Don’t Go Upstairs!

Season 1, Episode 5 - Halloween 5 (1989)

Your final girls, Vivian and Frankie Valentine, catch up with little Jamie Lloyd in Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers! In this episode, we talk about the way Halloween 5 does and doesn't follow up on the previous film's shocking cliffhanger, invent lesbian subtext, and explore the new cast of characters. Don't forget to download your Slasher Bingo card [https://www.patreon.com/posts/halloween-5-144550792?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link] so you can play along at home! Don't Go Upstairs is entirely listener-supported. Thanks for keeping us at the movies by subscribing to our Patreon! You can find Frankie [https://bsky.app/profile/scrivenerofmyth.bsky.social] and Vivian [https://bsky.app/profile/itsviviactually.bsky.social] on Bluesky! You can also contact us at our email address [dontgoupstairs.podcast@gmail.com]. Next time: Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers!

Season 1, Episode 4 - Halloween 4 (1988)

Your final girls, Vivian and Frankie Valentine, journey back to Haddonfield in Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers! In this episode, we talk about the film's internal conflict between raising the stakes and maintaining a personal focus, introduce a new cast of characters, and discuss the Halloween 4 that might have been. The full text of Dennis Etchison's unused Halloween 4 script is available on the Internet Archive [https://archive.org/stream/Halloween4DennisEtchisonScript/Halloween%204%20Dennis%20Etchison%20script_djvu.txt]. Don't forget to download your Slasher Bingo card [https://www.patreon.com/posts/halloween-4-143958293?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link] so you can play along at home! Don't Go Upstairs is entirely listener-supported. Thanks for keeping us at the movies by subscribing to our Patreon! You can find Frankie [https://bsky.app/profile/scrivenerofmyth.bsky.social] and Vivian [https://bsky.app/profile/itsviviactually.bsky.social] on Bluesky! You can also contact us at our email address [dontgoupstairs.podcast@gmail.com]. Next time: Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers!

Season 1, Episode 3 - Halloween III (1982)

Your final girls, Vivian and Frankie Valentine, go for something completely different in Halloween III: Season of the Witch! In this episode, we complain that Ellie isn't the main character, gush over Conal Cochran, and call for the release of the Dante Cut. Don't Go Upstairs is entirely listener-supported. You can help keep us at the movies by joining our Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/cw/DontGoUpstairs]! You can also play our home game, Slasher Bingo! You can find Frankie [https://bsky.app/profile/scrivenerofmyth.bsky.social] and Vivian [https://bsky.app/profile/itsviviactually.bsky.social] on Bluesky! You can also contact us at our email address [dontgoupstairs.podcast@gmail.com]. Next time: Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers

Season 1, Episode 2 [Corrected] - Halloween II (1981)

In this episode, Vivian and Frankie watch and discuss 1981's Halloween II   Note from Frankie: Hey there Pumpkin-heads, I'm not sure exactly what happened but we uploaded the wrong file which contained a few editing errors. I've gone and fixed them and re-uploaded the episode. We're sincerely and terribly sorry for the inconvenience!

Season 01, Episode 01 - Halloween (1978)

Your final girls, Vivian and Frankie Valentine, kick off the podcast with what might be the most influential slasher movie of all, the original Halloween! In this episode, we discuss Laurie Strode as the archetypal Final Girl and the Conservatism of Horror, Michael Myers and his mysterious motivations, and the fictional town of Haddonfield as a symbol of suburban horror. Don't Go Upstairs is entirely listener-supported. You can help keep us at the movies by joining our Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/cw/DontGoUpstairs]! You can find Frankie [https://bsky.app/profile/scrivenerofmyth.bsky.social] and Vivian [https://bsky.app/profile/itsviviactually.bsky.social] on Bluesky! You can also contact us at our email address [dontgoupstairs.podcast@gmail.com]. Next time: Halloween II (1981)