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Why does Michael Myers still haunt our nightmares nearly 50 years later? In this episode, we travel back to Haddonfield, Illinois, to dissect John Carpenter’s 1978 horror masterpiece, Halloween. While it’s often credited as the "primordial slasher film," we’re looking past the butcher knife to explore a much darker concept: the nature of pure evil.
We dive deep into the character of "The Shape," a villain devoid of motive, conscience, or humanity. From Dr. Loomis’s iconic "Devil's eyes" speech to the chilling, minimalist John Carpenter score, we analyze how the film transforms a quiet suburban neighborhood into a landscape of creeping dread.
In this episode, we discuss:
The Embodiment of Evil: How Michael Myers represents an "inexplicable, random violence" rather than a human killer.
Various Points of View: Dr. Loomis and Sheriff Brackett's exchange of moral perspective.
Mundane Suburban Terror: The breakdown of routine and safety in small-town America.
From Skeptic to Survivor: How Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) fought back and became an icon of slasher cinema.
Whether you’re a die-hard fan of the Halloween franchise or a newcomer, join us as we investigate why "the night HE came home" changed the horror genre forever.
Rev. Dr. Leah Robinson is a practical theologian at Mercer University in Atlanta and previously taught at the Universities of Glasgow and Edinburgh. Her research employs ethnographic studies of lived religion to explore politics, history, the American South, feminism, liberation theology, and social justice.
Dr. Robinson has authored three books: Embodied Peacebuilding (Peter Lang), Bad Theology (SCM), and Bad Theology in COVID (Palgrave Macmillan). Her forthcoming book, Born Perfect or Boy Erased: Bad Theology and the Ex-Gay Movement (Bloomsbury), is slated for 2026. She currently serves as chair of the editorial board for the journal Practical Theology (Routledge) and is President-Elect of the American Academy of Religion Southeast. In her free time, she enjoys wine, cats, the beach, and—most days—her beloved Georgia Bulldogs.
