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Scream Factory and the Label of Halloween

One of my favorite sounds and one I strongly consider linked to Halloween these days is the Scream Factory scream that each (well most) of their titles begin with. It's incredibly quick but now completely attributed, in my mind, to one of the cooler sounds of Halloween, and especially horror. Once I hear that noise I know I'm in for a treat. It is easily the best of all the boutique's intros.  The Scream Factory catalog is the biggest reason I enjoy this label. They have put out on DVD and Blu-ray, and now 4K, most of the movies I was raised on. They have most of John Carpenter's work, including his Halloween and all of the (real) sequels up to Rob Zombie's take on the franchise. And that may come later. They have so many mid-tier horror, like Nomads or Shocker to The Return of the Living Dead and it's sequel. They put out Pumpkinhead, one of my favorite monster films, and one of the greatest fantasy films ever: Big Trouble in Little China! They reintroduced me