HALLOWEEN II (1981)

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Well, I’ve had about forty years to think about it, and so I can say with a fair amount of confidence that Halloween II is my favorite in the franchise. Don’t get me wrong, it’s not because it’s the best one. That honor goes to the original Halloween, which is not just the best movie in the Halloween franchise but a great movie in general. The reason Halloween II is my favorite is simply because it’s the most fun, and sometimes fun is good enough for me.

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The Bootleg Files: Abbott and Costello Meets the Exorcist [Halloween Horror Month 2025]

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BOOTLEG FILES 920: “Abbott and Costello Meet the Exorcist” (2025 AI-fueled comedy short short).

LAST SEEN: On YouTube.

AMERICAN HOME VIDEO: None.

REASON FOR BOOTLEG STATUS: Unauthorized use of trademarked material.

CHANCES OF SEEING A COMMERCIAL DVD RELEASE: Maybe someday as part of a collection of AI viral videos.

The latest trend in viral videos involves comedy shorts where prominent cultural and political figures are animated via artificial intelligence to appear in unlikely situations. Among the most recent examples of this trend that I’ve seen include Ronald Reagan dancing in a hotel lobby, Mister Rogers as a belligerent WWE combatant, and Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X dining together on a ribs dinner.
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