Halloween (1978) with Dr. Rick Worland from The Sunday Scaries

Halloween (1978) with Dr. Rick Worland

1 hour 47 minutes Posted Oct 26, 2025 at 5:23 pm.

We are terrifingly honored to have scary movie expert, SMU film professor, and published author Dr. Rick Worland on the pod with us to cover John Carpenter's genre-defining slasher of all slashers - HALLOWEEN (1978).You can find Dr. Worland's recently revised book THE HORROR FILM: AN INTRODUCTION here.

- Introducing Dr. Worland

- Horror Movie News

- Defining what makes a Horror Film

- Overall Thoughts

- PSYCHO's Influence on HALLOWEEN

- Development (BLACK CHRISTMAS, Debra Hill, etc.)

- Making Of (The Music, The Mask, & The Money)

- Dr. Worland's Thematic Analysis 

- Awards

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We are terrifingly honored to have scary movie expert, SMU film professor, and published author Dr. Rick Worland on the pod with us to cover John Carpenter's genre-defining slasher of all slashers - HALLOWEEN (1978).You can find Dr. Worland's recently revised book THE HORROR FILM: AN INTRODUCTION here.(00:00) - Introducing Dr. Worland(06:03) - Horror Movie News(08:43) - Defining what makes a Horror Film(15:40) - Overall Thoughts(20:07) - PSYCHO's Influence on HALLOWEEN(25:00) - Development (BLACK CHRISTMAS, Debra Hill, etc.)(34:35) - Making Of (The Music, The Mask, & The Money)(47:20) - Dr. Worland's Thematic Analysis (58:05) - Awards(01:45:47) - Outro / Coming Soon

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