Debashine Thangevelo debashine.thangevelo@inl.co.za WHEN it comes to the horror genre, several films have made an indelible impression as cult classics. And the fan reaction resulted in the slasher offerings becoming successful franchises.
I’m talking about A Nightmare on Elm Street, Child’s Play, Friday the 13th, Scream, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Saw and, last but not least, Halloween.
On Wednesday, Chucky, the TV spinoff from the Child’s Play franchise, started streaming on Showmax. With creator Don Mancini helming the show fans were understandably giddy with excitement.
And now Halloween Kills, which is inspirec by John Carpenter’s 1978 original, is currently showing at cinemas nationwide.
The original centred on Michael, who, at six years old, killed his older sister Judith (Sandy Johnson) in the fictional town of Haddonfield. It happened to be…