The master of horror is not of everyone’s opinion. While a film in a horror saga was not unanimously acclaimed, Stephen King loved it and he explained why!
If you like Stephen King, you probably know the eponymous adaptation of his novel Salem is available on Max. It follows the writer Ben Mears who goes to Jerusalem’s Lot, in his native Maine, in the hope of finding inspiration there. There, he will be particularly interested in a mansion in which he quickly discovers that it is inhabited by a vampire, whose ambition is to transform all the inhabitants of Salem into vampires. We can say that when it comes to horror, the successful American author knows his stuff. However, his tastes can be surprising. Among the films that marked the writer and that he loved, there is a feature film hated by most people. It’s a trilogy film Halloween by David Gordon Green but not the first, which was unanimously acclaimed by critics.
Much criticized, Halloween Ends is nevertheless one of Stephen King’s favorite films
The two films that followed, Halloween Kills et Halloween Ends, were much less attractive. But that didn’t stop Stephen King from ranking the latter in his top horror films to see. “I enjoyed Halloween Ends. It doesn’t reinvent the genre, but it is surprisingly character-driven”justified the author. In this third opus, the film focuses instead on a newcomer to the plot: the babysitter Corey Cunningham (played by Rohan Campbell). Corey accidentally caused the death of a mischievous little boy he was babysitting on Halloween night. The residents of Haddonfield avoid Corey and he is even bullied by a group of children obviously younger than him. Corey’s life changes dramatically when he enters into a relationship with Allyson, Laurie Strode’s granddaughter.
Halloween Ends : why the film displeases
The new trilogy was sold as Laurie Strode’s story, for which the new salvo was to have an epic ending. But as the films progressed, she gradually faded away to become completely secondary in Halloween Endswhich the fans regretted. But that aspect aside, Stephen King himself says it, the story takes the time to convincingly develop the characters of Corey and Allyson.
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