In October of 2019 I had the good fortune to attend and write about the first iteration of Halaloween, a production of the University of Michigan’s Global Islamic Studies Center. With so many good horror films coming from outside of the US in the last 20 plus years, a film festival providing exposure to horror films produced in the Muslim world had no problem finding an audience.
After the understandable setbacks prompted by Covid, I am happy to have the opportunity to report on the 2022 edition of Halaloween. Here is an overview of this year’s lineup: