Fear Flashbacks! – Go see HALLOWEEN and get the book for free??!!

Damn, what a deal we have for you today!

Today’s flashback is from the original theatrical run of John Carpenter’s HALLOWEEN, during which they actually gave away copies of the tie-in novel to audience members! As some of you may know, the film had a very sluggish theatrical run that started in October 1978 and was still traipsing through cinemas two years later, as this advert features double bills with MOTHER’S DAY and THE EXTERMINATOR, both of which debuted in September 1980.

Considering the novel, originally penned by Curtis Richards and released a bit belatedly in 1979, went on to become quite the spendy artifact, this giveaway was a smart method to entice horror hounds into theater seats.

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