Budweiser Celebrates Its Little-Known Link to Halloween's John Carpenter

Brazilian agency Africa revisits the writing of Halloween II

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A tipple (or many) and a typewriter was a potent combination for some of history’s best known authors. William Faulkner enjoyed a whiskey while writing. Ernest Hemingway’s affection for booze was the stuff of legend. Even Maya Angelou credited a little sherry with kickstarting her creativity.

Stuck writers have used all manner of inspiration, both natural and otherwise, to break the block. Interestingly, John Carpenter, creator of the legendary Halloween films, employed The King of Beers as his secret writing weapon of choice.

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