Why Halloween Ends Star Found Filming Sequel Traumatizing
For Halloween Ends star Andi Matichak, filming the latest installment of the classic slasher franchise was terrifying. Matichek plays Allyson, the granddaughter of Jamie Lee Curtis’ Laurie Strode, who fans know is the only Michael Myers victim to survive the killing spree he began in the original Halloween. Released in 1978, Halloween left a distinctive mark on the horror genre and jump-started the popularization of slasher films in the 1980s. It spawned seven sequels before the franchise was rebooted by Rob Zombie in 2007 and again in 2018 by David Gordon Green. Green’s reboot was praised by fans and critics alike, and Halloween Ends marks the third and final film in his planned trilogy.
When Matichak’s Allyson is introduced in Halloween, Laurie is a paranoid, alcoholic shut-in who has a strained relationship with her daughter and granddaughter due to the trauma of running from Michael Myers for most of her life. Her paranoia is quickly justified after Michael escapes from prison to continue his bloody rampage, looking to finish what he started by coming for Laurie and her family. Between Halloweenand Halloween Kills, Allyson witnesses the murders of nearly all of her friends, is kidnapped by Michael’s psychiatrist, and narrowly escapes with her life as her mother and boyfriend are murdered at the end of Kills. As of now, Michael is still at large, and Halloween Ends is expected to pick up where Kills left off.
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In a recent conversation with KTLA, Matichak says filming Halloween Endswas “incredibly traumatizing.” Green opted to create the violence in his Halloweenfilms using primarily practical effects instead of digital or CGI, which
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