{"id":4603,"date":"2015-09-04T10:30:32","date_gmt":"2015-09-04T10:30:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.classic-monsters.com\/shop\/product\/michael-halloween-franchise-guide\/"},"modified":"2025-11-06T02:45:05","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T02:45:05","slug":"michael-halloween-franchise-guide","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.classic-monsters.com\/shop\/product\/michael-halloween-franchise-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael &#8211; Halloween Franchise Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"color: #d3341d;\">In stock for immediate shipping.<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #127a02;\">Our luxury <em>Halloween<\/em> movie guide explores the history of one of horror cinema\u2019s modern classics.<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-46212\" src=\"https:\/\/www.classic-monsters.com\/shop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Michael-Cover-Inline-01.jpg\" alt=\"Michael - Halloween Franchise Guide\" width=\"500\" height=\"707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.classic-monsters.com\/shop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Michael-Cover-Inline-01.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.classic-monsters.com\/shop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Michael-Cover-Inline-01-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/www.classic-monsters.com\/shop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Michael-Cover-Inline-01-194x275.jpg 194w, https:\/\/www.classic-monsters.com\/shop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Michael-Cover-Inline-01-275x389.jpg 275w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s no time for trick or treating &#8211; our beautiful guide to the Halloween series is the perfect reason to stay at home with one of slasher cinema\u2019s true icons. This is the ideal way to look back at Michael Myers\u2019 trail of destruction, with a focus on each movie in turn.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-46213\" src=\"https:\/\/www.classic-monsters.com\/shop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Michael-Inline-01.jpg\" alt=\"Michael \u2013 Halloween Franchise Guide\" width=\"500\" height=\"353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.classic-monsters.com\/shop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Michael-Inline-01.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.classic-monsters.com\/shop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Michael-Inline-01-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.classic-monsters.com\/shop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Michael-Inline-01-275x194.jpg 275w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s hard to believe that <em>Halloween<\/em> was first unleashed all the way back in 1978, making it a horror classic in anyone\u2019s book. Within the pages of the Michael guide we reintroduce you to the many ways in which Haddonfield\u2019s favourite son laid waste to the local teens, and to the people who brought his story to life.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-46214\" src=\"https:\/\/www.classic-monsters.com\/shop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Michael-Inline-02.jpg\" alt=\"Michael - Halloween Franchise Guide\" width=\"500\" height=\"353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.classic-monsters.com\/shop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Michael-Inline-02.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.classic-monsters.com\/shop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Michael-Inline-02-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.classic-monsters.com\/shop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Michael-Inline-02-275x194.jpg 275w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Just like <span style=\"color: #d3341d;\"><a style=\"color: #d3341d;\" href=\"\/shop\/product\/jason-friday-the-13th-franchise-guide-regular-edition\/\">our hugely successful Jason guide<\/a><\/span>, Michael covers not just the full original <em>Halloween<\/em> franchise, but also the series\u2019 trip into the 21st Century with its terrifying reboots. You&#8217;ll gain a fresh appreciation for the huge impact this franchise had on the world of horror cinemas, shaping the slasher genre as we know it today and giving us a truly iconic monster who, despite his modern setting, owes an awful lot to the classic terrors of yore.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-46215\" src=\"https:\/\/www.classic-monsters.com\/shop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Michael-Inline-03.jpg\" alt=\"Michael - Halloween Franchise Guide\" width=\"500\" height=\"353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.classic-monsters.com\/shop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Michael-Inline-03.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.classic-monsters.com\/shop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Michael-Inline-03-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.classic-monsters.com\/shop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Michael-Inline-03-275x194.jpg 275w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Biographies, trivia and production facts bring all the horror back, giving you a chance to immerse yourself once again in the horror, fear and sheer inventiveness of Michael Myers\u2019 many outings. Whichever <em>Halloween<\/em> movie is your favourite, you\u2019ll find plenty to enjoy here.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-46216\" src=\"https:\/\/www.classic-monsters.com\/shop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Michael-Inline-04.jpg\" alt=\"Michael - Halloween Franchise Guide\" width=\"500\" height=\"353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.classic-monsters.com\/shop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Michael-Inline-04.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.classic-monsters.com\/shop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Michael-Inline-04-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.classic-monsters.com\/shop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Michael-Inline-04-275x194.jpg 275w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>36 pages<\/li>\n<li>A4<\/li>\n<li>Full colour throughout<\/li>\n<li>Luxury matt laminated cover<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16719\" src=\"https:\/\/www.classic-monsters.com\/shop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Scout-Taylor-Compton-Michael.jpg\" alt=\"Scout Taylor-Compton with the Classic Monsters Michael guide\" width=\"496\" height=\"457\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.classic-monsters.com\/shop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Scout-Taylor-Compton-Michael.jpg 496w, https:\/\/www.classic-monsters.com\/shop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Scout-Taylor-Compton-Michael-275x253.jpg 275w, https:\/\/www.classic-monsters.com\/shop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Scout-Taylor-Compton-Michael-300x276.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 496px) 100vw, 496px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Scout Taylor-Compton, star of the 2007 and 2009 Rob Zombie Halloween movies, gives a thumbs-up to our Michael guide&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In stock for immediate shipping.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":7296,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[157,323,107],"product_tag":[202,201,92,180,184],"class_list":{"0":"post-4603","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-michael-myers","7":"product_cat-slashers","8":"product_cat-ultimate-guides","9":"product_tag-halloween","10":"product_tag-michael","11":"product_tag-michael-myers","12":"product_tag-signed-magazine","13":"product_tag-ultimate-guide","15":"first","16":"instock","17":"shipping-taxable","18":"purchasable","19":"product-type-simple"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - 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