Halloween 98: An Original Screenplay by Justin Morris
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I'm adding this page in order to post some of the responses I have received via e-mail regarding my screenplay. I have edited some of them for clarity and for space concerns. Send in your opinion and maybe I'll put it up!


KATHLEEN
YES! I have been reading and let me tell you---I love it! This is like watching a new Halloween movie! I've never read a script before and I'm so impressed by your work and your writing. I was relaxing on the bed this afternoon and I had a terrible headache, but I was reading and reading. I'll finish it tomorrow, no doubt. I can't believe how talented you are. I mean, geez!! This is really cool! I like the realism--blood on the walls!! I guess everything has to be told exactly how it is to be filmed. I can picture it! Honestly, I can. That is great, because I love your descriptions.


BECKIE
Hey Justin, sorry to say that I've never seen any of the Halloween movies but I really liked what I read of your script. It was really descriptive and I think you have alot of talent.


STEVE
I read it all and I must say, it was very good. The characters were well developed (and well killed off, too). I enjoyed reading through it and thought it was very well-written.


BILLD
Great writing....I really like it. Keep up the great work. You have talent.


SERENA
I think it is marvelous, It's great i loved reading it.


BRIAN
That was one kick ass script!You should do everything you can to get it read by the right people.That would be an awesome ending to the Halloween series.


VINCE
Man, what a great script! Pretty good. Michael is definitely dead after that. Great Job.


SKID5
That was an awesome script!!! I hope they use it!!


PATMAN69
All I can say is: Great! Out of all the screenplays I have read, this one was the best. I thought it was both unique and traditional, in the sense of the first Halloween. Kristen's death scene was also well done. Usually, victims die immediately, but I thought that scene in particular was very well done. I thought I was reading the authentic screenplay. The ending was great too, much better than the Halloween 6 ending. The directors would be very intelligent to consider using this idea. Just think of this on the big screen. I would be terrified to watch this version. Just one thing: How many times is Tommy Doyle going to beat up Michael? haha. Once again, great job, I really enjoyed reading this. Thanks.


DAVID
That was a great screenplay that you wrote. Honest to God! I can't believe the detail, dialogue, and suspense you put into it. It was truely a awesome piece of work. You should be very proud of yourself. I do not know any Halloween fan that would not love it. It has all the pieces that made the original a classic. Suspense, terror, good dialogue, etc. All in all, it was as good as the first film, and maybe better than part II. It is extremely better than the last three. Your story had me reading each and every line. I was getting nervous as I read it. The suspense and characters were quite believeable, and not something far-fetched like parts V, and VI. I also love the reference to the Thorn.


ANGEL
I thought your script was excellent. It was in so much detail I got vivid pictures in my mind of each scene. You have a great imagination. I bet it took along time to put this whole thing together. It definitely shows that you worked really hard on it. You are going to go places someday with your writing. Goodluck in your future endeavers. Watch out for the bogeyman! Happy Halloween!


JONATHAN
This is a great script. The dialogue flows smoothly and doesn't break. It is a great story line and I couldn't break away from the computer. When I was reading it I was alone and the part where he is in Tommy's house had me looking behind my back. This is a true Halloween. I would stoke to see this on the big screen. It just gets down to basics and lets the suspense do the work. Great job and I hope it works out with Akkad.


TIFFANY
I just read your script and I think it's great. It's well written and very descriptive. Your script is very good and I wanted to wish you luck. Miramax and the Akkads would be fools not to at least consider your script.


JEFF
I went to your website and I discovered your script. I LOVE IT TO DEATH! I know that if people heard me say what I'm about to say,loads of fans would agree (hopefully): Your script is undoubtedly one of the best horror scripts ever written and I think that it is just as every bit as good as H1! I'm an actor and I've had film acting experience, I read your script and I think it is terrific, I think that your script should be chosen as the one for the film, it sent chills down my spine from just reading it!


BILL
Your screenplay was excellent. It scared me reading it almost as much as HALLOWEEN scared me the first time I watched it. I read another screenplay yesterday on another web page and even though it was not done yet it did not send chills down my spine like yours did. If I was a Hollywood filmmaker, I would use this screenplay. It captures the thrills of HALLOWEEN and the gory thrills of HALLOWEEN 2 & 4. Awesome job.


CHANCE
One word, AWESOME! I just sat down and read your screenplay from start to finish. I think you hit the nail on the head. Your story captured many of the Akaad, Carpenter, and Hill themes/horror/suspense, that I 'so dearly' miss. Your character's were VERY realistic and "right on the money"....everything 'flowed' brilliantly.

I have been a HALLOWEEN fan since the first night "he came home". (1978) I feel H1 & H2 are the BEST horror movies of all time! I am now 29 years old, and still think about Michael Myers at the end of every October. He is my symbol of "true" evil...and I must say, you have captured it completely. John Carpenter/Akaad should be proud to use your story.

I espescially like the "beating" that Tommy put on Michael...a 'whack' for Jamie, Loomis, Kristen, and 20 years of nightmares. Too Cool! The 'whack' for Loomis actually made me want to get up and scream..."ohh yyeeeeaaahhhh!!!".

Another good part of the screenplay is when Danny looks out the window..sees the shape?...That whole sequence made me say "dejavu"? (H1) As Danny went down the stairs to investigate, then race back up with what he believed was the shape on his heels... had me pretty nervous and on the end of my seat!

You have successfully brought back what Halloween parts 1 & 2 had lost with the 'more recent' sequels. What you did with the 'foster parents' explanation is outstanding. I mean, how more to the 'point' can you get than a butcher knife sticking through the adoption credentials...and the explanation of what the THORN group had done with Michael and Jamie during the years they were missing. You seemed to take the confusing sequels (afterH4)...and splice them very nicely to an appropriate ending. 1998 is the 20th anniversary for Mike....He deserves an ending like this!

I really hope something happens with this story....maybe the big screen? It sure deserves it! If anything, accept my appreciation for it. I really enjoyed it.


RC
Amazing! You alone have managed to capture, in your screenplay, the very essence of 'Halloween', a feat the writers and filmmakers of both H5 and H6 could not successfully tackle. Given the characters and loose ends you've been forced to deal with, this screenplay is wonderful. Finally, the viewers(readers) have not been subjected to annoyingly stupid characters and plot deviations. While reading your screenplay, I couldn't help but visualize every scene, thanks to your descriptive clarity. You have presented us with a group of characters that that we want to, and do, care about. This story is a true homecoming for 'Halloween.' It is very suspenseful, contains well-developed characters and situations, and has an ending worthy of bringing the entire series to a close. It is my sincere hope that this screenplay is, at the very least, considered for transfer to the screen. Thank you for bringing back dignity to what started out to be, and could have been, the greatest series of horror films ever made.


TONY
Very good. Definitely worth looking into as a possible script. I feel there should be one more movie in the Halloween saga. Something close to the original movie. A movie that will do justice to the series. I agree with you in that the first Halloween movie is the best horror movie ever. The character of Michael Myers is the original and scariest of the pyscho on the loose characters. I was seven yrs. old when the first Halloween movie came out. I didn't see it when I was that young, that was a couple of yrs. later. I've been a fan ever since. Well anyway, good luck with the script, it's very good and I hope somebody in the business gets a look at it. Maybe we'll be seeing your name up on the big screen soon.


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