Special - Halloween (1978)

About this episode

The episode discusses John Carpenter's Halloween (1978), its aesthetics, historical significance, and metaphorical representation of patriarchal norms.

After a longer than usual break, the Heroic Purgatory podcast is back with a Halloween special, covering none other than John Carpenter's Halloween (1978). John and Jason discuss this horror classic's aesthetics, historical significance, and its metaphorical representation of patriarchal norms. We also talk about the sequels. Enjoy the discussion! Website link: https://www.heroic-purgatory.com/2025/10/special-halloween-1978.html Follow the show on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/heroicpurgatory.bsky.social Follow Jason: https://bsky.app/profile/filmnohito.bsky.socia Follow John: https://bsky.app/profile/jmhimara.bsky.social

People in this episode

Hosts: John Atom, Jason Maher

Topics covered

• horror cinema
• Halloween
• John Carpenter
• patriarchal norms
• film aesthetics
• sequels

Keywords

• Halloween
• John Carpenter
• horror
• film analysis
• patriarchy
• sequels
• cinema

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Halloween (1978)

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