Drinking And Screaming - A Horror Movie Review Podcast · Charlene Bayer & Kelly Wright

S6E17: Halloween 4: The Return Of Michael Myers (1988) - SEASON FINALE

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The foster dad is called out for dumping the household “mental load” on his wife.

1. Drinking And Screaming covers Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers from 1988, the season-finale film for season six. 2. Char and Kelly host the episode, and both speak as horror-movie reviewers who also build a themed cocktail called the “shape cider.” 3. The episode asks what Halloween 4 adds to the Halloween franchise and whether the movie works as a slasher sequel. 4. Char says the drink can be made quickly with “a can of cider” and “a shot of fireball,” while Kelly suggests non-alcoholic cider and cinnamon simple syrup. 5. They note that apple cider feels like a fall drink, even though some places market cider as a summer beverage. 6. The hosts say the recipe is intentionally slapdash because 2022 has been “exhausting,” and Char uses a mason jar to underline the easy approach. 7. They thank patrons including Nora D., Nicholas G., Jacob M., Diana S., Ollie A., Aiden T., Jackie V., Roxanne B., Les Represent Podcast, Colleen D., and Aubrey L. 8. The film details are specific: it premiered on October 21st, 1988, was directed by Dwight H. Little, and was written by Alan B. McElroy. 9. The cast discussion centers on Donald Pleasance as Dr. Sam Loomis, Ellie Cornell as Rachel Carruthers, and Danielle Harris as Jamie Lloyd. 10. Char reads from Wikipedia because the IMDb synopsis was described as “eight pages long,” and the hosts joke that it felt like editing a novelization. 11. They list kills and set pieces such as the gas-station explosion, the power-station transformer death, and the police-station attack. 12. Kelly says she wanted to see more of the actual killings and felt the film often shows bodies after the fact rather than the act itself. 13. The hosts repeatedly discuss continuity problems, including Laurie Strode’s changing children and the franchise’s repeated resets. 14. Kelly argues that Halloween can keep its messy continuity because the core appeal is “a dude in a mask walking slowly towards people.” 15. Char and Kelly compare Halloween to Friday the 13th, Chucky, and Hellraiser when talking about series that manage recurring characters differently. 16. They focus on the foster father as a sexist character who pushes household labor and emotional management onto Colleen. 17. The tone is conversational, sarcastic, and heavily intercut with jokes, especially during the trailer audio and continuity debate. 18. The format mixes review, trivia, recap, and listener-facing recommendations, with both hosts interrupting each other and expanding on shared horror-movie memory. 19. Listeners who like Halloween sequels, franchise lore, and slasher commentary. 20. Listeners who want a spoiler-free, plot-light, or non-horror episode.

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A scrappy season-ending Halloween conversation, with franchise talk and a quick improvised cocktail.

Drinking and Screaming closes out its sixth season with a Halloween movie-night sendoff that stays true to the show's queer, feminist horror-and-cocktails format.

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You want a horror finale with cocktails, continuity nerdery, and queer banter.

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