Over the past fifteen years, Peter's work in horror and other genres, in the form of short fiction, poetry, criticism, and comics, has appeared in numerous anthologies and periodicals.
Current publications: Rue Morgue (issue #82) ComiPress Dark Territories Read by Dawn Volume 3 Diamond BookShelf Withersin Speaking gig: SFABC
For the weekend of September 7-9, Halloween was the number two movie in the United States, grossing an estimated $10 million.
It’s interesting to view this as anything but a strong showing for a remake released a full two months before its namesake—the holiday that typically marks the high season for horror films.
Yet this is how USA Today summarily characterized the film’s box office performance: “Rob Zombie's Halloween dropped a sizable 67% from its three-day total last weekend, taking second place and $10 million.”
What’s missing from that analysis is that the “drop” is relative to Halloween’s own record-setting opening. Moreover, this past weekend’s leader, 3:10 to Yuma, grossed only about $4 million more in its opening weekend than Halloween did in its second. Also interesting is that Halloween held its ground against competitors going for roughly the same demographic such as Shoot ‘Em Up.