a new adaptation of Firestarter, with a score created by John Carpenter, Cody Carpenter, and Daniel Davies.

A huge thank you to AJ for returning for this extra segment. Follow him on Twitter and Bluesky, and check out his own new podcast series, Small Screeners!

This episode discusses Firestarter (2022). IMDb. Wikipedia.

Our theme music is "Black Rainbow" by Jak Locke.

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Monday, April 4, 2022

Halloween 3D (unproduced screenplay) Johnocrypha

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As soon as Rob Zombie's Halloween 2 wrapped production, Dimension was hoping to fast-track a sequel by director Patrick Lussier and his writing collaborator Todd Farmer before they went off to do Drive Angry 3D. Why didn't it happen? JD and I get into it!

A huge thank you to J.D. DeMotte for joining me as a co-host on this series. Follow him on Twitter, and check out his shows Comics Are Awesome! and From the Pages on YouTube.

Our theme music is "Black Rainbow" by Jak Locke.

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Monday, December 21, 2020

Halloween 666: The Origin of Michael Myers (unproduced screenplay) Johnocrypha

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Before Dennis Farrands gave the world his version of Halloween 6, at least two other writers took a stab at the sequel, and we look at both drafts in a special double-length episode.

A huge thank you to J.D. DeMotte for joining me as a co-host on this series. Follow him on Twitter, and check out his shows Comics Are Awesome! and From the Pages on YouTube.

Our theme music is "Black Rainbow" by Jak Locke.

Check out banner artist Benjamin J's DeviantArt page.

Wednesday, June 12, 2019

Dennis Etchison's Halloween 4 Script / Johnocrypha


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JD and I start a run of episodes looking at various Halloween related projects, the first of which is an unproduced screenplay from legendary horror author Dennis Etchison, which John Carpenter and Debra Hill were still on board to produce with Joe Dante in talks to direct.

A huge thank you to J.D. DeMotte for joining me as a co-host on this series. Follow him on Twitter, and check out his shows Comics Are Awesome! and From the Pages on YouTube.

Sadly, between the recording and release of this episode, Dennis Etchison passed away. His Locus obituary.

Our theme music is "Black Rainbow" by Jak Locke.

Check out banner artist Benjamin J's DeviantArt page.

Tuesday, April 30, 2019

Johnocrypha #5, Part 2: John Carpenter's Firestarter


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The first of a 2-part special looking at John Carpenter's unrealized attempt to adapt Stephen King's Firestarter. In this installment, we discuss two drafts of the screenplay for Carpenter's take, the first by Bill Lancaster, the second by Bill Phillips.

A huge thank you to AJ for joining me on this two-parter. Follow him on Twitter.

Monday, April 29, 2019

Johnocrypha #5, Part 1: Stephen King's Firestarter


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The first of a 2-part special looking at John Carpenter's unrealized attempt to adapt Stephen King's Firestarter. In this installment, we discuss the 1980 novel, as well as the 1984 film directed by Mark Lester.

A huge thank you to AJ for joining me on this two-parter. Follow him on Twitter.