You might think that Michaels uncanny ability to always be in the right place at the right time makes him psychic, but all hes really doing is anticipating the behaviour of his enemies. You see, a person can be taught techniques in order to appear psychic. According to the US National Academy Of Sciences, there is no scientific justification from research conducted over a period of 130 years for the existence of extrasensory perception. Most self-proclaimed psychics are really theatrical performers who use techniques such as cold reading to produce the appearance of such abilities. Haddonfields teenagers are easy to read: they all have predilections for soft drugs, giggly making out and wandering off alone down dark corridors, so come Halloween night theyre either getting high at parties or poking the possum in a local cemetery. Staying a step ahead of them might not tax the little grey cells overmuch, but its worth it to see the look on their faces as they meet their maker.
Ian Watson is the author of 'Midnight Movie Madness', a 600+ page guide to "bad" movies from 'Reefer Madness' to 'Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead.'
