12. Conal Cochran: Halloween III: Season Of The Witch
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIFOPB31NSI The imagery conjured by this monologue is wonderfully dark and twisted; setting the scene for the terrible events that conclude this often-maligned horror film and sending a chill down the viewer's spine. You certainly won't think of Halloween in the same way again. What makes it great? Well it's the booming voice of Dan O'Herlihy's Conal Cochran, his face basked in shadow, standing over the very metaphorical skull. He educates both an incarcerated Daniel Challis and the audience on the true nature of Halloween and it stands as one of the most evil, insidious monologues ever committed to screen. It certainly became the moment that transcended Halloween III: Season Of The Witch to cult level. (Well, this and the rather nasty ending when all the kids die!).
Baz Greenland
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A writer for Whatculture since May 2013, I also write for TheRichest.com and am the TV editor and writer for Thedigitalfix.com . I wrote two plays for the Greater Manchester Horror Fringe in 2013, the first an adaption of Simon Clark's 'Swallowing A Dirty Seed' and my own original sci-fi horror play 'Centurion', which had an 8/10* review from Starburst magazine! (http://www.starburstmagazine.com/reviews/eventsupcoming-genre-events/6960-event-review-centurion) I also wrote an episode for online comedy series Supermarket Matters in 2012. I aim to achieve my goal for writing for television (and get my novels published) but in the meantime I'll continue to write about those TV shows I love! Follow me on Twitter @BazGreenland and like my Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/BazGreenlandWriter
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