Now available for purchase through Amazon at THIS LINK is the book TAKING SHAPE: DEVELOPING HALLOWEEN FROM SCRIPT TO SCREEN. Written by Dustin McNeill and Travis Mullins, this book not only takes a look at the making of John Carpenter's 1978 classic HALLOWEEN, but also digs into every one of the HALLOWEEN films that have followed.
Embedded above we have an EXCLUSIVE trailer that offers some information on the book and features an introduction from Ryan Merriman of HALLOWEEN: RESURRECTION.
TAKING SHAPE has the following description:
Silver Shamrock. Thorn. White Horses. It’s all in here. Join authors Dustin McNeill and Travis Mullins for a deep dive into the evolution of Halloween’s vast mythology. Extensively researched, this is the ultimate guide to the first forty years of Haddonfield history. Rejected scripts, deleted scenes, unused ideas, alternate versions – this is a book about what you did and didn’t see on the big screen. TAKING SHAPE also features new interviews with filmmakers from every installment. Prepare to gain new insight into Halloween’s iconic boogeyman. Oh, you don’t believe in the boogeyman? You should.
At 440 pages, the book contains:
– Comprehensive story analysis on the entire series!
– A rundown of all deleted and alternate scenes!
– A look at what scholars got right (and wrong) about H1!
– Exclusive details on Nigel Kneale's original H3 script!
– Comparisons of early scripts to the final theatrical films!
– A rare interview with H5 screenwriter Michael Jacobs!
– An exhaustive account of H6's troubled production!
– An examination of H20's roots as a direct-to-video sequel!
– A revealing look behind the grunge of the Rob Zombie era!
– Insight into how test audiences and execs shaped the films!
– In-depth dissection of the official novelizations!
Check out the trailer above, take a look at the cover art below, then head over to Amazon and get your own copy of TAKING SHAPE. It sounds like a must-own for HALLOWEEN super fans.
McNeill and Mullins have announced that a TAKING SHAPE II will be coming in 2020, and that one will be covering "THE LOST HALLOWEEN SEQUELS", digging into the stories of fifteen(!) HALLOWEEN movies that never made it into production.