Today in Movie Culture: Pixar at Halloween, How to Make an Effective Horror Movie and More

By Christopher Campbell

Here are a bunch of little bites to satisfy your hunger for movie culture:

Studio Tour of the Day:

Take an animated tour of what Pixar Animation Studios is like at Halloween with artist Michael Frederickson as your guide:

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Filmmaking Lesson of the Day:

Learn how to make an effective horror movie using three elements detailed in this Screened video essay:

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Film Studies Lesson of the Day:

Now learn all about the horror comedy film subgenre in this video essay from The Discarded Image:

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Film History of the Day:

Now learn about the history of vampires becoming sex symbols in movies from Vulture’s Andrea Schmitz:

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Movie Fact Checker of the Day:

Also from Vulture, here’s a real private detective commenting on the authenticity of private eyes in the movies:

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Vintage Image of the Day:

Sidney Lumet on the wonderful set of The Wiz, which debuted in theaters 40 years ago this week:

Fan Theory of the Day:

MatPat breaks down just how much the Conjuring Universe movies are based on true stories in the latest edition of Film Theory:

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Cosplay of the Day:

Tim Burton movies are ripe with ideas for cosplay and Halloween costumes, but nothing tops the ghost with the most from Beetlejuice:

My #bettlejuice cosplay #TimBurton pic.twitter.com/SdWr1jCsqF

— Owen Udin (@UdinOwen) October 24, 2018

Remade Trailer of the Day:

Darth Blender cut a fake trailer for a live-action version DC’s upcoming animated feature Reign of the Supermen with footage from Steel, Smallville and more movies and TV series:

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Classic Movie Trailer of the Day:

Today is the 40th anniversary of the original Halloween. Watch the trailer for the classic horror movie below.

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