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Sequels
Movie Discussion: Tobe Hooper’s The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986)
Girl Meets Context: Twelve years after the release of the original Texas Chain Saw Massacre, director Tobe Hooper finally made a sequel to the film. Written by Kit Carson (the ex-husband of scream queen Karen Black), the sequel picks up 13 years after the events depicted in the original film: Lefty (Dennis Hopper), a former Texas … Continue reading
Movie Discussion: George A. Romero’s Dawn of the Dead (1978)
Girl Meets Context: Ten years after the success of the original Night of the Living Dead, George Romero was inspired to pen a sequel after a visit to the Pittsburgh-area Monroeville Mall (where Dawn was filmed). Unable to find financial backing domestically, Romero was mentored and supported by Italian horror legend Dario Argento (director of films such as … Continue reading
Movie Discussion: Sam Raimi’s Evil Dead II (1987)
Girl Meets Context: Sam Raimi chose an unusual path for his sequel to the cult classic The Evil Dead. Rather than making a film that continued the story of the first movie, he rebooted the film entirely. Just like in the original, Ash (Bruce Campbell) and his girlfriend Linda go to a remote cabin in the woods … Continue reading
Movie Discussion: Steve Miner’s Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981)
Girl Meets Context: When the original Friday the 13th was a massive success, a sequel went into production almost immediately. Adrienne King, who played the first movie’s final girl, Alice, asked to be included only peripherally, after a bad experience being stalked by an obsessed fan. Friday the 13th Part 2 introduced Ginny, played by Amy Steel, often … Continue reading
Super-Sized Movie Discussion, Part 1: Juan Carlos Fresnadillo’s 28 Weeks Later (2007)
Girl Meets Context: On Friday, December 2nd 2011, Kristine and I held our second Horror Movie Sleepover. We started with Frank Darabont’s 2007 adaptation of Stephen King’s novella The Mist, and couldn’t believe all the Walking Dead cast members that were in it. Then we watched another 2007 horror movie, the Spanish supernatural thriller The Orphanage by J.A. … Continue reading
