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Halloween (1978) poster

Halloween (1978)

On Halloween night 1963 in Haddonfield, Illinois, six-year-old Michael Myers stabs his teenage sister Judith to death with a large butcher knife, right after…

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Halloween II (1981) poster

Halloween II (1981)

The film opens on the last minutes of the first Halloween. It is October 31, 1978, in Haddonfield, Illinois. Laurie Strode sends Tommy Doyle and Lindsey Wallace…

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Halloween (2007) poster

Halloween (2007)

It is Halloween in Haddonfield, Illinois, at some point the film never names, though it looks like the 1970s. Ten-year-old Michael Myers is already showing the…

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Halloween (2018) poster

Halloween (2018)

On October 29, 2018, Michael Myers has been locked up at Smith's Grove Psychiatric Hospital for 40 years and is about to be moved to a facility called Glass…

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Franchise History

Halloween started with a producer's pitch. Irwin Yablans saw John Carpenter's Assault on Precinct 13 and wanted a horror movie with the same punch The Exorcist had. His idea was a killer stalking babysitters, called The Babysitter Murders. He then suggested setting it on Halloween night, since no film had used that title. Moustapha Akkad, a Syrian-American producer best known for The Message and Lion of the Desert, put up about $300,000. Yablans's company Compass International Pictures, founded in 1977 with Joseph Wolf, made and released it with Falcon International Productions.

Carpenter wrote the script with his then-girlfriend Debra Hill in somewhere between ten days and three weeks, depending on who tells it. Hill wrote the teenage girls from her own babysitting years. Carpenter wrote Loomis and Michael. The town of Haddonfield, Illinois, is named for Hill's hometown of Haddonfield, New Jersey, and several street names come from Carpenter's hometown of Bowling Green, Kentucky. Michael Myers was named after the British distributor who released Assault on Precinct 13 in the UK. Dr. Sam Loomis was named after John Gavin's character in Psycho, which starred Jamie Lee Curtis's mother Janet Leigh.

The 1978 film was shot non-union in about three weeks in the spring of 1978, mostly in South Pasadena, California. Carpenter took $10,000 to write, direct and score it, plus 10 percent of the profits. Donald Pleasence got $20,000 for five days as Loomis after Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee both passed. Jamie Lee Curtis got $8,000 in her first feature. Nick Castle, Carpenter's friend from USC, played the masked Shape for $25 a day. Tommy Lee Wallace, the production designer and co-editor, turned a $1.98 Captain Kirk mask into Michael's face. Carpenter composed the piano theme himself in three days.

It opened in Kansas City in late October 1978 and grew on word of mouth. Sources give the premiere as October 24 or 25. The film made $47 million in North America and about $70 million worldwide, and it became one of the most profitable independent films ever made. Roger Ebert gave it four stars. It is credited with setting off the slasher boom of the 1980s, including Friday the 13th and A Nightmare on Elm Street, and the Library of Congress added it to the National Film Registry in 2006.

The sequels came fast and were messy. Halloween II (1981) picked up the same night and added the twist that Laurie is Michael's sister, and Carpenter has said writing that script mostly involved a lot of beer. Carpenter and Hill wanted the series to become a yearly anthology with a new Halloween story each time, so Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982) had no Michael Myers at all. It flopped, got a D from CinemaScore, and only found its fans years later. Carpenter and Hill sold their interest in the title to Akkad, and Michael came back in Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988).

Halloween 4, 5 and The Curse of Michael Myers (1995) are often called the Thorn trilogy. They follow Laurie's daughter Jamie Lloyd and build a cult mythology around a Druid rune called Thorn. Halloween 5 was rushed and made the least money of any entry. Curse was torn apart in reshoots after Donald Pleasence died on February 2, 1995, and the original workprint, the Producer's Cut, circulated as a bootleg for nearly twenty years before Scream Factory released it in 2014.

Miramax's genre label Dimension Films took over distribution with Curse. Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998) brought Jamie Lee Curtis back as Laurie, living under the name Keri Tate, and threw out films 4 through 6. Kevin Williamson, fresh off Scream, wrote the treatment. H20 made $55 million domestic, the best since the original. Halloween: Resurrection (2002) killed Laurie in its opening and moved Michael into an internet reality show. Critics hated it.

After Moustapha Akkad and his daughter Rima were killed in the November 2005 Amman hotel bombings, his son Malek Akkad took over the series at Trancas International Films. Dimension hired Rob Zombie to remake the original. Zombie's Halloween (2007) set a Labor Day weekend record and made $58 million domestic. His Halloween II (2009) did about half that. Dimension spent the next six years trying to make Halloween 3D and then Halloween Returns, and lost the rights in December 2015.

On May 24, 2016, Blumhouse and Miramax announced a new film, with Universal distributing. John Carpenter came back as executive producer and co-composer with his son Cody Carpenter and Daniel Davies. David Gordon Green directed Halloween (2018) from a script with Danny McBride and Jeff Fradley. It is a direct sequel to the 1978 film only, and it drops the sibling twist. Curtis returned as a grandmother who spent 40 years preparing for Michael. It opened to $76.2 million and passed Scream as the highest-grossing slasher film in unadjusted dollars.

Green made two more. Halloween Kills (2021) was pushed a year by COVID-19, opened on Peacock the same day it hit theaters, and made about $131 to $133 million worldwide. Halloween Ends (2022) spent much of its time on a new character, Corey Cunningham, split fans hard, and ended with Laurie killing Michael and the town feeding his body into an industrial shredder. Curtis said it was her last time as Laurie. Across thirteen films the series has grossed about $886 million worldwide by Wikipedia's count.

Blumhouse said Ends was its last Halloween film, and the rights went back to Malek Akkad. In October 2023 Miramax picked up the television rights with Trancas, beating out Blumhouse and A24 for them, and in March 2024 Miramax's Marc Helwig said the show would be a creative reset spinning out of the 1978 film. On June 24, 2026, Brad Miska reported at Dread Central, in a piece labeled a rumor, that no series was moving forward because it could not find a home, and that the next Michael Myers would likely be a movie. No studio had confirmed a new film as of September 2026.

The brand stays busy off screen. IllFonic's Halloween: The Game, based on the 1978 film, came out September 8, 2026, on PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S after early access began September 4, with physical editions announced for October 6, 2026. Behaviour Interactive pulled The Shape and Laurie Strode from sale in Dead by Daylight on January 19, 2026, though players who owned them kept them. Trancas and HorrorHound keep up a convention every five years in Pasadena, most recently Halloween: 45 Years of Terror in 2023. Carpenter got his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on April 3, 2025.

Lore and rules

In the first film Michael has no motive. Loomis believes he is pure evil. Carpenter based that on a boy with a blank stare he saw on a college visit to a psychiatric hospital in Kentucky. Carpenter has said he wanted Michael to be human but almost like a force. The mask is a white-painted Captain Kirk mask with the eyebrows and sideburns removed and the eyeholes widened.

Halloween II (1981) adds two ideas that shaped the next twenty years. Laurie is Michael's younger sister, adopted by the Strodes. And Loomis ties Michael to Samhain, the Celtic festival of the dead, after finding the word written in blood on a school chalkboard. The NBC version of the first film, shot at the same time, added Sister scratched on Michael's cell door.

Halloween III: Season of the Witch lives in its own world. The first Halloween plays on TV as a movie inside the story. Its Samhain plot is about ancient Celtic sacrifice, not Michael.

The Thorn continuity runs Halloween (1978), Halloween II, Halloween 4, Halloween 5 and The Curse of Michael Myers. Laurie dies off screen in a car accident. Michael and Loomis both survived the explosion. Michael hunts his niece Jamie Lloyd, gets a Thorn tattoo on his wrist in Halloween 5, and is freed by the Man in Black. Curse explains Thorn as a Druid rune curse that drives a chosen child to kill his whole bloodline on Halloween night, controlled by a cult run by Dr. Terence Wynn at Smith's Grove. The theatrical cut and the Producer's Cut end very differently: in the Producer's Cut the curse passes to Loomis.

The H20 continuity runs Halloween (1978), Halloween II, H20 and Resurrection. Loomis survived 1978 but has since died. Laurie faked her death, which was first written to explain the Halloween 4 line about her dying; a newspaper clipping in H20's credits keeps that story. Resurrection reveals Michael swapped clothes with a paramedic and crushed his larynx, so Laurie beheaded the wrong man. Moustapha Akkad had a contract clause that would not let Michael be killed off for good.

The Rob Zombie continuity is its own remake world. Michael is ten when he first kills, and his first victim is a school bully. He talks as a boy and goes silent at Smith's Grove. He makes papier-mache masks. Laurie is his baby sister Angel. Zombie added the white horse and his mother's ghost in the sequel. Theatrical cuts and director's cuts have different endings for both films.

The Blumhouse continuity runs Halloween (1978), Halloween (2018), Halloween Kills and Halloween Ends. Everything from Halloween II through Resurrection and both Zombie films is gone. Allyson waves off the sister idea in one line, saying people made it up. Michael was arrested the night of 1978 by young officer Frank Hawkins and held for 40 years. Loomis is dead. Ends suggests Michael's evil can pass to someone else, in this case Corey, but Laurie kills Michael and the town destroys his body. Forbes's Scott Mendelson called the series the Choose Your Own Adventure of horror franchises.

The comics fill in gaps. Chaos! Comics (2000 to 2001) tried to bridge Curse and H20, with Tommy Doyle as the lead. Stefan Hutchinson's Nightdance opens on October 31, 2000, between H20 and Resurrection. The First Death of Laurie Strode bridges Halloween II and H20. The online story Halloween: Sam covers Loomis's backstory and Laurie's witness protection.

A few things hold across nearly every version. Michael wears the white mask, usually carries a kitchen knife and comes home to Haddonfield. Planned lines for the adult Michael in H20 and in Zombie's 2007 film were both cut. He survives injuries that should kill him, which Carpenter used to keep audiences unsure whether he is a man or something more. Halloween III is the only film without him.

Timeline

  • 1976: John Carpenter's Assault on Precinct 13 comes out. Irwin Yablans sees it at the Milan film market and later brings Carpenter the idea that becomes Halloween.
  • 1977: Irwin Yablans and Joseph Wolf found Compass International Pictures.
  • Spring 1978: Halloween shoots in about three weeks in South Pasadena and other Los Angeles-area locations. The AFI Catalog dates the start to April 24, 1978; other accounts say 20 days in May.
  • October 24 or 25, 1978: Halloween opens in Kansas City, Missouri. Wikipedia gives October 24; Box Office Mojo and the official site give October 25.
  • October 31, 1978: Halloween screens at the San Diego Film Festival with Debra Hill and Jamie Lee Curtis attending.
  • 1978: Carpenter receives a Special Silver Plaque at the Chicago International Film Festival.
  • October 1979: Curtis Richards's novelization of Halloween is published by Bantam Books.
  • 1979: Halloween wins the Critics Award at the Avoriaz Fantastic Film Festival and is nominated for the Saturn Award for Best Horror Film.
  • 1979: Columbia Records releases the Halloween soundtrack in Japan.
  • March 1980: The Hollywood Reporter says Yablans filed a $4 million lawsuit after Carpenter and Hill took The Fog to Avco Embassy.
  • May 1980: Compass International pre-sells Halloween II at Cannes.
  • 1980: NBC buys the television rights to Halloween for about $3 million.
  • April 6 to May 18, 1981: Halloween II films in Los Angeles. Carpenter and Hill also shoot about 12 minutes of new scenes for NBC's broadcast of the first film.
  • October 30, 1981: Universal releases Halloween II. The same night NBC airs the first film on network TV for the first time.
  • October 31, 1981: Donald Pleasence hosts the Halloween episode of Saturday Night Live.
  • 1981: Compass International Pictures closes. It comes back four years later as Trancas International Films.
  • March 1982: Variety announces Nigel Kneale is writing Halloween III with Joe Dante attached to direct.
  • April 19, 1982: Halloween III: Season of the Witch starts filming in Northern California, mostly in Loleta.
  • October 22, 1982: Halloween III: Season of the Witch opens. It gets a D from CinemaScore.
  • December 1982: The Hollywood Reporter says Yablans plans a Halloween IV with Carpenter and Hill producing.
  • 1983: Wizard Video releases the Halloween video game for the Atari 2600. Varese Sarabande releases the soundtrack in the US.
  • 1984: Richard Delmer Boyer's second murder trial for the 1982 Fullerton, California killings. His defense says drugs gave him a flashback to Halloween II, and the film is shown to the jury. He is sentenced to death.
  • December 2, 1986 and January 21, 1987: Dated drafts of Dennis Etchison's rejected Halloween 4 script.
  • February 25, 1988: Alan B. McElroy is hired to write Halloween 4.
  • March 7, 1988: The Writers Guild strike begins. McElroy finished his draft in 11 days, just ahead of it.
  • April 11, 1988: Halloween 4 starts filming in and around Salt Lake City, Utah.
  • October 1988: Nicholas Grabowsky's Halloween IV novelization is published.
  • October 21, 1988: Galaxy International Releasing opens Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers. It opens at number one.
  • May 1 to June 11, 1989: Halloween 5 films in Salt Lake City, Provo and Ogden, Utah, with the script still unfinished.
  • October 13, 1989: Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers opens and becomes the lowest-grossing film in the series.
  • December 1990: Halloween II is banned in Germany. The ban lasts until January 2024.
  • June 1994: Moustapha Akkad hires Daniel Farrands to write Halloween 6.
  • October 31, 1994: Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers starts filming in Salt Lake City.
  • February 2, 1995: Donald Pleasence dies in France.
  • Summer 1995: Reshoots for The Curse of Michael Myers take place in Los Angeles without Pleasence.
  • September 29, 1995: Dimension Films releases Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers. It opens second behind Seven.
  • 1996: Curse wins Worst Film at the Fangoria Chainsaw Awards.
  • October 1997 to February 1998: Berkley Books publishes Kelly O'Rourke's three Halloween young adult novels.
  • October 28, 1997: Anchor Bay releases Halloween on DVD.
  • February 18 to April 20, 1998: Halloween H20: 20 Years Later films in the Los Angeles area.
  • August 5, 1998: H20 opens. It is the first Halloween film released in summer.
  • 2000: Chaos! Comics publishes Halloween #1, Michael Myers's first comic book appearance.
  • 2001: Chaos! Comics publishes Halloween II: The Blackest Eyes (April) and Halloween III: The Devil's Eyes (November).
  • May 14, 2001: Halloween: Resurrection starts filming in Vancouver.
  • July 12, 2002: Halloween: Resurrection opens fourth at the box office.
  • 2003: Stefan Hutchinson's comic Halloween: One Good Scare comes out.
  • October 2003: Halloween: 25 Years of Terror convention in Pasadena, California.
  • 2004: Unmade ninth-film scripts Halloween: Retribution and Halloween: Asylum are written.
  • March 7, 2005: Debra Hill dies of cancer in Los Angeles at 54.
  • November 2005: Moustapha Akkad and his daughter Rima are killed in the Amman hotel bombings in Jordan.
  • June 4, 2006: Dimension Films announces Rob Zombie will remake Halloween.
  • July 25, 2006: The documentary Halloween: 25 Years of Terror comes out on DVD, with the minicomic Halloween: Autopsis included.
  • 2006: The 1978 Halloween is added to the National Film Registry.
  • December 19 to 24, 2006: Daeg Faerch, Malcolm McDowell and Tyler Mane are announced for Zombie's film.
  • January 29, 2007: Rob Zombie's Halloween starts filming.
  • August 31, 2007: Zombie's Halloween opens on 3,472 screens and sets a Labor Day weekend record with $30.6 million over four days.
  • February to May 2008: Devil's Due publishes the four-issue Halloween: Nightdance.
  • August 2008: Devil's Due publishes the one-shot Halloween: 30 Years of Terror.
  • 2008: Halloween: 30 Years of Terror convention. Malek Akkad confirms a sequel to the 2007 remake.
  • November 2008: Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo are in talks to direct the remake sequel.
  • December 15, 2008: Variety reports Rob Zombie will write, direct and produce Halloween II.
  • February 23, 2009: Zombie's Halloween II starts filming in Atlanta, Georgia.
  • August 28, 2009: Rob Zombie's Halloween II opens.
  • August 30, 2009: The Weinstein Company announces Halloween 3D, written by Todd Farmer and Patrick Lussier.
  • 2009: Universal Studios Hollywood runs the maze Halloween: The Life and Crimes of Michael Myers.
  • January 12, 2010: Zombie's Halloween II comes out on DVD and Blu-ray with an unrated director's cut.
  • October 28, 2010: The Biography Channel airs Halloween: The Inside Story.
  • June 2011: Halloween 3D development restarts with an October 26, 2012 target. It is later dropped.
  • October 27, 2013: The Producer's Cut of The Curse of Michael Myers has its first public showing at the New Beverly Cinema in Los Angeles.
  • 2013: Josh Stolberg revises the Halloween: Asylum script. Halloween: 35 Years of Terror convention.
  • January 2014: Michael Myers appears as a playable character in the Onslaught DLC for Call of Duty: Ghosts.
  • September 23, 2014: Scream Factory and Anchor Bay release Halloween: The Complete Collection in 10-disc and 15-disc sets, with the Producer's Cut officially released for the first time.
  • 2015: Halloween: The Complete Collection wins the Saturn Award for Best DVD or Blu-ray Collection.
  • June 15, 2015: Marcus Dunstan is announced as director of Halloween Returns.
  • October 22, 2015: Malek Akkad says Halloween Returns is postponed.
  • December 2015: Dimension Films loses the Halloween film rights.
  • May 24, 2016: Blumhouse and Miramax announce a new Halloween, with Universal distributing.
  • October 25, 2016: Dead by Daylight adds Michael Myers, Laurie Strode and a Haddonfield map.
  • February 9, 2017: David Gordon Green and Danny McBride are announced to write the new film, with Green directing.
  • December 20, 2017: Nick Castle and James Jude Courtney are announced as Michael Myers.
  • January 13 to February 19, 2018: Halloween (2018) films in Charleston, South Carolina.
  • September 8, 2018: Halloween (2018) premieres at the Toronto International Film Festival.
  • October 12 to 14, 2018: Halloween: 40 Years of Terror convention at the Pasadena Convention Center.
  • October 19, 2018: Universal releases Halloween (2018). It opens to $76.2 million.
  • October 23, 2018: John Passarella's official novelization of Halloween (2018) is published.
  • July 19, 2019: Universal announces Halloween Kills for October 16, 2020 and Halloween Ends for October 15, 2021.
  • September 16 to November 3, 2019: Halloween Kills films in Wilmington, North Carolina.
  • July 2020: Universal delays Halloween Kills a year because of COVID-19.
  • September 8, 2021: Halloween Kills premieres at the 78th Venice International Film Festival.
  • September 28, 2021: Scream Factory's 4K wave for the first five films begins.
  • October 15, 2021: Halloween Kills opens in theaters and on Peacock's paid tiers. It opens to $49.4 million.
  • January 19 to March 9, 2022: Halloween Ends films in Savannah, Georgia, under the working title Cave Dweller.
  • May 15, 2022: Halloween Kills wins Best Score and Best Makeup FX at the Fangoria Chainsaw Awards.
  • October 4, 2022: Scream Factory releases The Halloween 4K Collection (1995-2002).
  • October 11, 2022: Halloween Ends premieres at Beyond Fest at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles.
  • October 14, 2022: Halloween Ends opens in theaters and on Peacock.
  • 2023: Jamie Lee Curtis wins the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Everything Everywhere All at Once.
  • February 1, 2023: George P. Wilbur, Michael in Halloween 4 and The Curse of Michael Myers, dies.
  • June 9, 2023: Trick or Treat Studios opens pre-orders for Halloween, the first board game based on the original film.
  • September 29 to October 1, 2023: Halloween: 45 Years of Terror convention at the Pasadena Convention Center.
  • October 2023: Miramax acquires the Halloween television rights, beating Blumhouse and A24.
  • October 25, 2023: A Michael Myers outfit is added to Fortnite.
  • March 2024: Miramax's Marc Helwig says the TV series will be a creative reset spinning out of the 1978 film.
  • August 2024: Boss Team Games announces two Halloween games.
  • August 4, 2024: Charles Cyphers, Sheriff Brackett in the 1978 film, Halloween II and Halloween Kills, dies.
  • September 2024: Michael Myers appears in The Haunting event in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III.
  • October 18, 2024: RetroRealms: Halloween is released.
  • 2024: Printed in Blood republishes the original novelization with more than 100 illustrations by Orlando Arocena. AMC's FearFest runs a franchise marathon.
  • April 3, 2025: John Carpenter receives his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
  • August 20, 2025: IllFonic and Gun Interactive announce Halloween: The Game at Gamescom.
  • October 2025: Jason Blum confirms Blumhouse no longer holds the rights to make Halloween films.
  • January 19, 2026: The Shape, Laurie Strode and the Haddonfield map are removed from sale in Dead by Daylight.
  • June 24, 2026: Dread Central reports, labeled as a rumor, that the Miramax Halloween TV series is not moving forward and the franchise will likely return as a movie.
  • June 11, 2026: IllFonic confirms Laurie Strode, Annie Brackett, Lynda van der Klok and Bob Simms as playable characters in Halloween: The Game.
  • August 14, 2026: Australia refuses classification to Halloween: The Game over a marijuana power-up.
  • August 30, 2026: The PlayStation 5 version of Halloween: The Game is canceled in Japan after it cannot get a CERO rating.
  • September 4, 2026: Early access opens for Halloween: The Game with the Digital Deluxe Edition.
  • September 8, 2026: Halloween: The Game launches on PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.
  • October 6, 2026: Scheduled release of the physical Standard and Limited Collector's editions of Halloween: The Game.

Franchise records

Franchise overview

Screen span
1978–2022 feature films
Continuity shape
Multiple branches: original sequel cycle, H20 branch, Rob Zombie remake branch, and the 2018–2022 direct-sequel trilogy.
Signature elements
Haddonfield, Michael Myers / The Shape, Halloween-night stalking, the William Shatner-derived mask lineage, and John Carpenter's musical identity.

Miramax / Trancas television development

Rights agreement announced October 2023; latest material report reviewed June 24, 2026

Status
Reported inactive in June 2026; no official cancellation or premiere announcement verified
Details
Miramax's official company profile continues to acknowledge its Halloween television rights. On June 24, 2026, Dread Central's Brad Miska reported that the proposed series was not actively moving forward after failing to find a home. The article is labeled a rumor; no Miramax or Trancas statement confirming cancellation was found in this review.
Release date
No television premiere date verified.

Masks & costumes

Notes
Licensed masks and costume collectibles include Myers masks, young-Michael clown costumes, Laurie and Loomis costume pieces, and H4/H5 designs.

Figures & sixth-scale collectibles

Notes
Licensed Michael Myers sixth-scale figures represent several films.

Props & replicas

Notes
Licensed prop-style collectibles include knives, pumpkin replicas, wall decorations, pins and jewelry.

Books & art

Notes
Halloween publishing includes officially announced art books and other franchise titles.

Games

Notes
Board games, card games and video games.

Halloween #1

2000 · Comic one-shot

Publisher
Chaos! Comics
Notes
36-page movie-tie-in one-shot. Grand Comics Database identifies it as Michael Myers's first comic-book appearance; multiple variant covers exist.
Archive
Comic bibliography
Readers
Label: READ #1, Scan pages: 24

Halloween II: The Blackest Eyes

2001 · Comic one-shot

Publisher
Chaos! Comics
Issues
1
Dates
April 2001
Pages
36
Notes
A separate Michael Myers one-shot in the Chaos! Comics line; not an adaptation of the 1981 film merely because its title includes II.
Archive
Comic bibliography
Readers
Label: READ #1, Scan pages: 24

Halloween III: The Devil's Eyes

2001 · Comic one-shot

Publisher
Chaos! Comics
Issues
1
Dates
November 2001
Pages
36
Notes
Michael Myers comic in the Chaos! Comics line; distinct from Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982).
Archive
Comic bibliography
Readers
Label: READ #1, Scan pages: 23

Halloween: One Good Scare

2003 · Comic one-shot

Issues
1
Writer
Stefan Hutchinson
Artist
Peter Fielding
Notes
Early independent Halloween comic. Hutchinson describes it as a demonstration book intended to attract a publisher for further comics.
Sources
Label: Stefan Hutchinson interview; Label: Retailer bibliographic listing; publication year 2003
Archive
Comic bibliography
Readers
Label: READ #1, Scan pages: 28

Halloween: Autopsis

2006 · Comic minicomic / DVD insert

Publisher
Paranormal Pictures
Issues
1
Writer
Stefan Hutchinson
Artist
Marcus Smith
Colorist
Nick Dismas
Notes
Minicomic included with the DVD release of Halloween: 25 Years of Terror.
Archive
Comic bibliography
Readers
Label: READ #1, Scan pages: 28

Halloween: Nightdance

2008 · Comic limited series

Publisher
Devil's Due Publishing
Issues
4
Dates
February–May 2008
Writer
Stefan Hutchinson
Artist
Tim Seeley
Notes
Four-part original Michael Myers story.
Sources
Label: Devil's Due past titles; Label: Stefan Hutchinson creator interview
Archive
Comic bibliography
Readers
Label: READ #1, Scan pages: 31; Label: READ #2, Scan pages: 30; Label: READ #3, Scan pages: 27; Label: READ #4, Scan pages: 28

6 Ft 6 In Michael Myers Animatronic

Spirit Halloween / Trick or Treat Studios · animatronic

Notes
2026 IR-sensor animatronic with scanning head, knife-wielding arm and audio using music from the 1978 film.
License status
officially licensed

Halloween: 25 Years of Terror

2003 · franchise anniversary convention

Location
Pasadena / Southern California event lineage
Notes
Part of the five-year anniversary-convention tradition documented by the official Halloween franchise site.

Halloween: 30 Years of Terror

2008 · franchise anniversary convention

Location
Pasadena / Southern California event lineage
Notes
Part of the five-year anniversary-convention tradition documented by the official Halloween franchise site.

Halloween: 35 Years of Terror

2013 · franchise anniversary convention

Location
Pasadena / Southern California event lineage
Notes
Part of the five-year anniversary-convention tradition documented by the official Halloween franchise site.

Halloween: 40 Years of Terror

2018 · franchise anniversary convention

Dates
2018-10-12 to 2018-10-14
Location
Pasadena Convention Center, Pasadena, California
Organizers
Trancas International Films; HorrorHound Ltd.; Sean Clark / Horror's Hallowed Grounds
Features
Guests from all eleven films then released; Horror's Hallowed Grounds location bus tour; special gallery offerings; cast Q&As; exclusive H40 and Halloween merchandise; professional photo opportunities; licensed vendors

Halloween: 45 Years of Terror

2023 · franchise anniversary convention

Dates
2023-09-29 to 2023-10-01
Location
Pasadena Convention Center, Pasadena, California
Organizers
Trancas International Films; Sean Clark; HorrorHound Ltd.
Features
Guests from all thirteen films; Horror's Hallowed Grounds filming-location tour; gallery exhibits; social-photo displays; cast Q&As; exclusive H45 / Halloween merchandise; professional photo opportunities; large licensee/vendor presence

1992 Comic Images Fangoria Horror Collector Cards

1992 · 90-card horror-magazine trading-card set

Notes
Fangoria cover/history set includes Halloween, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Child's Play and other horror-film imagery; later cards cover makeup-effects material.

Characters

The killers

Michael Myers / The Shape (original and Thorn continuity)

Played by
Will Sandin (age 6, 1978); Nick Castle (1978); Tony Moran (unmasked, 1978); Tommy Lee Wallace and Jim Winburn (uncredited, 1978); Dick Warlock (1981); Adam Gunn (young Michael, 1981); George P. Wilbur (1988, 1995); Tom Morga (some shots, 1988); Don Shanks (1989); A. Michael Lerner (1995 reshoots)
Appears in
Halloween (1978); Halloween II (1981); Halloween 4 (1988); Halloween 5 (1989); Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995)
Motive
No reason in 1978; Loomis calls him pure evil. Halloween II makes Laurie his sister and brings in Samhain. Films 4 and 5 have him hunting his niece Jamie, and Curse explains it all as the curse of Thorn, a Druid rune that drives a chosen child to kill his bloodline on Halloween.
Fate
Shot six times and falls from a balcony, then vanishes (1978). Burned in the operating room explosion (1981). Survives in a coma, then is shot down a mine shaft (1988). Jailed and broken out by the Man in Black (1989). Beaten by Tommy and gone except for his mask in the theatrical Curse; walks out in Wynn's clothes in the Producer's Cut.

Michael Myers (H20 continuity)

Played by
Chris Durand (1998); Brad Loree (2002)
Appears in
Halloween (1978); Halloween II (1981); Halloween H20 (1998); Halloween: Resurrection (2002)
Motive
To finish killing his sister Laurie, then to return home.
Fate
Laurie beheads a man she thinks is Michael in H20. Resurrection reveals it was a paramedic he swapped clothes with. He kills Laurie, is electrocuted by Freddie, and wakes up on the coroner's table.

Michael Myers (Rob Zombie continuity)

Played by
Daeg Faerch (age 10, 2007); Chase Wright Vanek (young Michael, 2009); Tyler Mane (adult, 2007 and 2009)
Appears in
Halloween (2007); Halloween II (2009)
Motive
A psychopathic child from an abusive home who wants to find his baby sister Boo. In 2009 visions of his dead mother tell him to bring the family home.
Fate
Laurie shoots him in the face (2007 theatrical cut). In 2009 Laurie stabs him to death with his own knife; in the director's cut police gun down both Michael and Laurie.

Michael Myers (2018 continuity)

Played by
James Jude Courtney; Nick Castle (cameo and breathing); Airon Armstrong (1978 scenes, Kills); Christian Michael Pates (young Michael, Kills)
Appears in
Halloween (1978); Halloween (2018); Halloween Kills (2021); Halloween Ends (2022)
Motive
None given. The writers and Carpenter wanted a blank force of nature again and dropped the sister idea.
Fate
Trapped in Laurie's burning basement (2018). Escapes and kills the firefighters, the mob and Karen (Kills). Weakened in the sewers, then killed by Laurie and Allyson; his body goes through an industrial shredder (Ends).

Conal Cochran

Played by
Dan O'Herlihy
Appears in
Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)
Motive
Owner of Silver Shamrock Novelties who practices Celtic witchcraft and wants to bring back Samhain as a night of child sacrifice using masks with chips made from a stolen Stonehenge block.
Fate
Vanishes in a beam from the Stonehenge block when Challis turns the chips on his control room. The factory blows up. Jack Martin's novelization hints he survives.

Silver Shamrock androids

Played by
Dick Warlock (lead assassin); Stunt performers
Appears in
Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)
Motive
Carry out Cochran's orders against anyone who gets close.
Fate
One burns himself in the hospital lot; the rest short out when the chips are set off.

Jamie Lloyd

Played by
Danielle Harris
Appears in
Halloween 4 (1988)
Motive
None given. The ending suggests she took on Michael's evil.
Fate
Stabs her foster mother Darlene at the end of Halloween 4. Halloween 5 drops the idea after Akkad rejected making her the killer.

The Man in Black / Dr. Terence Wynn and the Cult of Thorn

Played by
Don Shanks (1989); Mitchell Ryan (1995); Janice Knickrehm (Mrs. Blankenship)
Appears in
Halloween 5 (1989); Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995)
Motive
To study and control the power of Thorn through Michael and pass it to a new child.
Fate
Theatrical Curse: presumably killed when Michael turns on the cult. Producer's Cut: Wynn is left in Michael's clothes after passing the Thorn mark to Loomis.

Earl Ford's mob

Played by
Gene Ross and others
Appears in
Halloween 4 (1988)
Motive
Hunting Michael after Loomis tells the bar he is back.
Fate
They shoot an innocent man in the park.

Laurie Strode (Zombie continuity)

Played by
Scout Taylor-Compton
Appears in
Halloween II (2009)
Motive
Driven into madness by trauma and learning she is Angel Myers.
Fate
Puts on Michael's mask after killing him and ends up in an asylum in the theatrical cut; police shoot her in the director's cut.

Dr. Ranbir Sartain

Played by
Haluk Bilginer
Appears in
Halloween (2018)
Motive
Obsessed with Michael, he arranges the escape to watch him kill.
Fate
Michael stomps on his head.

Tommy Doyle's mob

Played by
Anthony Michael Hall and Haddonfield residents
Appears in
Halloween Kills (2021)
Motive
Revenge for 1978 and 2018.
Fate
They chase Lance Tivoli to his death at the hospital. Michael kills most of them.

Frank Hawkins (1978 flashback)

Played by
Thomas Mann
Appears in
Halloween Kills (2021)
Motive
None. Shoots his partner Pete McCabe by accident while aiming at Michael.
Fate
Survives.

Corey Cunningham

Played by
Rohan Campbell
Appears in
Halloween Ends (2022)
Motive
Years of being shunned after a boy's accidental death, his encounter with Michael, and his need to keep Allyson. Laurie calls it being infected by Michael's evil.
Fate
Shot down the stairs by Laurie, stabs himself in the neck to frame her, and Michael breaks his neck.

Characters

Laurie Strode

Played by
Jamie Lee Curtis; Scout Taylor-Compton (2007, 2009); Nichole Drucker (young Laurie, Halloween II 1981); Chelsea Krause (voice, Halloween: The Game 2026)
Appears in
Halloween (1978); Halloween II (1981); Halloween H20 (1998); Halloween: Resurrection (2002); Halloween (2007); Halloween II (2009); Halloween (2018); Halloween Kills (2021); Halloween Ends (2022)
Bio
A Haddonfield high school student who babysits Tommy Doyle on Halloween 1978 and survives Michael Myers. Halloween II makes her Michael's younger sister, adopted by the Strodes. Halloween 4 says she died in a car accident and left a daughter, Jamie Lloyd. In H20 she faked her death and lives as Keri Tate with her son John, and Resurrection has Michael throw her from a sanitarium roof. In Rob Zombie's films she is Michael's baby sister Angel, nicknamed Boo, and ends up in a psychiatric ward. In the 2018 trilogy she is not his sister. She spends 40 years preparing, loses her daughter Karen in Kills, and kills Michael in Ends. She is one of the first and most influential final girls.

Dr. Sam Loomis

Played by
Donald Pleasence; Malcolm McDowell (2007, 2009); Tom Kane (voice, H20); Colin Mahan (voice, 2018 and Kills); Tom Jones Jr. (body double, Kills)
Appears in
Halloween (1978); Halloween II (1981); Halloween 4 (1988); Halloween 5 (1989); Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995); Halloween H20 (voice); Halloween (2007); Halloween II (2009); Halloween (2018, voice); Halloween Kills (2021)
Bio
Michael's psychiatrist at Smith's Grove, who treats him from age six and decides he is pure evil. Named after John Gavin's character in Psycho. Carpenter offered the part to Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee first. Pleasence played him five times until his death in 1995. In the Thorn films he survives the hospital explosion with burn scars and ends Curse either missing or, in the Producer's Cut, marked with the Thorn rune. In H20 and the 2018 films he has died before the story starts. McDowell's version is an egotistical author chasing a book deal who is stabbed to death by Michael in 2009.

Annie Brackett

Played by
Nancy Kyes (credited as Nancy Loomis); Danielle Harris (2007, 2009)
Appears in
Halloween (1978); Halloween II (1981, as a body); Halloween (2007); Halloween II (2009); Halloween Kills (2021, archive footage)
Bio
Laurie's sarcastic best friend and the sheriff's daughter. Michael strangles her in her car and cuts her throat in 1978. In Zombie's 2007 film she survives a brutal attack, and in 2009 she is killed in her father's house and dies in Laurie's arms.

Lynda Van Der Klok

Played by
P. J. Soles; Kristina Klebe (2007)
Appears in
Halloween (1978); Halloween (2007); Halloween Kills (2021, archive footage)
Bio
Laurie's friend. Michael strangles her with a phone cord in the Wallace house in 1978. P. J. Soles has a voice cameo as Allyson's teacher in Halloween (2018). In Zombie's Halloween II (2009) her father, Kyle Van Der Klok, confronts Loomis.

Sheriff Leigh Brackett

Played by
Charles Cyphers; Brad Dourif (2007, 2009)
Appears in
Halloween (1978); Halloween II (1981); Halloween (2007); Halloween II (2009); Halloween Kills (2021)
Bio
Haddonfield's sheriff and Annie's father. He has no first name in the first film; Leigh comes from Halloween II and may honor screenwriter Leigh Brackett. In Kills he is a retired sheriff who joins the hunt and is killed when Michael wipes out the mob. Kills was Cyphers's last film; he died August 4, 2024. Dourif's version takes in Laurie after 2007 and finds Annie dead in 2009.

Tommy Doyle

Played by
Brian Andrews; Paul Rudd (1995); Skyler Gisondo (2007); Anthony Michael Hall (Kills)
Appears in
Halloween (1978); Halloween II (1981, archive footage); Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995); Halloween (2007); Halloween Kills (2021)
Bio
The boy Laurie babysits in 1978, teased by classmates that the Boogeyman is coming for him. In Curse he is a grown man obsessed with Michael who finds Jamie's baby and fights the Cult of Thorn. The producers could not find Brian Andrews, so Rudd got his first starring role. In Kills he leads a mob to hunt Michael, and Michael kills him. The name nods to Rear Window.

Lindsey Wallace

Played by
Kyle Richards; Jenny Gregg Stewart (2007)
Appears in
Halloween (1978); Halloween (2007); Halloween Kills (2021); Halloween Ends (2022)
Bio
The girl Annie babysits across the street, who ends up with Laurie and Tommy. She survives Michael again in Kills, where Kyle Richards broke her nose filming a fight scene and kept quiet about it so she would not be replaced by a stunt double. Richards came back as Lindsey in Ends. The comic Halloween: One Good Scare centers on her.

Marion Chambers

Played by
Nancy Stephens
Appears in
Halloween (1978); Halloween II (1981); Halloween H20 (1998); Halloween Kills (2021)
Bio
Loomis's nurse, riding with him the night Michael escapes. In H20, as Marion Chambers Whittington, she is killed in Langdon, Illinois, after Michael steals her file on Laurie. In Kills she is a 1978 survivor stabbed by Michael.

Bob Simms

Played by
John Michael Graham; Nick Mennell (2007)
Appears in
Halloween (1978); Halloween (2007)
Bio
Lynda's boyfriend, pinned to the kitchen wall with a knife in 1978. For Kills the producers could not get rights to Graham's likeness and used Bob Odenkirk's real yearbook photo.

Judith Myers

Played by
Sandy Johnson; Hanna Hall (2007)
Appears in
Halloween (1978); Halloween (2007)
Bio
Michael's older sister, stabbed to death by six-year-old Michael on Halloween 1963. Michael steals her tombstone in 1978. In Zombie's film she is cruel to ten-year-old Michael, who kills her after he has already killed a school bully.

Deborah Myers

Played by
Sheri Moon Zombie
Appears in
Halloween (2007); Halloween II (2009)
Bio
Michael's mother in the Zombie films, a dancer at the Rabbit in Red strip club. She kills herself after Michael murders a nurse at Smith's Grove. In 2009 her ghost appears with a white horse to both Michael and Laurie.

Ronnie White

Played by
William Forsythe
Appears in
Halloween (2007)
Bio
Deborah's drunk, abusive boyfriend, killed by ten-year-old Michael.

Jimmy Lloyd

Played by
Lance Guest
Appears in
Halloween II (1981)
Bio
A paramedic at Haddonfield Memorial who falls for Laurie. He slips in Mrs. Alves's blood and knocks himself out, and his fate is left open in the theatrical cut. The TV cut shows him alive in the ambulance with Laurie.

Karen Bailey

Played by
Pamela Susan Shoop
Appears in
Halloween II (1981)
Bio
A nurse who sneaks into the hospital therapy tub with Budd. Michael scalds her to death in it.

Budd Scarlotti

Played by
Leo Rossi
Appears in
Halloween II (1981)
Bio
A paramedic and Karen's boyfriend, strangled by Michael at the hospital.

Ben Tramer

Played by
Jack Verbois
Appears in
Halloween (1978, mentioned); Halloween II (1981)
Bio
The boy Laurie likes in 1978. In Halloween II he is wearing a mask like Michael's, gets hit by a police car and burns when it crashes into a van. The 2018 timeline lets him live long enough to have a grandson, Terry.

Virginia Alves

Played by
Gloria Gifford
Appears in
Halloween II (1981)
Bio
The strict head nurse at Haddonfield Memorial. Michael drains her blood through an IV.

Jamie Lloyd

Played by
Danielle Harris; J.C. Brandy (1995)
Appears in
Halloween 4 (1988); Halloween 5 (1989); Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995)
Bio
Laurie Strode's daughter and Michael's niece, first called Brittany in development and renamed for Jamie Lee Curtis. Adopted by the Carruthers family. She ends Halloween 4 attacking her foster mother, goes mute and shares a psychic link with Michael in 5, and in Curse gives birth to a baby taken by the Cult of Thorn before Michael kills her. In the Producer's Cut Dr. Wynn shoots her in the hospital. Harris made her film debut in the role and did not return for Curse over a pay offer she called less than her emancipation cost.

Rachel Carruthers

Played by
Ellie Cornell
Appears in
Halloween 4 (1988); Halloween 5 (1989)
Bio
Jamie's teenage foster sister, who protects her through Halloween 4. Michael stabs her with scissors early in Halloween 5, a death Cornell was unhappy about.

Sheriff Ben Meeker

Played by
Beau Starr
Appears in
Halloween 4 (1988); Halloween 5 (1989)
Bio
Haddonfield's sheriff after Brackett. He loses his daughter Kelly in Halloween 4 and stops Loomis from shooting Jamie at the end.

Kelly Meeker

Played by
Kathleen Kinmont
Appears in
Halloween 4 (1988)
Bio
The sheriff's daughter, who flirts with Rachel's boyfriend Brady and is impaled on a shotgun.

Brady

Played by
Sasha Jenson
Appears in
Halloween 4 (1988)
Bio
Rachel's boyfriend, who stays behind to face Michael so Rachel and Jamie can escape.

Earl Ford

Played by
Gene Ross
Appears in
Halloween 4 (1988)
Bio
Bar owner who leads an armed mob in Halloween 4 that shoots an innocent man.

Tina Williams

Played by
Wendy Kaplan
Appears in
Halloween 5 (1989)
Bio
Rachel's loud best friend, who dies pushing Jamie out of Michael's way.

Billy Hill

Played by
Jeffrey Landman
Appears in
Halloween 5 (1989)
Bio
Jamie's stuttering friend at the children's clinic. Landman worked with a stuttering coach.

The Man in Black / Dr. Terence Wynn

Played by
Robert Phalen (Dr. Wynn, 1978); Don Shanks (Man in Black, 1989); Mitchell Ryan (1995)
Appears in
Halloween (1978); Halloween 5 (1989); Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995)
Bio
Dr. Wynn is the Smith's Grove administrator in 1978. A stranger in black with the Thorn tattoo frees Michael at the end of Halloween 5, and Curse reveals him as Wynn, leader of the Cult of Thorn. Farrands wrote Wynn with Christopher Lee in mind.

Kara Strode

Played by
Marianne Hagan
Appears in
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995)
Bio
A relative of Laurie's family living in the old Myers house with her son Danny. She fights the cult with Tommy.

Danny Strode

Played by
Devin Gardner
Appears in
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995)
Bio
Kara's six-year-old son, who hears a voice telling him to kill and is being groomed as Thorn's next host. Modeled on Danny Torrance from The Shining.

Steven Lloyd

Played by
Infant
Appears in
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995)
Bio
Jamie Lloyd's baby, born in the cult's hideout and hidden in a bus depot, where Tommy finds and names him.

Mrs. Blankenship

Played by
Janice Knickrehm
Appears in
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995)
Bio
Tommy's landlady, who says she was babysitting Michael the night he killed Judith. She turns out to be working with the cult.

John, Debra and Tim Strode

Played by
Bradford English; Kim Darby; Keith Bogart
Appears in
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995)
Bio
Kara's abusive father, her mother and her teenage brother, all killed by Michael. John and Debra are named after John Carpenter and Debra Hill.

Barry Simms

Played by
Leo Geter
Appears in
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995)
Bio
Shock jock who mocks Jamie's call for help on the radio and is stabbed at the Halloween Harvest Fair.

Samantha Thomas

Played by
Tamara Glynn
Appears in
Halloween 5 (1989)
Bio
Tina's friend, killed by Michael at the Tower Farm party.

Dr. Dan Challis

Played by
Tom Atkins
Appears in
Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)
Bio
A divorced, hard-drinking doctor who investigates a patient's murder and uncovers Silver Shamrock's plot.

Ellie Grimbridge

Played by
Stacey Nelkin
Appears in
Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)
Bio
Daughter of the murdered shop owner Harry Grimbridge. She goes to Santa Mira with Challis, is captured, and is replaced by an android copy.

Linda Challis

Played by
Nancy Kyes
Appears in
Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)
Bio
Challis's ex-wife, played by the actress who was Annie in the first film.

Buddy Kupfer

Played by
Ralph Strait
Appears in
Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)
Bio
Silver Shamrock's top mask salesman, killed with his wife Betty and son Little Buddy in Cochran's test room.

John Tate

Played by
Josh Hartnett
Appears in
Halloween H20 (1998)
Bio
Laurie's seventeen-year-old son at Hillcrest Academy. Hartnett's film debut.

Molly Cartwell

Played by
Michelle Williams
Appears in
Halloween H20 (1998)
Bio
John's girlfriend, who survives with him.

Will Brennan

Played by
Adam Arkin
Appears in
Halloween H20 (1998)
Bio
Hillcrest's guidance counselor and Laurie's boyfriend. He shoots Ronny by mistake and is stabbed to death by Michael.

Ronny Jones

Played by
LL Cool J
Appears in
Halloween H20 (1998)
Bio
Hillcrest's security guard, who survives being shot by mistake.

Norma Watson

Played by
Janet Leigh
Appears in
Halloween H20 (1998)
Bio
Laurie's secretary. Leigh's scene nods to Psycho, and her line about being maternal plays on being Curtis's real mother. Her first film role in eighteen years.

Charlie Deveraux and Sarah Wainthrope

Played by
Adam Hann-Byrd; Jodi Lyn O'Keefe
Appears in
Halloween H20 (1998)
Bio
John's friends who stay behind for a private party and are killed in the school kitchen.

Jimmy Howell

Played by
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Appears in
Halloween H20 (1998)
Bio
Marion's teenage neighbor, killed with an ice skate in the opening. His hockey mask nods to Steve Miner's Friday the 13th films.

Freddie Harris

Played by
Busta Rhymes
Appears in
Halloween: Resurrection (2002)
Bio
Creator of the internet reality show Dangertainment, who stages the show, then electrocutes Michael to save Sara. One of two survivors.

Sara Moyer

Played by
Bianca Kajlich
Appears in
Halloween: Resurrection (2002)
Bio
A college student contestant who survives the night in the Myers house with help from her online pen pal Deckard.

Myles 'Deckard' Barton

Played by
Ryan Merriman
Appears in
Halloween: Resurrection (2002)
Bio
Sara's pen pal, who watches the stream at a party and guides her away from Michael.

Nora Winston

Played by
Tyra Banks
Appears in
Halloween: Resurrection (2002)
Bio
Freddie's producing partner, killed in the garage.

Mya Rockwell and Harley David

Played by
Brea Grant; Angela Trimbur
Appears in
Halloween II (2009)
Bio
Laurie's friends and coworkers in Zombie's sequel. Michael kills both of them.

Uncle Meat

Played by
Howard Hesseman
Appears in
Halloween II (2009)
Bio
The owner of the record store where Laurie works.

Karen Nelson

Played by
Judy Greer; Sophia Miller (young Karen)
Appears in
Halloween (2018); Halloween Kills (2021)
Bio
Laurie's daughter, taken away by the state at 12 because of Laurie's survival training. She shoots Michael and helps trap him in 2018. In Kills she pulls off his mask to draw him to the mob and is stabbed to death by him in the Myers house.

Allyson Nelson

Played by
Andi Matichak
Appears in
Halloween (2018); Halloween Kills (2021); Halloween Ends (2022)
Bio
Laurie's granddaughter. She loses her father Ray in 2018 and her mother in Kills, falls for Corey Cunningham in Ends, and breaks Michael's arm so Laurie can finish him.

Ray Nelson

Played by
Toby Huss
Appears in
Halloween (2018)
Bio
Karen's husband, strangled by Michael at Laurie's compound.

Frank Hawkins

Played by
Will Patton; Thomas Mann (young Hawkins, Kills)
Appears in
Halloween (2018); Halloween Kills (2021); Halloween Ends (2022)
Bio
The deputy who arrested Michael in 1978 in this timeline, and who shot his own partner Pete McCabe by accident that night. He survives Sartain's attack and ends the trilogy in a romance with Laurie.

Dr. Ranbir Sartain

Played by
Haluk Bilginer
Appears in
Halloween (2018); Halloween Kills (2021, archive footage)
Bio
Michael's psychiatrist and a former student of Loomis. He arranges Michael's escape to watch him kill and is stomped to death.

Aaron Korey and Dana Haines

Played by
Jefferson Hall; Rhian Rees
Appears in
Halloween (2018)
Bio
British true crime podcasters who bring Michael his old mask and are killed at a gas station.

Vicky

Played by
Virginia Gardner
Appears in
Halloween (2018)
Bio
Allyson's best friend, killed while babysitting Julian.

Cameron Elam

Played by
Dylan Arnold
Appears in
Halloween (2018); Halloween Kills (2021)
Bio
Allyson's boyfriend and Lonnie Elam's son, killed in the Myers house in Kills.

Lonnie Elam

Played by
Brent Le Page (1978); Robert Longstreet (Kills); Tristian Eggerling (young Lonnie, Kills)
Appears in
Halloween (1978); Halloween Kills (2021)
Bio
One of the boys who tease Tommy in 1978. As an adult he goes into the Myers house alone in Kills and is killed.

Sheriff Barker

Played by
Omar J. Dorsey
Appears in
Halloween (2018); Halloween Kills (2021); Halloween Ends (2022)
Bio
Haddonfield's sheriff in the 2018 trilogy.

Lance Tivoli

Played by
Ross Bacon
Appears in
Halloween Kills (2021)
Bio
A patient who escaped Smith's Grove when the 2018 bus crashed. In Kills the hospital mob mistakes him for Michael and he jumps from a window to his death.

Big John and Little John

Played by
Scott MacArthur; Michael McDonald
Appears in
Halloween Kills (2021)
Bio
The couple who have made the old Myers house their home, killed when Michael comes back.

Corey Cunningham

Played by
Rohan Campbell
Appears in
Halloween Ends (2022)
Bio
A babysitter blamed by the town after a boy dies in an accident. He meets Michael in the sewers, starts killing and wears Michael's mask. His story plays a lot like Arnie Cunningham's in Carpenter's Christine.

Terry Tramer

Played by
Michael Barbieri
Appears in
Halloween Ends (2022)
Bio
A band kid who bullies Corey. He is the grandson of Ben Tramer, the boy Laurie had a crush on in 1978.

Michael Myers

Played by
See killers section
Appears in
Every film except Halloween III
Bio
The Shape. Full details in the killers section.

Places

Haddonfield, Illinois

Appears in
Halloween (1978); Halloween II (1981); Halloween 4; Halloween 5; The Curse of Michael Myers; Halloween: Resurrection; Halloween (2007); Halloween II (2009); Halloween (2018); Halloween Kills; Halloween Ends
About
The fictional hometown of Michael Myers and Laurie Strode, named for Debra Hill's hometown of Haddonfield, New Jersey. Some street names come from Carpenter's hometown of Bowling Green, Kentucky. It has been played by South Pasadena, Salt Lake City, Georgia, Charleston, Wilmington and Savannah.

The Myers house (45 Lampkin Lane)

Appears in
Halloween (1978); Halloween II (1981); Halloween 5; The Curse of Michael Myers; Halloween: Resurrection; Halloween (2007); Halloween Kills
About
Where six-year-old Michael kills Judith in 1963. The address comes from Halloween II. In 1978 it was an abandoned house owned by a church at 707 Meridian Avenue in South Pasadena. It was later moved and became a stop for fans. Curse and Halloween 5 used houses in Salt Lake City, and Zombie's 2007 film shot on Glendon Way in South Pasadena, the same neighborhood Carpenter used. In Kills, Big John and Little John live there.

Smith's Grove Sanitarium

Appears in
Halloween (1978); Halloween II (1981); Halloween 4; The Curse of Michael Myers; Halloween (2007); Halloween II (2009); Halloween (2018)
About
The mental hospital where Michael is held from 1963. In Curse it hides the Cult of Thorn's lab, and the hospital scenes were shot at the old Primary Children's Hospital in Salt Lake City. In 2018 it is Smith's Grove Psychiatric Hospital.

The Doyle and Wallace houses

Appears in
Halloween (1978); Halloween II (1981); Halloween (2007)
About
The houses across the street from each other where Laurie and Annie babysit. In 1978 they were two homes on Orange Grove Avenue in the Spaulding Square part of Hollywood, picked because the street had few palm trees and could pass for the Midwest.

Haddonfield Memorial Hospital

Appears in
Halloween II (1981); Halloween II (2009); Halloween Kills
About
Where Michael hunts Laurie in 1981, filmed in a closed wing of Morningside Hospital in Inglewood and at Pasadena Community Hospital. In Kills the mob chases Lance Tivoli through its halls.

Santa Mira, California

Appears in
Halloween III: Season of the Witch
About
The Irish-American factory town run by Silver Shamrock, with cameras and a 6 p.m. curfew. The name comes from Invasion of the Body Snatchers. Filmed mostly in Loleta, Humboldt County.

Silver Shamrock Novelties factory

Appears in
Halloween III: Season of the Witch
About
Conal Cochran's mask factory, played by the Familiar Foods milk bottling plant in Loleta, with fire and explosion scenes shot at Don Post Studios in Los Angeles. Silver Shamrock masks later show up in Halloween (2018) and Halloween Kills.

Carruthers house

Appears in
Halloween 4; Halloween 5
About
Jamie Lloyd's foster home, where Michael kills Rachel in Halloween 5.

Sheriff Meeker's house

Appears in
Halloween 4
About
Where the survivors board up for the night and climb out onto the roof.

Tower Farm

Appears in
Halloween 5
About
The rural party spot where Michael kills Spitz and Samantha.

Haddonfield Children's Clinic

Appears in
Halloween 5
About
Where Jamie lives after attacking her foster mother.

Hillcrest Academy, Summer Glen, California

Appears in
Halloween H20
About
The private school where Laurie works as Keri Tate. Filmed at the Canfield-Moreno Estate in Silver Lake, Los Angeles. Along with Halloween III, H20 is the only film not set mainly in Haddonfield.

Langdon, Illinois

Appears in
Halloween H20
About
Where Marion Chambers Whittington lives and dies in the opening.

Grace Andersen Sanitarium

Appears in
Halloween: Resurrection
About
Where Laurie is held and killed. Filmed at Riverview Hospital in Coquitlam, British Columbia.

Rabbit in Red strip club

Appears in
Halloween (2007); Halloween II (2009)
About
Where Deborah Myers dances. The club's name turns up again as the Rabbit in Red Lounge on a map in Halloween: The Game.

Laurie's compound

Appears in
Halloween (2018); Halloween Kills
About
Laurie's fortified house in the woods with a basement safe room that becomes Michael's trap. Firefighters free him from it at the start of Kills.

Michael's sewer hideout and the salvage yard

Appears in
Halloween Ends
About
Michael hides in a drain tunnel under Haddonfield. Corey works at a salvage yard, where the town feeds Michael's body into an industrial shredder.

Pasadena Convention Center

Appears in
Halloween: 40 Years of Terror (2018); Halloween: 45 Years of Terror (2023)
About
Real-world home of the franchise anniversary conventions, with filming location tours run by Sean Clark's Horror's Hallowed Grounds.

Cast & Filmmakers

John Carpenter

Co-creator; director, co-writer and composer of the 1978 film; co-writer, producer and composer of Halloween II and III; executive producer, co-composer and creative consultant on the 2018 trilogy

Halloween (1978), Halloween II (1981), Halloween III (1982), Halloween (2018), Halloween Kills, Halloween Ends

Debra Hill

Co-creator; co-writer and producer of the 1978 film; co-writer and producer of Halloween II; producer of Halloween III

Halloween (1978), Halloween II (1981), Halloween III (1982)

Irwin Yablans

Executive producer who pitched The Babysitter Murders; co-founder of Compass International Pictures

Halloween (1978), Halloween II (1981), Halloween III (1982)

Joseph Wolf

Co-founder of Compass International Pictures; executive producer

Halloween II (1981), Halloween III (1982)

Moustapha Akkad

Financier and presenter of the original; executive producer and franchise owner through Trancas International Films until his death in 2005

Halloween (1978) through Halloween: Resurrection (2002)

Malek Akkad

Moustapha Akkad's son; production assistant on Halloween 4, associate producer on Curse and H20, co-producer on Resurrection, producer of every film since 2007; holds the rights through Trancas

Halloween 4, The Curse of Michael Myers, Halloween H20, Halloween: Resurrection, Halloween (2007), Halloween II (2009), Halloween (2018), Halloween Kills, Halloween Ends

Paul Freeman

Producer

Halloween 4, The Curse of Michael Myers, Halloween H20, Halloween: Resurrection

Ramsey Thomas

Producer

Halloween 5

Dino De Laurentiis

His company financed Halloween II and III

Halloween II (1981), Halloween III (1982)

Bob Weinstein and Harvey Weinstein

Dimension Films and The Weinstein Company executives; executive or co-executive producers

Halloween H20, Halloween: Resurrection, Halloween (2007), Halloween II (2009)

Jason Blum

Producer; head of Blumhouse Productions

Halloween (2018), Halloween Kills, Halloween Ends

Bill Block

Producer (Miramax)

Halloween (2018), Halloween Kills, Halloween Ends

Rick Rosenthal

Director; plays Professor Mixter in Resurrection

Halloween II (1981), Halloween: Resurrection

Tommy Lee Wallace

Production designer, co-editor and mask maker on the 1978 film, where he also wore the mask in the closet scene; writer and director of Halloween III

Halloween (1978), Halloween III (1982)

Nigel Kneale

Wrote the original Halloween III script and had his name removed

Halloween III (1982)

Joe Dante

First attached director of Halloween III

Halloween III (1982)

Dennis Etchison

Wrote the rejected Halloween 4 script; as Jack Martin, wrote the Halloween II and Halloween III novelizations

Halloween II novelization, Halloween III novelization

Dwight H. Little

Director

Halloween 4

Alan B. McElroy

Screenwriter; created Jamie Lloyd

Halloween 4

Dominique Othenin-Girard

Director and co-writer

Halloween 5

Michael Jacobs and Shem Bitterman

Credited screenwriters

Halloween 5

Joe Chappelle

Director

The Curse of Michael Myers

Daniel Farrands

Screenwriter who built the Thorn mythology; co-wrote the first Chaos! Comics issue

The Curse of Michael Myers, Halloween #1 (Chaos! Comics)

Rand Ravich

Uncredited reshoot rewrites

The Curse of Michael Myers

Steve Miner

Director

Halloween H20

Robert Zappia and Matt Greenberg

Screenwriters

Halloween H20

Kevin Williamson

Wrote the H20 treatment and did uncredited rewrites; co-executive producer; came up with the paramedic swap

Halloween H20, Halloween: Resurrection

Larry Brand and Sean Hood

Screenwriters

Halloween: Resurrection

Rob Zombie

Writer, director, producer and music supervisor

Halloween (2007), Halloween II (2009)

Andy Gould

Producer

Halloween (2007), Halloween II (2009)

David Gordon Green

Director, co-writer and executive producer

Halloween (2018), Halloween Kills, Halloween Ends

Danny McBride

Co-writer and executive producer

Halloween (2018), Halloween Kills, Halloween Ends

Jeff Fradley

Co-writer

Halloween (2018)

Scott Teems

Co-writer

Halloween Kills

Paul Brad Logan and Chris Bernier

Co-writers; Logan also wrote the novelization

Halloween Ends

Ryan Turek

Co-producer and executive producer (Blumhouse)

Halloween (2018), Halloween Kills, Halloween Ends

Cody Carpenter and Daniel Davies

Composers with John Carpenter

Halloween (2018), Halloween Kills, Halloween Ends

Dan Wyman

Synthesizer programmer on the 1978 score

Halloween (1978)

Alan Howarth

Composer (with Carpenter on II and III; solo on 4, 5 and Curse)

Halloween II (1981), Halloween III, Halloween 4, Halloween 5, The Curse of Michael Myers

Paul Rabjohns

Additional music for the reshoot version

The Curse of Michael Myers

John Ottman and Marco Beltrami

Ottman is the credited composer; Beltrami wrote most of the final score, uncredited

Halloween H20

Danny Lux

Composer

Halloween: Resurrection

Tyler Bates

Composer

Halloween (2007), Halloween II (2009)

Dean Cundey

Director of photography

Halloween (1978), Halloween II (1981), Halloween III (1982)

Charles Bornstein

Co-editor

Halloween (1978)

Peter Lyons Collister

Director of photography

Halloween 4

Robert Draper

Director of photography

Halloween 5

Billy Dickson

Director of photography

The Curse of Michael Myers

Daryn Okada

Director of photography

Halloween H20

Patrick Lussier

Editor of H20; co-writer and planned director of the cancelled Halloween 3D

Halloween H20, Halloween 3D (unmade)

Todd Farmer

Co-writer of the cancelled Halloween 3D

Halloween 3D (unmade)

Marcus Dunstan and Patrick Melton

Writers of the cancelled Halloween Returns; Dunstan was set to direct

Halloween Returns (unmade)

David Geddes

Director of photography

Halloween: Resurrection

Phil Parmet

Director of photography

Halloween (2007)

Brandon Trost

Director of photography

Halloween II (2009)

Michael Simmonds

Director of photography

Halloween (2018), Halloween Kills, Halloween Ends

Timothy Alverson

Editor

Halloween (2018), Halloween Kills, Halloween Ends

Glenn Garland

Editor

Halloween (2007), Halloween II (2009)

Tom Burman

Makeup effects, with a $25,000 budget

Halloween III (1982)

Don Post

Mask maker; made and sold the Silver Shamrock masks and loaned his factory for Halloween III

Halloween III (1982)

Greg Nicotero and Robert Kurtzman (K.N.B. EFX Group)

Makeup effects; Nicotero also has a cameo

Halloween 5

John Carl Buechler

Makeup effects designer, Michael Myers mask

The Curse of Michael Myers

Stan Winston

Made H20's final Michael mask; his son Matt Winston plays a detective

Halloween H20

Gary J. Tunnicliffe

Special effects on Curse; makeup effects coordinator on Resurrection

The Curse of Michael Myers, Halloween: Resurrection

Wayne Toth

Makeup effects

Halloween (2007), Halloween II (2009)

Christopher Nelson

Makeup effects designer who made the 2018 mask

Halloween (2018), Halloween Kills, Halloween Ends

Dick Warlock

Michael Myers and stunt coordinator in Halloween II; lead android and stunt coordinator in Halloween III

Halloween II (1981), Halloween III (1982)

Nick Castle

The Shape in 1978; cameo and breathing in the 2018 trilogy, credited as Flasher in Ends; later directed The Last Starfighter

Halloween (1978), Halloween (2018), Halloween Kills, Halloween Ends

Tony Moran

Unmasked Michael

Halloween (1978), Halloween II (1981, archive footage)

George P. Wilbur

Michael Myers; died February 1, 2023

Halloween 4, The Curse of Michael Myers

Don Shanks

Michael Myers and the Man in Black

Halloween 5

Chris Durand

Michael Myers

Halloween H20

Brad Loree

Michael Myers and stunt coordinator

Halloween: Resurrection

Tyler Mane

Adult Michael Myers

Halloween (2007), Halloween II (2009)

Daeg Faerch

Ten-year-old Michael Myers

Halloween (2007)

James Jude Courtney

Michael Myers

Halloween (2018), Halloween Kills, Halloween Ends

Donald Pleasence

Dr. Sam Loomis

Halloween (1978), Halloween II (1981), Halloween 4, Halloween 5, The Curse of Michael Myers

Jamie Lee Curtis

Laurie Strode; executive producer on the 2018 trilogy; uncredited voices in Halloween III

Halloween (1978), Halloween II (1981), Halloween III (voice), Halloween H20, Halloween: Resurrection, Halloween (2018), Halloween Kills, Halloween Ends

Danielle Harris

Jamie Lloyd; later Annie Brackett in the Zombie films

Halloween 4, Halloween 5, Halloween (2007), Halloween II (2009)

Ellie Cornell

Rachel Carruthers

Halloween 4, Halloween 5

Malcolm McDowell

Dr. Samuel Loomis

Halloween (2007), Halloween II (2009)

Scout Taylor-Compton

Laurie Strode

Halloween (2007), Halloween II (2009)

Sheri Moon Zombie

Deborah Myers

Halloween (2007), Halloween II (2009)

Brad Dourif

Sheriff Leigh Brackett (spelled Lee in the 2009 credits list)

Halloween (2007), Halloween II (2009)

Nancy Kyes

Annie Brackett; Linda Challis in Halloween III

Halloween (1978), Halloween II (1981), Halloween III

P. J. Soles

Lynda; narrator of Halloween: 25 Years of Terror; voice cameo in 2018

Halloween (1978), Halloween: 25 Years of Terror, Halloween (2018)

Charles Cyphers

Sheriff Leigh Brackett; died August 4, 2024

Halloween (1978), Halloween II (1981), Halloween Kills

Nancy Stephens

Marion Chambers

Halloween (1978), Halloween II (1981), Halloween H20, Halloween Kills

Kyle Richards

Lindsey Wallace; broke her nose filming Kills

Halloween (1978), Halloween Kills, Halloween Ends

Brian Andrews

Tommy Doyle

Halloween (1978)

Paul Rudd

Tommy Doyle, in his feature film debut

The Curse of Michael Myers

Anthony Michael Hall

Tommy Doyle

Halloween Kills

Tom Atkins

Dr. Dan Challis

Halloween III

Stacey Nelkin

Ellie Grimbridge

Halloween III

Dan O'Herlihy

Conal Cochran

Halloween III

Judy Greer

Karen Nelson

Halloween (2018), Halloween Kills

Andi Matichak

Allyson Nelson

Halloween (2018), Halloween Kills, Halloween Ends

Will Patton

Frank Hawkins

Halloween (2018), Halloween Kills, Halloween Ends

Rohan Campbell

Corey Cunningham

Halloween Ends

Stefan Hutchinson

Comic writer

One Good Scare (2003), Autopsis (2006), Nightdance (2008), 30 Years of Terror (2008), The First Death of Laurie Strode (2008)

Curtis Richards

Author of the 1979 novelization

Halloween (1978) novelization

Nicholas Grabowsky

Author of the Halloween IV novelization

Halloween 4 novelization

Kelly O'Rourke

Author of three Berkley young adult novels

The Scream Factory, The Old Myers Place, The Mad House

John Passarella

Author of the 2018 novelization

Halloween (2018) novelization

Tim Waggoner

Author of the Halloween Kills novelization

Halloween Kills novelization

Sean Clark

Horror's Hallowed Grounds host; co-organizer of the 40 and 45 Years of Terror conventions

Halloween: 40 Years of Terror, Halloween: 45 Years of Terror

Marc Helwig

Miramax executive who described the planned TV series as a creative reset

Untitled Halloween TV series (unmade)

Lance Guest

Jimmy

Halloween II (1981)

Colin Mahan

Voice of Dr. Loomis

Halloween (2018), Halloween Kills

Tom Kane

Voice of Dr. Loomis

Halloween H20

Chelsea Krause

Voice of Laurie Strode

Halloween: The Game (2026)

Production & Box Office

Box office

Halloween (1978)

Budget
$325,000 (The Numbers); $300,000 put up by Akkad per the AFI Catalog and official site; $320,000 per a 1979 Box Office article
Domestic
$47,274,000
Worldwide
$70,274,000 (The Numbers)

Halloween II (1981)

Budget
$2,500,000
Domestic
$25,533,818
Worldwide
$25,533,818 (no international gross reported)

Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)

Budget
$2,500,000 (The Numbers); $4.6 million (Wikipedia and The New York Times, with Universal overhead)
Domestic
$14,400,000
Worldwide
$14,400,000 (The Numbers); $14,402,425 with a 2025 Australian re-release

Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988)

Budget
$5,000,000 ($5.5 million per the official site)
Domestic
$17,768,757
Worldwide
$17,768,757

Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989)

Budget
$6,000,000 (The Numbers); $5 million (Box Office Mojo); $5.5 million (Wikipedia)
Domestic
$11,642,254
Worldwide
$11,642,254

Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995)

Budget
$5,000,000
Domestic
$15,126,948 (The Numbers); $15,116,634 (Box Office Mojo)
Worldwide
$15,781,563 (The Numbers)

Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998)

Budget
$17,000,000
Domestic
$55,041,738
Worldwide
$64,854,900 (The Numbers); about $75 million (Wikipedia)

Halloween: Resurrection (2002)

Budget
$15,000,000 ($13 million in Wikipedia's franchise table)
Domestic
$30,259,652 (The Numbers); $30,354,442 (Box Office Mojo)
Worldwide
$37,659,652 (The Numbers); $37,664,855 (Wikipedia)

Halloween (2007)

Budget
$15,000,000
Domestic
$58,269,151
Worldwide
$77,514,401 (The Numbers); $80,253,908 (Box Office Mojo)

Halloween II (2009)

Budget
$15,000,000
Domestic
$33,392,973
Worldwide
$38,512,850 (The Numbers); $39,421,467 (Box Office Mojo)

Halloween (2018)

Budget
$10,000,000
Domestic
$159,366,015 (The Numbers); $159,342,015 (Box Office Mojo)
Worldwide
$255,416,089 (The Numbers); $259,939,869 (Box Office Mojo, all releases)

Halloween Kills (2021)

Budget
$20,000,000
Domestic
$92,002,155
Worldwide
$130,851,162 (The Numbers); $133.4 million (Wikipedia)

Halloween Ends (2022)

Budget
$20,000,000 (The Numbers); $30 million (Box Office Mojo); $33 million (Wikipedia)
Domestic
$64,079,860
Worldwide
$105,400,796 (The Numbers); $104,374,176 (Box Office Mojo)

The thirteen films add up to $624,157,321 domestic and $865,610,242 worldwide at The Numbers, on combined production budgets of $133,325,000. Wikipedia's franchise table uses higher worldwide figures for H20, the 2018 film and Kills and totals $885,966,037. Adjusted to 2023 dollars, Wikipedia puts the series at about $1.09 billion in the US, the highest of any horror series there, ahead of Friday the 13th at $908.4 million and A Nightmare on Elm Street at $793.5 million. Halloween (2018) is the top earner, and its $76.2 million opening weekend alone made more than any earlier entry's whole run. Halloween 5 is the lowest at $11.6 million.

Rights and business

Compass International Pictures, founded by Irwin Yablans and Joseph Wolf in 1977, produced and released the 1978 film with Falcon International Productions and Moustapha Akkad's money. Aquarius Releasing handled New York and Philadelphia, and Warner Bros. bought the rights for Italy, Germany and France after a screening at MIFED in Milan. NBC paid about $3 million for TV rights in 1980. Carpenter's deal gave him 10 percent of profits, and Debra Hill worked for a share of net profits.

Money trouble started early. In March 1980 Yablans filed a $4 million lawsuit after Carpenter and Hill took The Fog to Avco Embassy, saying they had not been paid their share of Halloween's profits. Yablans still pre-sold Halloween II at Cannes that May. Dino De Laurentiis's company paid for Halloween II and III, and Universal released both. Compass closed in 1981 and came back four years later as Trancas International Films, which is still the copyright holder.

After Halloween III failed, Carpenter and Hill sold their interest in the title to Moustapha Akkad. Etchison remembered Hill calling to tell him his script was not part of the deal. Akkad's Trancas made Halloween 4 and 5 and released them through Galaxy International Releasing in the US. 20th Century Fox released Halloween 4 in the UK in 1989.

After Halloween 5 did poorly the series sat on hold while legal fights over the rights played out, with Akkad and the Weinsteins bidding against John Carpenter and New Line Cinema. Akkad and the Weinsteins won, and Miramax's Dimension Films took distribution starting with The Curse of Michael Myers. A dispute between Nightfall Productions, which favored the original cut, and Dimension, which pushed the reshoots, ended with Dimension's version in theaters.

Carpenter came close to returning for H20. He asked for a $10 million directing fee and a three-picture deal, which he saw as payment for money he never got from the original, and Akkad and the Weinsteins said no. Akkad's contracts also kept Michael from being killed off, which led to the paramedic swap. Dimension released H20 and Resurrection.

Moustapha Akkad was killed in November 2005 and Malek Akkad took over. Dimension, by then part of The Weinstein Company, made Zombie's two films; MGM released the 2007 remake in the US and The Weinstein Company handled other territories. Dimension then failed to get Halloween 3D or Halloween Returns into production and lost the rights in December 2015.

On May 24, 2016, Blumhouse and Miramax announced they would co-finance a new film, with Universal distributing under its Blumhouse deal. It was the first Halloween film Universal released since Halloween III in 1982. Universal also put Kills and Ends on Peacock's paid tiers the same day they hit theaters. After Ends, Jason Blum said the Blumhouse run was over and the rights reverted to Malek Akkad, and in October 2025 Blum confirmed Blumhouse can no longer make Halloween films.

In October 2023 Miramax picked up Halloween television rights as a co-production with Trancas, beating Blumhouse and A24. Miramax's company profile still lists those rights. Dread Central reported in June 2026 that the show could not find a home and that Paramount, which already has a relationship with Miramax, could be a partner on a future film. No deal had been announced.

Licensing is its own business. Don Post made masks for several films and got merchandising rights to the Silver Shamrock masks in exchange for loaning his factory to Halloween III. Cinema Secrets was licensed for masks starting with Resurrection. In 2012 Universal licensed Trick or Treat Studios to make Halloween II masks, and Trick or Treat later made a Halloween board game. NECA, McFarlane Toys, Mezco, Sideshow and Super7 have made figures. Behaviour Interactive's Dead by Daylight license ended with the characters leaving the store on January 19, 2026, and IllFonic developed Halloween: The Game with Compass International Pictures and published it with Gun Interactive.

Home video rights have moved around too. Media Home Entertainment put out the first VHS, and a 1979 copy sold for $13,220 on eBay in 2013. Anchor Bay released the original on DVD in 1997 and Blu-ray in 2007. Scream Factory and Anchor Bay put out Halloween: The Complete Collection in 2014, and Scream Factory handled the 4K releases of films 1 through 6, H20 and Resurrection in 2021 and 2022. Universal released the 2018 trilogy on disc.

Reception

The 1978 film opened to mixed reviews and turned into a classic. Variety praised Carpenter's timing. Newsweek's David Ansen called it a superb exercise in suspense. The Village Voice compared it to Hitchcock. Pauline Kael panned it in The New Yorker, and Roger Ebert gave it four stars. It holds 97 percent on Rotten Tomatoes and 91 on Metacritic. It ranked 68th on AFI's 100 Years...100 Thrills, 14th on Bravo's 100 Scariest Movie Moments, and the Chicago Film Critics Association called it the third scariest film ever made.

The sequels mostly got beaten up. Rotten Tomatoes scores run 27 percent for Halloween II, 50 for Halloween III, 43 for Halloween 4, 10 for Halloween 5, 8 for Curse, 54 for H20, 10 for Resurrection, 28 for the 2007 remake, 25 for the 2009 sequel, 79 for Halloween (2018), 38 for Kills and 40 for Ends. Curse has the lowest Metacritic score in the series at 10. CinemaScore grades run from a D for Halloween III to a B+ for Resurrection and the 2018 film.

Fans have rethought several of them. Halloween III has a strong cult following, and scholars write about its shots at corporations, television and the selling of Halloween. Halloween 4 is now loved for its fall atmosphere. Many fans prefer the Producer's Cut of Curse. In 2022 the British Film Institute named Zombie's Halloween II the best horror film of 2009, and Red Letter Media predicted Ends would find a Halloween III-style cult. The Hollywood Reporter later ranked Ends second on its list of the decade's best slasher movies.

The original set the slasher template. Wikipedia and film historians credit it with popularizing the final girl, killing off teens who have sex or use drugs, a signature theme for the killer, and first-person killer point of view shots. Friday the 13th and A Nightmare on Elm Street followed its model. Scream has its teens watch Halloween, and its killer Billy Loomis is named after Dr. Loomis.

Laurie Strode is one of the earliest final girls, and scholar James Rose compares her to Sally Hardesty from The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. A Cal State Media Psychology Lab survey of 1,166 people ranked Michael Myers highest of all movie monsters for pure evil and for showing the dark side of human nature. LA Weekly named him the greatest slasher villain in 2018. Empire ranked Loomis the 18th best horror movie character, and Carpenter's score is widely cited as an influence on synthwave.

Halloween (2018) started the legacy sequel wave. Wikipedia names Candyman (2021), Scream (2022), Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022), The Exorcist: Believer (2023), I Know What You Did Last Summer (2025) and Scary Movie (2026) as following its approach. Its $76.2 million opening was the best ever for a film led by an actress over 55.

Halloween II got caught up in a real crime story. On December 7, 1982, Richard Delmer Boyer stabbed an elderly couple to death in Fullerton, California. At his second trial in 1984 the defense said drugs gave him a flashback to Halloween II, and the film was shown to the jury. He was sentenced to death, and the case became known as the Halloween II murders. Separately, Germany banned the film from December 1990 to January 2024.

The fan base keeps the series alive between films. Trancas has run anniversary conventions every five years since 2003, Universal's Halloween Horror Nights has built Michael Myers mazes in Hollywood and Orlando, AMC runs franchise marathons during FearFest, and the Myers house in South Pasadena became a tourist stop.

Awards

  • Halloween (1978): Critics Award, Avoriaz Fantastic Film Festival, 1979
  • Halloween (1978): Special Silver Plaque for John Carpenter, Chicago International Film Festival, 1978
  • Halloween (1978): Saturn Award nomination, Best Horror Film, 1979 (lost to The Wicker Man)
  • Halloween (1978): No. 68 on AFI's 100 Years...100 Thrills, 2001
  • Halloween (1978): Michael Myers nominated for AFI's 100 Years...100 Heroes and Villains
  • Halloween (1978): Selected for the National Film Registry, 2006
  • Halloween (1978): 35th Anniversary Blu-ray won the Saturn Award for Best Classic Film Release
  • Halloween II (1981): Saturn Award nominations for Best Horror Film and Best Actor (Donald Pleasence), 1982
  • Halloween III (1982): Edd Riveria's poster nominated for a Saturn Award (lost to John Alvin's E.T. poster)
  • Halloween 4 (1988): Saturn Award nominations for Best Horror Film and Best Writing (Alan B. McElroy), 1990
  • The Curse of Michael Myers (1995): Worst Film, Fangoria Chainsaw Awards, 1996; Worst Sequel nomination, Stinkers Bad Movie Awards, 1996
  • Halloween H20 (1998): Saturn Award nominations for Best Horror Film and Best Actress (Jamie Lee Curtis)
  • Halloween H20 (1998): Fangoria Chainsaw Award, Best Actress (Jamie Lee Curtis)
  • Halloween H20 (1998): Four Blockbuster Entertainment Award nominations, 1999 (Curtis, Adam Arkin, LL Cool J, Josh Hartnett)
  • Halloween (2007): Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Award, Best Film of 2007, with a record 550 votes
  • Halloween (2007): Best Remake, Spike TV Scream Awards, 2008
  • Halloween (2007): Best Film nomination, Sitges Film Festival; Best Supporting Actress nomination for Sheri Moon Zombie, Fright Meter Awards
  • Halloween II (2009): Named best horror film of 2009 by the British Film Institute in 2022
  • Halloween: The Complete Collection: Saturn Award for Best DVD or Blu-ray Collection, 2015
  • Halloween (2018): Runner-up, Grolsch People's Choice Midnight Madness Award, Toronto International Film Festival
  • Halloween (2018): Saturn Award, Best Actress (Jamie Lee Curtis), 45th Saturn Awards, 2019; nomination for Best Horror Film
  • Halloween (2018): Four Fangoria Chainsaw Award nominations (Best Wide Release, Best Actor for Courtney and Castle, Best Actress for Curtis, Best Makeup FX for Christopher Nelson)
  • Halloween (2018): MTV Movie and TV Awards nomination, Most Frightened Performance (Rhian Rees), 2019
  • Halloween (2018) soundtrack: Best Score, Fright Meter Awards, 2018
  • Halloween Kills (2021): Fangoria Chainsaw Awards for Best Score and Best Makeup FX (Christopher Nelson), May 15, 2022
  • Halloween Kills (2021): People's Choice Award nominations for Drama Movie of 2021 and Drama Movie Star (Curtis)
  • Halloween Kills (2021): MTV Movie and TV Award nominations for Best Villain (James Jude Courtney) and Most Frightened Performance (Kyle Richards), 2022
  • Halloween Kills soundtrack: Best Musical Score nomination, Indiana Film Journalists Association
  • Halloween Ends (2022): People's Choice Award nominations for Drama Movie of 2022 and Drama Movie Star (Curtis)
  • Halloween Ends (2022): Hollywood Music in Media Awards nomination, Original Score in a Horror Film, 2022
  • Other honors: Empire named Halloween one of The 500 Greatest Movies of All Time (2008); Total Film named it one of the 100 Greatest Movies (2010); Complex (2017) and Paste (2018) named it the best slasher film ever; Empire ranked Loomis the 18th best horror movie character

Parodies and references

  • Scream (1996): the teens watch Halloween during the party, and the killer Billy Loomis is named after Dr. Loomis.
  • The Boondocks (2010) has a character called Dr. Doomis, based on Loomis and voiced by Tom Kane, Loomis's voice in H20.
  • Halloween H20 includes a hockey mask nodding to Steve Miner's Friday the 13th films.
  • Halloween III: Season of the Witch shows the original Halloween on TV as part of a horror-thon inside the story.
  • Silver Shamrock masks and the jingle appear in the French horror film Livide, and the masks appear in The Guest.
  • Silver Shamrock masks appear as Easter eggs in Halloween (2018) and Halloween Kills.
  • Halloween (1978): Tommy watches The Thing from Another World, which Carpenter remade in 1982. Tommy Doyle's name nods to Rear Window, and Loomis's comes from Psycho.
  • Halloween III borrows the town name Santa Mira from Invasion of the Body Snatchers and its subtitle from George A. Romero's Season of the Witch.
  • The subtitles Return, Revenge and Curse on Halloween 4, 5 and 6 match the Pink Panther films, as Daniel Farrands pointed out.
  • The Curse of Michael Myers models Danny Strode on The Shining's Danny Torrance and Beth's death on When a Stranger Calls; a character jokes about shooting Michael into space.
  • Halloween Ends gives Corey Cunningham a story much like Arnie Cunningham's in Carpenter's Christine, and Green named Fallen Angels and My Bodyguard among its influences.
  • Halloween: 30 Years of Terror (2008 comic) includes a story where a grown Tommy Doyle writes Michael Myers comics.
  • Call of Duty: Ghosts made Michael Myers a playable character in its Onslaught DLC in January 2014.
  • Michael Myers was a playable killer and Laurie Strode a survivor in Dead by Daylight from October 25, 2016, until they left the store on January 19, 2026.
  • Fortnite added a Michael Myers outfit on October 25, 2023, and NECA made a Fortnitemares Michael Myers figure.
  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III put Michael Myers in The Haunting event in September 2024.
  • RetroRealms: Halloween (October 18, 2024) turned the franchise into a retro side-scrolling game.
  • Universal Halloween Horror Nights mazes and scare zones: Halloween: The Life and Crimes of Michael Myers (Hollywood, 2009); Halloween house (Orlando, 2014); Halloween: Michael Myers Comes Home (Hollywood, 2015); Halloween: Hell Comes to Haddonfield (Hollywood and Orlando, 2016); Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (Hollywood and Orlando, 2018; Hollywood, 2021); Halloween (Hollywood and Orlando, 2022).
  • NECA's Ben Cooper Costume Kids Series 9 Michael Myers figure plays on old drugstore Halloween costumes.
  • Spirit Halloween sells a 6 foot 6 inch Michael Myers animatronic that plays music from the 1978 film.
  • Donald Pleasence hosted Saturday Night Live on Halloween 1981, the night after Halloween II opened.
  • Dana Carvey has a tiny uncredited part in Halloween II (1981), and Octavia Spencer, Margot Kidder and Weird Al Yankovic appear in Zombie's Halloween II.

Fandom

Halloween fan films are a whole scene of their own. In an April 2023 piece, Dread Central's Chad Collins watched 22 of them and interviewed three filmmakers. He found Clint Shelton and Bradley Woods's Halloween: Season of the Boogeyman, then set for October 2024, ranked 11th in IMDb popularity among Halloween titles, above Curse, H20, Halloween III and Halloween 4, and Jordan Hoover's in-production fan feature Halloween ranked 16th, still above Halloween 5. Several of the films he watched topped a million views.

Standout fan films Collins covered: Anthony Knasas's eight-minute He Came Home (October 2018, about 687,000 views), shot around the original Pasadena neighborhoods on a borrowed camera and dedicated to Carpenter and Debra Hill; JP DeStefano and Thunder Knock Studios' hour-long Halloween Night (March 15, 2020, 1.4 million views), which ignores the Green films and gave part of its budget to Texas Children's Hospital in Houston; and the Coleman brothers' Halloween Inferno The Boogeyman Cut (December 2, 2020, about 852,000 views), over 40 minutes long with original music. IMDb lists Halloween Inferno as parts released in 2019 and 2020. The Colemans had made a Halloween fan film as kids on their grandfather's Hi-8 camera and went on to their own feature, The Burned Over District.

Courtlan Gordon and Jimmy Champane's Happy Halloween: A Halloween Kills Fan Film (October 16, 2020, about 534,000 views) and its sequel Happy Halloween Part II (October 30, 2022) stand out for a Michael who looks right, played by Vincente DiSanti in the first and Champane in the second, in a commissioned replica of the film mask. Champane said the 2018 bus crash made it feel acceptable to have Michael kill a kid on screen. DiSanti also made the Friday the 13th fan film Never Hike Alone. Other entries include Mason Martucci's Halloween Burns (2022), Cameron Stewardson's 50-minute Evil Returns (2022), Jaden Esparza's Halloween: Christmas in Haddonfield (December 25, 2021) and Charlie Wolff's two-minute Aftermath. IMDb also lists titles such as The Shape Returns (2017), Halloween 9: The Shape Stalks (2015), The Shape Kills (2020), The Shape: A Halloween Fan Film (2022), Halloween 7: The Return of the Curse (2024), Mask of Evil (2024) and Halloween: A Fan Film (2025).

Kenny Caperton's Myers House NC is the most famous fan build in the franchise. He built a life-size copy of the South Pasadena house as his home in Hillsborough, North Carolina, finished in March 2009, working with no blueprints. Fangoria profiled it in its 2018 relaunch issue under the heading Lifers: My Myers House.

The every-five-years Terror conventions are the franchise's family reunions. Sean Clark helped organize all of them from 2003 on, Trancas joined as producer, and HorrorHound Ltd. came aboard for H40 and H45. Fans travel from around the world for them, and they have drawn guests from every film, including many of the men who played Michael, from Nick Castle and Tommy Lee Wallace to James Jude Courtney.

Collecting screen-used pieces is serious business. Sean Clark owns screen-worn masks from Halloween III through Resurrection, Mrs. Elrod's cutting board and an original 1978 shooting script from Nick Castle. Mark Roberts of Ohio owns the original 1978 mask and coveralls. Don Shanks kept a Halloween 5 mask, and Daniel Farrands was given a production-made Halloween 6 mask.

Mask replicas are a hobby all their own. Michael-Myers.net has published a yearly Top Ten Myers Mask Replicas for ten years. Trick or Treat Studios' licensed masks come from sculptors like Justin Mabry and from film molds, including Wayne Toth's molds for the Rob Zombie masks and Christopher Nelson's for the Green trilogy.

Fan websites have kept the history alive when official sources went quiet. 45 Lampkin Lane rebuilt what was lost when the Official Halloween Message Board closed, and catalogs every novelization, documentary and home video version. HalloweenMovies.com opened an official Facebook discussion group in 2020 because, in its words, the fan base is vocal, passionate and opinionated.

Fans and cast have shown up for each other. In 2020 Jamie Lee Curtis officiated a Zoom wedding for Anthony Woodle, a Charleston, South Carolina movie theater worker and lifelong Halloween fan dying of cancer, after David Gordon Green let him and his fiancee see Halloween Kills early. Curtis said he died about an hour after the ceremony. In 2019 Trancas joined filmmakers like Guillermo del Toro and James Wan in donating to help Burbank horror bookstore Dark Delicacies move.

Fans have also gotten on screen. Universal's 2021 Halloween Kills: Face the Shape contest put fan Mark Motha on screen as a Michael Myers victim, and on March 28, 2026 a crowd of Michael Myers cosplayers in Boston broke a Guinness World Records mark for the largest gathering dressed as Michael at the PAX East event for Halloween: The Game.

Official merchandise now leans hard on deep cuts that only longtime fans catch: a Halloween 5 Brute mask, Thorn tattoos, a Strode Realty sign, Haddonfield Boogeymen caps and polos, a Vincent Drug shirt, a Silver Shamrock Novelties beer glass and Nanoforce figures of Ghost Bob and the Smith's Grove station wagon.

Books & Comics

Books

Halloween

1979 · novelization

Author
Curtis Richards (pen name of Richard Curtis)
About
The first Halloween book, a mass market paperback from Bantam Books released in October 1979 and reissued in 1982 before going out of print. It follows the film but adds a prologue about Samhain: a disfigured Celtic teen named Enda kills the Druid princess Deirdre and her lover, and a shaman curses his soul to relive the crime forever. Michael has nightmares about Enda and Deirdre, and so did his great-grandfather before he shot two people at a Halloween harvest dance in the 1890s. The book spends more time on Michael's childhood and his years at Smith's Grove, where he actually talks, which clashes with Loomis saying in the film that he has not spoken in fifteen years. It also plays up the sexual side of his stalking more than the movie does.

Halloween (Printed in Blood limited edition)

2023 to 2024 · novelization

Author
Curtis Richards (Richard Curtis); illustrated by Orlando "Mexifunk" Arocena
About
The first new printing of the 1979 novelization in more than 40 years. Printed in Blood made it under license from Compass International Pictures with help from Richard Curtis. It is a 224-page limited edition hardcover whose cover recreates the old paperback art. Fangoria announced preorders on September 19, 2023 and counted nearly a hundred new illustrations by Arocena. Wikipedia dates the edition 2024 and says more than 100 illustrations.

Halloween II

1981 · novelization

Author
Jack Martin (pen name of Dennis Etchison)
About
Zebra paperback from Kensington, dated November 1, 1981 in library records and released alongside the film. It became a bestseller and opens each chapter with a captioned black and white still from the movie. Etchison added a victim who is not in the film, a reporter. Etchison had already novelized John Carpenter's The Fog under the same pen name.

Halloween III: Season of the Witch

1982 · novelization

Author
Jack Martin (pen name of Dennis Etchison)
About
Jove paperback released October 1, 1982 and reissued in 1984. The ending is harsher than the film. The film leaves open whether Challis gets the last network to pull the Silver Shamrock commercial. The book says he fails and the children die screaming. It also hints that Conal Cochran may have survived, carried off by the magic of Stonehenge.

Halloween IV

1988 · novelization

Author
Nicholas Grabowsky
About
Tie-in paperback from Critic's Choice Paperbacks and Lorevan Publishing, released in October 1988 with 224 pages. It follows the events of Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers with a few changes. It was the last of the original run of novelizations to feature Michael.

Halloween IV: The Special Limited Edition

2003 · novelization

Author
Nicholas Grabowsky
About
A 2003 reissue of Grabowsky's Halloween 4 novel with new material and new cover art.

Halloween IV: The Ultimate Authorized Edition

2013 · novelization

Author
Nicholas Grabowsky
About
A 2013 hardcover version of the Halloween 4 novel. It adds an epilogue that had never been published before, and that epilogue changes the original ending.

The Scream Factory (Halloween, Book 1)

1997 · novel

Author
Kelly O'Rourke
About
First of three young adult novels Berkley Books put out over four months. Released October 1, 1997. A group of friends builds a haunted house attraction in the basement of Haddonfield City Hall and Michael Myers stalks and kills them there. O'Rourke's books are original stories with no ties to the film continuity.

The Old Myers Place (Halloween, Book 2)

1997 · novel

Author
Kelly O'Rourke
About
Berkley Books, December 1, 1997. Mary White moves into the Myers house with her family and takes Judith Myers' old bedroom. Michael comes home and goes after Mary and her friends.

The Mad House (Halloween, Book 3)

1998 · novel

Author
Kelly O'Rourke
About
Berkley Books, February 1, 1998. Christine Ray joins a documentary crew that films at haunted places. Their next stop is Smith's Grove, where they run into Michael.

Halloween: Sam

2000s · novel

Author
Stefan Hutchinson; illustrations by Marcus Smith
About
A prose short story, not a full novel, that was offered only as a download on HalloweenComics.com. Hutchinson pitched it to honor Dr. Loomis, since the H20 timeline never showed what happened to him after Halloween II. It covers Loomis's backstory and his relationship with Elizabeth Worthington, a journalist he met in World War II. In 1995 Michael visits the ailing Loomis in a hospital and kills Elizabeth in front of him, and Loomis dies of heart failure trying to stop him. The 45 Lampkin Lane fan archive says the Autopsis comic was meant to lead into Sam. The HalloweenComics.com domain was listed for sale in September 2026.

Halloween: The Official Movie Novelization

2018 · novelization

Author
John Passarella
About
Titan Books novelization of the 2018 film, released October 23, 2018. Penguin Random House lists it in paperback and ebook.

Halloween Kills: The Official Movie Novelization

2021 · novelization

Author
Tim Waggoner
About
Titan Books tie-in for Halloween Kills. Dread Central ran the cover in August 2021 and noted that the book was coming off the Penguin Random House presses. The 45 Lampkin Lane fan site reported preorders on August 16, 2021.

Halloween Ends: The Official Movie Novelization

2022 · novelization

Author
Paul Brad Logan
About
Written by Logan, one of the film's four credited screenwriters. Titan Books published it at 368 pages, and fan site 45 Lampkin Lane reported it was set to come out four days after the film opened in theaters and on Peacock. Penguin Random House lists paperback and ebook editions.

The Legend of Halloween

2021 · novelization

Author
David Gordon Green and Onur Tukel (Tukel also illustrated)
About
An illustrated story book that retells the 1978 film in eerie rhymes, based on the Carpenter and Debra Hill screenplay. Further Front Publishing opened preorders on October 29, 2020 with a motion trailer and released it January 26, 2021 through LegendofHalloween.com. Malek Akkad and Ryan Freimann oversaw it. HalloweenMovies.com gave away fifteen copies signed by Green. Tukel said he first saw Halloween at about nine years old.

Halloween (Printed in Blood ARTBOOK series)

2021 · art book

Author
Various artists; introduction by David Gordon Green
About
Announced November 12, 2020 for summer 2021. A 240-page hardcover in Printed in Blood's ARTBOOK line, made with Compass International Pictures. It holds more than 225 new pieces from more than 200 artists around the world, all made for the book.

Halloween (Devil's Advocates series)

2014 · non-fiction

Author
Murray Leeder
About
A short study of the 1978 film in the Devil's Advocates line. Wikipedia cites it as a 2014 Columbia University Press book, while Open Library lists Auteur Publishing with a 2015 date. It quotes Carpenter saying he did not think there was much story left for Halloween II and describing writing the sequel over a lot of beer. Wikipedia uses it for the date of the film's NBC premiere.

Taking Shape: Developing Halloween from Script to Scream

2019 · non-fiction

Author
Dustin McNeill and Travis Mullins
About
Harker Press book on how the Halloween films were developed, ISBN 9780578586816. Wikipedia cites it as a source on Halloween: Resurrection. The 45 Lampkin Lane fan site lists the subtitle as From Script to Screen, while the Wikipedia citation reads Script to Scream.

Taking Shape II: The Lost Halloween Sequels

2020 · non-fiction

Author
Dustin McNeill and Travis Mullins
About
Harker Press follow-up, ISBN 978-0-578-74526-8, about Halloween sequels that were written or pitched and never made. Wikipedia cites it in the Halloween 5 article.

You Can't Kill the Boogeyman: The Ongoing Halloween Saga - 13 Movies and Counting

2025 · non-fiction

Author
Wayne Byrne
About
Bloomsbury book covering all thirteen films, ISBN 978-1-493-07979-7. Byrne writes that Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers is one of the most divisive entries and that neither the theatrical cut nor the Producer's Cut matches Daniel Farrands's original vision. He blames the split fan reaction on the lack of any definitive version of that film.

Still Rolling: Inside the Hollywood Dream Factory

2023 · non-fiction

Author
Dwight H. Little
About
McFarland memoir by the director of Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers, ISBN 978-1-476-64956-6. Wikipedia uses it as a source for the Halloween 4 article.

Horror Films of the 1990s

2011 · guide

Author
John Kenneth Muir
About
McFarland reference book. Muir calls Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers a well-meaning sequel so busy filling in mythology that it loses track of its story, and finds the Producer's Cut still mediocre despite some interesting moments. He also credits the film with being made by an obsessive fan of the series.

Horror Films of the 1970s

2011 · guide

Author
John Kenneth Muir
About
McFarland reference book used by Wikipedia as a source in its article on the 1978 film.

Horror Films of the 1980s

2011 · guide

Author
John Kenneth Muir
About
McFarland reference book cited by Wikipedia in its Halloween II (1981) article.

The Films of John Carpenter

2012 · non-fiction

Author
John Kenneth Muir
About
McFarland study of Carpenter's work, cited by Wikipedia for the roughly $3 million NBC paid for the TV rights in 1980 and for the extra scenes Carpenter shot during Halloween II for the 1981 broadcast.

Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film

2011 · non-fiction

Author
Adam Rockoff
About
McFarland history of the slasher film. Rockoff calls Halloween the blueprint for every slasher and the model all later ones are judged against, and points to its final girl, its killer's point of view shots and its holiday setting.

Men, Women, and Chainsaws: Gender in the Modern Horror Film

1993 · non-fiction

Author
Carol Clover
About
Princeton University Press study that film historians cite when they argue Halloween started the new wave of horror in the 1980s.

The Cinema of John Carpenter: The Technique of Terror

2004 · non-fiction

Author
David Burnand and Miguel Mena (chapter authors)
About
Wallflower Press collection. The chapter Fast and Cheap? The Film Music of John Carpenter describes the Halloween theme as a piano melody in 10/8, or complex 5/4, time.

Order in the Universe: The Films of John Carpenter

2000 · non-fiction

Author
Robert C. Cumbow
About
Scarecrow Press study of Carpenter's films, cited in the Wikipedia article on the 1978 film.

Musique Fantastique: A Survey of Film Music in the Fantastic Cinema

1985 · non-fiction

Author
Randall D. Larson
About
Scarecrow Press survey of genre film music. It is the source for Carpenter saying he can play almost any keyboard but cannot read or write music.

Danse Macabre

1981 · non-fiction

Author
Stephen King
About
King's nonfiction book on horror, cited in writing on the 1978 film. Dennis Etchison, who wrote the Halloween II and III novelizations as Jack Martin, served as historian and consultant on it.

Racing the Beam

2009 · non-fiction

Author
Nick Montfort and Ian Bogost
About
MIT Press history of the Atari 2600. It says Wizard Video's Halloween and Texas Chainsaw Massacre cartridges were made to stir up controversy but came out as the 1983 crash hit and made little noise.

Horror Video Games: Essays on the Fusion of Fear and Play

2009 · non-fiction

Author
Bernard Perron (editor)
About
McFarland essay collection cited by Wikipedia for the 1983 Atari 2600 Halloween game.

Legacy of Blood: A Comprehensive Guide to Slasher Movies

2004 · guide

Author
Jim Harper
About
Critical Vision guide to slasher films, cited in the Wikipedia article on Halloween II (1981).

Timelines of Terror: The Fractured Continuities of Horror Film Sequels

2023 · non-fiction

Author
Josh Spiegel
About
McFarland book on messy horror sequel timelines, a subject Halloween's five continuities fit well. Wikipedia cites it in the Halloween 5 article.

A Critical Guide to Horror Film Series

2013 · guide

Author
Ken Hanke
About
Routledge guide to horror series, cited in the Wikipedia article on Halloween III: Season of the Witch.

The Gorehound's Guide to Splatter Films of the 1980s

2003 · guide

Author
Scott Aaron Stine
About
McFarland guide cited for the Halloween 4 home video history, including Anchor Bay's 2006 special edition DVD.

Slasher Films: An International Filmography, 1960 Through 2001

2003 · guide

Author
Keith Byron Armstrong
About
McFarland filmography cited for the bootleg copies of the Halloween 6 Producer's Cut that went around collector circles before its official release.

ReMIND Magazine: Halloween collector's issue

2021 · guide

Author
Guest editor Justin Beahm
About
An October 2021 super-sized issue marking 42 years of Halloween. It had new interviews with John Carpenter and David Gordon Green, a list of 13 things you didn't know about Halloween, pieces on Carpenter's music, Halloween III's legacy, the franchise's twists, Michael Myers and collectibles. Contributors included Malek Akkad, Chris Alexander, Michael Dougherty, Justin Mabry of Trick or Treat Studios, Ben Scrivens of Fright-Rags and Chris Zephro of Trick or Treat Studios.

Fangoria Volume 2, Issue 1

2018 · guide

Author
Phil Nobile Jr. (editor-in-chief)
About
The first issue of the relaunched Fangoria, a 114-page quarterly, with Michael Myers on the cover and seven Halloween articles. They included The Two Shapes Speak with Nick Castle and James Jude Courtney, an interview with David Gordon Green, The Changing Shape, Halloween's Abandoned Continuity, The Bastard Sons (and Daughters) of Michael Myers, and Lifers: My Myers House about Kenny Caperton's replica house in North Carolina.

Comics

Halloween

Publisher
Chaos! Comics
Years
2000
Issues
1 (36-page one-shot, several variant covers)
About
Brian Pulido's Chaos! Comics put out the first Halloween comic. It was meant to be a single special, and the Grand Comics Database lists it as Michael Myers's first comic appearance. Phil Nutman wrote it with help from Daniel Farrands, writer of Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers. David Brewer and Justiniano handled art across the Chaos! books. Tommy Doyle is the hero, and this issue adds backstory on Michael's childhood.

Halloween II: The Blackest Eyes

Publisher
Chaos! Comics
Years
April 2001
Issues
1 (36 pages)
About
The first Chaos! sequel, again written by Phil Nutman with Tommy Doyle trying to kill Michael. Despite the II in the title, it is not an adaptation of the 1981 film.

Halloween III: The Devil's Eyes

Publisher
Chaos! Comics
Years
November 2001
Issues
1 (36 pages)
About
The third Chaos! book picks up after Halloween H20. The three Chaos! stories grew out of Farrands's unused pitch for the eighth film: Tommy Doyle locked in Smith's Grove for Michael's crimes, an escape and reunion with Lindsey Wallace, Loomis's journals, and a final unmasking that reveals Laurie Strode has taken on her brother's role. Wikipedia says the Chaos! trilogy also folded in the Jamie Lloyd storyline and events from Halloween 6.

Halloween: One Good Scare

Publisher
Self-published by Stefan Hutchinson
Years
2003
Issues
1
About
Written by Stefan Hutchinson and drawn by Peter Fielding for the series' 25th anniversary, to be sold as a collectible at the Halloween convention in South Pasadena. Lindsey Wallace is the lead. Hutchinson wanted to take Michael back to his roots and away from the lumbering Jason-style killer of the sequels. Good word of mouth made him hope to use it as a demo for a publishing deal, but rights problems blocked that at the time.

Halloween: Autopsis

Publisher
Paranormal Pictures (packed with Anchor Bay's DVD)
Years
July 25, 2006
Issues
1 (minicomic)
About
Written by Hutchinson with art by Marcus Smith and colors by Nick Dismas, and packed inside the first pressing of the Halloween: 25 Years of Terror DVD. A photographer named Carter is hired to shoot pictures of Michael Myers, follows Dr. Loomis, picks up Loomis's obsession, and finally meets Michael, who kills him. Hutchinson and Malek Akkad planned the comics as linked stories while working on the 25 Years of Terror documentary.

Halloween: Nightdance

Publisher
Devil's Due Publishing
Years
February to May 2008
Issues
4
About
Hutchinson's four-issue miniseries drawn by Tim Seeley, set up after Devil's Due approached Malek Akkad. Issue titles: A Shape in the Void, The Silent Clown, A Rainbow in One Color, and When the Stars Came Crashing Down. The first issue takes place October 31, 2000, between H20 and Resurrection. Michael fixates on Lisa, an insecure 18-year-old in Russellville who is afraid of the dark after he once trapped her in a basement. Ryan Nichols hunts Michael after watching him take his wife, and in the end Michael frames Ryan and buries Lisa alive. No film characters appear besides Michael. Rob Zombie's remake gave Hutchinson room because the new films would not contradict the comics.

Halloween: Nightdance (trade paperback)

Publisher
Devil's Due Publishing
Years
2008
Issues
Collects 4 issues
About
The collected edition, ISBN 978-1-93469-220-2. It adds a prose story called Charlie about Charlie Bowles, a Russellville serial killer who taps into the same evil force that drives Michael.

Halloween: 30 Years of Terror

Publisher
Devil's Due Publishing
Years
August 2008
Issues
1 (anthology one-shot)
About
A 30th anniversary anthology written by Hutchinson, made because no film was coming out in 2008. Stories: Trick or Treat, about the MacKenzies, the unseen neighbors Tommy and Lindsey run to in 1978; P.O.V., a murder from both Michael's and the victim's point of view; Visiting Hours, with Laurie thinking about the life she could have had; Tommy and the Boogeyman, where grown-up Tommy Doyle writes comics about Michael; and Repetition Compulsion, with Loomis trying to predict Michael's next move on Halloween 1989. Michael tampers with candy, beheads a beauty queen and kills a teacher across the book.

Halloween: The First Death of Laurie Strode

Publisher
Devil's Due Publishing
Years
September to November 2008
Issues
Planned as 3; Devil's Due lists #1 and #2
About
Hutchinson wrote it and Jeff Zornow drew it. It bridges Halloween II and H20 by following Laurie after the 1978 murders as she tries to recover, and it leaves unclear whether the Michael she sees is real. Hutchinson disliked the sibling twist and tried to make it almost incidental, and he saw Laurie's slide into becoming Keri Tate as the real story rather than the faked death. Wikipedia calls it a three-issue series, but Devil's Due's own list of past titles shows only issues 1 and 2.

Halloween: The Game Comic

Publisher
IllFonic (digital bonus)
Years
2026
Issues
1 (digital)
About
A digital comic included with the Digital Deluxe Edition of Halloween: The Game, which went on preorder June 6, 2026 and launched September 8, 2026.

Publishing

Halloween

1979 · Novelization

Author
Curtis Richards
Publisher
Bantam Books
Ties to
Halloween (1978)

Halloween II

1981 · Novelization

Author
Jack Martin
Publisher
Zebra
Ties to
Halloween II (1981)

Halloween III: Season of the Witch

1982 · Novelization

Author
Jack Martin
Publisher
Jove Books
Ties to
Halloween III: Season of the Witch

Halloween IV

1988 · Novelization

Author
Nicholas Grabowsky
Publisher
Critic's Choice Paperbacks
Ties to
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers

Halloween: The Official Movie Novelization

2018 · Novelization

Author
John Passarella
Ties to
Halloween (2018)

Halloween Kills: The Official Movie Novelization

2021 · Novelization

Author
Tim Waggoner
Publisher
Titan Books
Ties to
Halloween Kills

Halloween Ends: The Official Movie Novelization

2022 · Novelization

Author
Paul Brad Logan
Publisher
Titan Books
Ties to
Halloween Ends

Games

Halloween

1983

Platforms
Atari 2600
About
Wizard Video Games cartridge released in October 1983, product number 007 per AtariAge. Charles Band had started Media Home Entertainment, which held the film's video rights, and then Wizard Video. Tim Martin programmed it with Robert Barber after Games by Apollo went bankrupt. Wizard showed it unfinished at the Winter Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in January 1983 and first announced a March 1, 1983 release. InfoWorld reported in February 1983 that Atari 400/800 and VIC-20 versions were planned. You play a babysitter who moves children to safe rooms at each end of the house and can stab the killer twice with a knife to advance. Three lives. When the killer gets you, the babysitter's head disappears and blood pumps from her neck. It uses the poster as box art and the theme music, but never names anyone. To save money many cartridges had no printed label, just tape with Halloween written in marker. Small production runs made it a prized collector item.

Call of Duty: Ghosts, Onslaught DLC

2014

Platforms
Platforms that carried Call of Duty: Ghosts DLC
About
Michael Myers was a one-time playable event character on the multiplayer map Fog in the Onslaught add-on released in January 2014, per Eurogamer's review.

Dead by Daylight: Halloween Chapter

2016

Platforms
PC (2016); PlayStation 4 and Xbox One (August 2017); later platforms
About
Behaviour Interactive added the chapter October 25, 2016. It was the first licensed horror film in the game. It brought The Shape as a Killer, Laurie Strode as a Survivor and the Haddonfield map, listed as Lampkin Lane. The Shape's power, Evil Within, moves him from a stealthy stalking mode to a faster pursuer mode and then Evil Incarnate, which gives him an instant down attack. His perks were Save the Best for Last, Play with Your Food and Dying Light. Laurie's were Sole Survivor, Object of Obsession and Decisive Strike. Jamie Lee Curtis's likeness and voice were not used. On December 18, 2025 Behaviour announced the chapter would leave. At 11 AM ET on January 19, 2026 it could no longer be bought, the Haddonfield map and Strode Realty Key were removed, and the perks were renamed for players who did not own them. Owners kept their characters and cosmetics.

Fortnite: Michael Myers outfit (Fortnitemares)

2023

Platforms
Fortnite platforms
About
Wikipedia dates Michael Myers's arrival as an outfit to October 25, 2023, though its line is marked as needing a citation. NECA's licensed Fortnite x Halloween 7-inch figure, listed in June 2026, confirms the in-game gear: Stab-O-Lantern back bling, a Slasher knife and a floating keyboard for the Live from Haddonfield emote. The figure came with a code for a Fright Flame wrap.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III, The Haunting event

2024

Platforms
Modern Warfare III platforms
About
Michael Myers appeared in the Halloween season event that Bloody Disgusting reported for September 18, 2024, alongside Art the Clown.

RetroRealms: Halloween

2024

Platforms
Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
About
A 16-bit style side-scrolling platformer from Boss Team Games, made with WayForward and released October 18, 2024. IGN revealed it on August 13, 2024 alongside RetroRealms: Ash vs Evil Dead. Each sold digitally for $24.99, and a physical Double Feature bundle of both games was $49.99. Owning both unlocks extra features. Boss Team Games CEO Steve Harris called the pair 90s arcade style games that stay true to the original film.

Halloween: The Game

2026

Platforms
PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Windows (Steam and Epic)
About
IllFonic developed and published it, with Gun Interactive co-publishing, in partnership with Compass International Pictures and Further Front. It was revealed at Gamescom on August 20, 2025, dated for September 8, 2026 at a September 24, 2025 State of Play, and built in Unreal Engine 5 as a 1970s period piece with input from John Carpenter and Malek Akkad. Nick Castle, the original Shape, took part. The single-player story runs six chapters from Michael's point of view: his escape from Smith's Grove, what happened at Phelps Garage, and stealing the mask from Nichols Hardware, with Dr. Loomis narrating. Multiplayer is one Michael against four Civilians who warn residents, scavenge weapons, lead people to safety and call police before time runs out. Michael can be knocked down or detained but not killed. Launch content: four maps (Haddonfield Heights, Haddonfield Town Center, Orange Grove Estates, East Haddonfield), ten playable Civilians (Jennifer, Tanya, Rachel, Eric, Marcus, Thomas, and legacy characters Bob Simms, Lynda van der Klok, Annie Brackett and Laurie Strode), and a Perk Card deck system. Digital Standard cost $39.99. Digital Deluxe cost $59.99 and added Early Access from September 4, an Inmate Michael skin, Civilians Richard and Alexis, a Final Girl Laurie cosmetic and a digital comic. Preorders got a Phantom Michael skin. The game hit 500,000 players on launch day and over 1 million by September 12, 2026. Laurie is voiced by Chelsea Krause. Australia refused it classification on August 14, 2026 over a marijuana power-up, and the PS5 version was canceled in Japan. Metacritic scores landed at 71 on PC, 68 on PS5 and 60 on Xbox Series X/S.

Halloween: The Game, Physical Standard Edition

2026

Platforms
PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X
About
Distributed by Nighthawk Interactive for October 6, 2026 at $39.99. Includes the disc, advance access to a Michael Myers Clown skin and two Civilian cosmetics, and an exclusive poster.

Halloween: The Game, Limited Collector's Edition

2026

Platforms
PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X
About
Nighthawk Interactive, October 6, 2026, $149.99. Includes the disc, advance access to Clown and Samhain skins for Michael and four Civilian cosmetics, an exclusive poster, a Shape Jump variant action figure and exclusive lenticular art.

Halloween: The Game (board game)

2023

Platforms
Tabletop
About
Trick or Treat Studios' licensed board game, opened for preorder June 9, 2023. Emerson Matsuuchi designed it and Nathan Thomas Milliner illustrated it. It is a one versus many game for 2 to 4 players. One player is Michael and the others play Laurie and her friends hunting for weapons, the kids and a way out. Michael can only be seen when a player is looking right at him. It was the first board game made from the original film. Trick or Treat also sold a set of paintable miniatures for it, sculpted by Andy Manoloff, Justin Mabry and Alexander Ray, covering Michael, Loomis, Laurie, Lynda, Annie and Bob.

Halloween II: The Game

2023

Platforms
Tabletop
About
An officially licensed Universal board game from Stop The Killer, created by Anthony Masi, and Fright-Rags. Its Kickstarter launched June 14, 2023. Players work together with dice rolls and strategy to escape Haddonfield Memorial Hospital and Michael. The promo commercial was shot in one day from a six-page script with professional cosplayer Lito Velasco as Michael.

Fright Fights: Halloween

2020s

Platforms
Tabletop card game
About
Fright-Rags card game with Michael Myers and Laurie Strode character decks in a VHS-style slipcase, with 63 cards and attack dice. A $20 restock was listed in August 2026 and set to ship October 30, 2026.

Halloween pinball machine

2021

Platforms
Arcade pinball (Spooky Pinball)
About
The first officially licensed Halloween pinball machine, made by Spooky Pinball with Compass International Pictures and designed by Luke Peters. Jason Edmiston did the art. It uses audio clips from the 1978 film plus new lines from P.J. Soles, a Judith Myers tombstone ball lock and a sculpted pumpkin. It was limited to 1,250 machines across Collector's, Blood Sucker and Standard editions, and HalloweenMovies.com said it sold out in about two hours in July 2021.

Escape Michael Myers

2018

Platforms
Web browser
About
A free retro 8-bit style online game at escapemichaelmyers.com promoting the 2018 film. Michael chases Laurie through a graveyard and the streets of Haddonfield. HalloweenMovies.com staff joked they could not last more than a minute and a half.

Halloween Portal: Match Made in Terror

2025

Platforms
Web browser
About
A browser game with a leaderboard on halloweenportal.com, a site credited to Trancas International Films, Compass International Pictures and Further Front. The game's team pointed fans there in October 2025 for an exclusive fourth vintage Halloween card.

Games

Halloween: The Game

Asymmetrical horror sandbox with single-player story mode

Developer
IllFonic
Release date
2026-09-08
Platforms
PlayStation 5; Xbox Series X|S; PC
Notes
Officially licensed game based on the 1978 film and Haddonfield setting.
Status
Released
Publisher
IllFonic Publishing; co-publisher Gun Interactive
Features
Standalone single-player story; 1v4 asymmetrical multiplayer; Online PvP; Online co-op on PC
Engine
Unreal Engine 5

Games and interactive

Halloween

1983 · video game

Platform
Atari 2600
Developer
MicroGraphicImage / VSS
Publisher
Wizard Video Games
Product id
007
Players
1
Media
cartridge
Status
released
Facts
Based on Halloween (1978).; Atari joystick control.; Standard-label and no-label cartridge variants documented.

Dead by Daylight: Halloween

2016 · licensed game chapter

Platform
Dead by Daylight
Developer
Behaviour Interactive
Status
retired from new purchase
Availability change
Removed from platform stores / new unlocks: 2026-01-19 11:00 ET
Characters
The Shape / Michael Myers; Laurie Strode
Map
Haddonfield
Ownership rule
Previously unlocked characters/cosmetics remain playable.

Halloween: The Game

2026 · video game

Platform
PC / PlayStation 5 / Xbox Series X|S
Developer
IllFonic
Publisher
IllFonic Publishing
Co publisher
Gun Interactive
Release date
2026-09-08
Engine
Unreal Engine 5
Modes
single-player; online PvP; online co-op
Status
released
Digital editions
Standard: $39.99 USD; Digital Deluxe: $59.99 USD

Halloween: The Game Physical Standard Edition

2026 · physical game edition

Platform
PlayStation 5 / Xbox Series X
Publisher
Nighthawk Interactive distribution
Release date
2026-10-06
Price
$39.99 USD
Included
Game disc; Michael Myers Clown Skin: advance access; 2 Civilian Cosmetics: advance access; Exclusive Halloween poster
Status
October 6, 2026 physical release date

Halloween: The Game Limited Collector's Edition

2026 · physical game collector edition

Platform
PlayStation 5 / Xbox Series X
Publisher
Nighthawk Interactive distribution
Release date
2026-10-06
Price
$149.99 USD
Included
Game disc; Michael Myers Clown Skin: advance access; Michael Myers Samhain Skin: advance access; 4 Civilian Cosmetics: advance access; Exclusive Halloween poster; Shape Jump Variant action figure; Exclusive lenticular art
Status
limited physical edition; October 6, 2026 release date

Home Media

Documentaries and retrospectives

Halloween Unmasked 2000

1998

About
A 26 to 27 minute featurette on the making and legacy of the 1978 film. The 45 Lampkin Lane archive says it first appeared on Anchor Bay's two-tape VHS on August 5, 1998, then later VHS releases and the 1999 DVDs. IMDb lists it as a 1999 video with Dee Snider and Debra Hill. It was left off Anchor Bay's 2003 and later releases, then returned on the Complete Collection deluxe bonus disc in 2014, Shout's 2021 4K and Via Vision's 2025 set.

Inside Halloween 5

2000

About
A 15-minute featurette released September 12, 2000 about the rushed production of Halloween 5, with Danielle Harris and Ellie Cornell per IMDb. Later carried on the 2014 deluxe bonus disc and the 2021 4K.

Halloween 4: Final Cut

2001

About
A 17-minute featurette released October 9, 2001 covering the back to basics story, the race to finish a script before the writers' strike, casting and reception. IMDb lists Moustapha Akkad among its participants.

AMC Backstory: Halloween

2002

About
A 45-minute retrospective that aired on AMC October 26, 2002. According to 45 Lampkin Lane it has never been released on disc.

Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest

2003

About
An 87-minute documentary on the making, impact and legacy of the 1978 film, first released on DVD August 5, 2003. It reuses interviews shot for Halloween Unmasked. IMDb lists it as a 2003 TV movie with Rino Romano and Anthony Timpone. It was on the 2007 Blu-ray and the 2018 Lionsgate 4K Blu-ray, and on disc 3 of Shout's 2021 4K, a disc dropped from the 2025 reissue.

On Location: 25 Years Later

2003

About
A location featurette carried on Lionsgate's 2018 40th anniversary 4K and Via Vision's 2025 Imprint set.

Halloween: 25 Years of Terror

2006

About
An 83-minute retrospective released on DVD by Anchor Bay July 25, 2006. P.J. Soles narrates, IMDb lists Irwin Yablans among the participants, and it revisits filming locations. It includes panels from the October 2003 25th anniversary convention with guests like Rob Zombie and Clive Barker. Composer John Ottman used it to voice his unhappiness about Scream music being added to H20. The first pressing had a slipcover and the Autopsis minicomic. No North American Blu-ray has carried it, but Via Vision's 2025 4K set does.

Halloween: The Shape of Horror

2006

About
A 2006 short listed on IMDb with Malek Akkad and Charles Cyphers.

Michael Lives: The Making of Halloween

2008

About
A 258-minute, roughly four and a half hour documentary on Rob Zombie's remake, from preproduction meetings through reshoots. It was still being edited when the first DVD came out December 18, 2007, so it debuted as the third disc of the October 7, 2008 Collector's Edition and on the Blu-ray two weeks later.

Halloween: The Inside Story

2010

About
A 90-minute special for The Biography Channel and A&E on the making of the 1978 film, including the spray-painted Captain Kirk mask. Wikipedia and Dread Central give an October 28, 2010 premiere, while 45 Lampkin Lane says October 25. It had standalone US and UK releases with different narrators. IMDb lists Rob Naughton and Rob Zombie.

The Nightmare Isn't Over! The Making of Halloween II

2012

About
A 45-minute Red Shirt Pictures documentary, the first to focus only on Halloween II, released on Scream Factory's Collector's Edition Blu-ray September 18, 2012. Rick Rosenthal, Dick Warlock, Irwin Yablans, Dean Cundey, Alan Howarth, Leo Rossi, Lance Guest and Nancy Stephens take part. It has never been on a Universal release.

Stand Alone: The Making of Halloween III

2012

About
A 33-minute Red Shirt Pictures documentary released September 18, 2012 with Tommy Lee Wallace, Tom Atkins, Stacey Nelkin, Dick Warlock, Dean Cundey and costume designer Jane Ruhm. It covers the plan to make a new Halloween-themed movie every year, the effects and the jingle.

The Night She Came Home!!

2013

About
A 2013 video listed on IMDb with Jamie Lee Curtis and Sean Clark. A featurette titled The Night She Came Home is on Lionsgate's 40th anniversary 4K and Scream Factory's 2021 4K.

Back to Basics: The Making of Halloween 4

2014

About
A 47-minute Red Shirt documentary made for the 2014 Complete Collection deluxe bonus disc. It features Malek Akkad, Dwight Little, Alan B. McElroy, Alan Howarth, Paul Freeman, John Carl Buechler, Ken Horn, Tom Morga, George P. Wilbur, Danielle Harris, Ellie Cornell, Kathleen Kinmont, Beau Starr, Raymond O'Connor, Erik Preston and Sasha Jenson, plus vintage Moustapha Akkad footage.

Dead Man's Party: The Making of Halloween 5

2014

About
A 42-minute Red Shirt documentary for the 2014 deluxe bonus disc, with Malek Akkad, Rick Nathanson, Alan Howarth, Danielle Harris, Ellie Cornell, Wendy Kaplan, Jeffrey Landman, Jonathan Chapin, Frankie Como, Tamara Glynn, Matthew Walker and Don Shanks. It is frank about the rushed, rocky shoot.

Blood Is Thicker Than Water: The Making of Halloween H20

2014

About
A 58-minute Red Shirt documentary on the H20 disc in the 2014 Complete Collection, later on the 2022 4K. Interviews include Malek Akkad, Paul Freeman, Robert Zappia, Daryn Okada, Patrick Lussier, John Ottman, Donna Keegan, Brad Hardin, Jamie Lee Curtis, Josh Hartnett, Jodi Lyn O'Keefe, Nancy Stephens, Adam Hann-Byrd, Tom Kane and Chris Durand. It is the source for Marco Beltrami writing much of the finished H20 music.

Horror's Hallowed Grounds

2006 onward

About
Sean Clark's filming location series, which has visited the Myers house in South Pasadena, Mrs. Elrod's house from Halloween II, and the Utah locations of Halloween 4. Episodes appear on the Scream Factory discs for Halloween II and III, and the series ran a location bus tour at the H40 and H45 conventions.

Collection Complete: Sean Clark (two parts)

2019

About
Episodes of the docu-series Collection Complete touring Sean Clark's collection: screen-worn masks from Halloween III through Resurrection, Mrs. Elrod's bloody cutting board from Halloween II, and an original Halloween shooting script given to him by Nick Castle.

Halloween at Home

2020

About
A 28-minute virtual trick or treat video Sean Clark released October 31, 2020, narrated by Tommy Lee Wallace with music by Dan J. Schulte and sponsored by The Thing with Two Heads video podcast. More than forty cast and crew members from across the series appear, from Sandy Johnson, P.J. Soles and Nick Castle to Danielle Harris, Scout Taylor-Compton, Tyler Mane, Rhian Rees, Christopher Nelson and James Jude Courtney.

Halloween (2018) home video featurettes

2019

About
Universal's January 15, 2019 discs carry Back in Haddonfield: Making Halloween, The Original Scream Queen, The Sound of Fear, Journey of the Mask and The Legacy of Halloween, plus seven deleted or extended scenes such as Shower Mask Visit and Jog to a Hanging Dog.

Halloween Kills: Face the Shape

2021

About
A short released October 15, 2021 from a Universal contest in which the winner, fan Mark Motha, was killed on screen by Michael Myers. Dread Central counted about 134,000 views in 2023. IMDb lists Jamie Lee Curtis in it.

Halloween Kills Extended Cut featurettes

2022

About
Universal's January 11, 2022 release includes Haddonfield's Open Wounds, The Kill Team, Strode Family Values, 1978 Transformations, The Power of Fear, Kill Count, a gag reel and a commentary with David Gordon Green, Jamie Lee Curtis and Judy Greer.

Halloween Ends home video featurettes

2022

About
Universal's December 27, 2022 release includes Ending Halloween, Final Girl, No Place Like Haddonfield, A Different Threat, The Visions of Terror, Twisted Deaths, a gag reel, six deleted or extended scenes and a commentary.

The Halloween 4K Collection (1995 to 2002) new extras

2022

About
Scream Factory's 2022 box set added Jamie's Story with Danielle Harris, The Cursed Curse producer interview, Acting Scared, The Shape of Things, Haddonfield's Horrors, new Halloween 6 commentaries with Daniel Farrands, Marianne Hagan and Alan Howarth, and Resurrection interviews such as Butcher and the Blade with Sean Patrick Thomas and Hell Raiser with Gary J. Tunnicliffe.

Music

Halloween (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), first release

1979

Artist or composer
John Carpenter
Label
Columbia Records (Japan)
About
The first album of the score, released in Japan. Carpenter recorded it at Sound Arts Studio in Los Angeles after a test screening where he was told the film was not scary. He wrote and recorded the whole score in three days, with synthesizer help from San Jose State music professor Dan Wyman and Peter Bergren engineering. The main theme is a piano melody in 10/8, often described as a complex 5/4. AllMusic rates the album 4 out of 5, and Wikipedia credits it with influencing synthwave.

Halloween (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), US release

1983 or 1985

Artist or composer
John Carpenter
Label
Varese Sarabande / MCA
About
The first US album, 11 tracks, 33:43, from Halloween Theme Main Title to The Shape Stalks. Wikipedia dates the US release to October 1983 and a CD to 1985, while Filmtracks gives the Varese album as 1985. It was reissued in 1990 and 2000.

Halloween: 20th Anniversary Edition

1998

Artist or composer
John Carpenter
Label
Varese Sarabande
About
Expanded album released September 22, 1998 per Filmtracks, produced by Alan Howarth and Ford A. Thaxton. 28 tracks, 51:51, in film order, from Halloween 1963 and The Evil Is Gone! to Was It the Boogeyman? and the reprise.

Halloween: 40th Anniversary Edition

2018

Artist or composer
John Carpenter
Label
Death Waltz Recording Co. / Mondo Records
About
16 tracks, 45:58, taken from the original mono film reels, so the music sounds the way it did in theaters and on the earliest VHS tapes. A Beyond Fest Edition variant was also sold through Mondo.

Halloween: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack 2XLP

Artist or composer
John Carpenter
Label
Mondo / Death Waltz
About
A 180 gram 2XLP cut at 45 RPM in a gatefold jacket that Mondo calls the most complete track list of the score on vinyl. Black vinyl with randomly inserted orange copies. A Version B has packaging by Phantom City Creative on orange vinyl, and Mondo sold matching Jack-O-Lantern and The Shape slipmats.

Halloween II (Original Soundtrack)

1981

Artist or composer
John Carpenter and Alan Howarth
Label
Varese Sarabande
About
30:54. The score reworks the first film's themes on a synthesizer organ instead of piano. Howarth had worked on Star Trek: The Motion Picture and Escape from New York. The album ends with Mr. Sandman by The Chordettes. A BBC reviewer said the score had a more gothic feel than the original.

Halloween II: 30th Anniversary Edition

2009

Artist or composer
John Carpenter and Alan Howarth
Label
Alan Howarth Incorporated
About
Expanded to 70:28 with six Halloween II Suites, A through F, added after the original album tracks.

Halloween II Original Motion Picture Soundtrack LP

Artist or composer
John Carpenter and Alan Howarth
Label
Death Waltz Recording Co. (sold by Mondo)
About
Death Waltz vinyl of the Halloween II score, later reissued. Mondo lists both the original LP and a reissue.

Halloween III: Season of the Witch (Original Motion Picture Score)

1982

Artist or composer
John Carpenter and Alan Howarth
Label
MCA Records (LP); Varese Sarabande (CD)
About
Released October 22, 1982, recorded at Pi West Electronic Music Studio in Glendale. 36:52, 12 tracks including Chariots of Pumpkins and Halloween Montage, with Tommy Lee Wallace as the announcer. The main theme sets a 9/16 figure against steady 4/4. Howarth said they scored straight to time-coded video synced to a 24-track recorder. It was Carpenter's last Halloween score until 2018.

Halloween III: 25th Anniversary Edition

2007

Artist or composer
John Carpenter and Alan Howarth
Label
Alan Howarth Incorporated
About
Adds 13 bonus tracks, including Hey Boom, Mask Test Tone and Stonehenge, for 68:27.

Halloween III: Season of the Witch LP and Deluxe Reissue LP

Artist or composer
John Carpenter and Alan Howarth
Label
Death Waltz Recording Co. (sold by Mondo)
About
Death Waltz vinyl of the Halloween III score and a later deluxe reissue.

Silver Shamrock jingle

1982

Artist or composer
Tommy Lee Wallace (announcer)
About
The mask commercial jingle from Halloween III, sung to London Bridge Is Falling Down and counting down the days to Halloween. German band Helloween used it as the intro to Starlight on their 1985 album Walls of Jericho, and the French film Livide briefly plays it.

Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

1988

Artist or composer
Alan Howarth
Label
Varese Sarabande
About
Released September 28, 1988 on CD, LP and cassette, 38:33. The first Halloween score Carpenter did not produce. Howarth needed Dwight H. Little's approval before taking the job. New cues include Jamie's Nightmare, Return of the Shape and Police Station. AllMusic gives it 4.5 out of 5.

Halloween 4: Limited Edition

2011

Artist or composer
Alan Howarth
Label
Alan Howarth Incorporated
About
Expanded 15-track, 52:42 album with cues like Haddonfield, Basement Terror and Shape Attack.

Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

1989

Artist or composer
Alan Howarth and various artists
About
Released September 11, 1989 on CD, vinyl and cassette. Howarth's score plus songs by White Sister, Rhythm Tribe, Becca, DV8, Eileen Clark, Diggy and Mark Chosak.

Halloween 4 and Halloween 5 Soundtracks with Collector's Box

Artist or composer
Alan Howarth
Label
Mondo
About
A Mondo bundle of the Halloween 4 and 5 soundtracks with a free collector's box.

Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

1995

Artist or composer
Alan Howarth
Label
Varese Sarabande
About
Released August 24, 1995, 56:41, 13 tracks from Jamie's Escape to Operating Room, recorded at Ivy Sound and Montecito Post. Music editor Paul Rabjohns reworked Howarth's score when the film was reshot, and Howarth called the final product a fix job that added guitar and drums. The album mixes music from the original cut and the theatrical cut. AllMusic gives it 2 out of 5 and Time Out London called it slick and unattractive.

Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers 2XLP

2025

Artist or composer
Alan Howarth
Label
Mondo Music with Varese Sarabande
About
The first vinyl release of the Halloween 6 score, sold as a 30th anniversary reissue with new art by Janie Peacock. Listed by Mondo in October 2025.

Seeds

1995

Artist or composer
Brother Cane
Label
Virgin Records
About
The Alabama rock band's album supplied songs used all through Halloween 6. The single And Fools Shine On plays when Kara, Tim and Beth pull up to school and again over the end credits. Hung on a Rope, 20/20 Faith and Horses and Needles are also in the film, along with Disconnected by I Found God.

Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (Portrait of Terror)

1998

Artist or composer
John Ottman
Label
Varese Sarabande
About
Released October 20, 1998, a record of the score Ottman wrote before the studio replaced much of it. Bob Weinstein disliked his music, and music editors filled the film with Marco Beltrami cues from Scream, Scream 2 and Mimic, then brought Beltrami in to write new bridges. Filmtracks says Miramax moved up the release and claimed there was no time to test the film with Ottman's music. No true soundtrack of the finished film was released.

What's This Life For

1998 (film use)

Artist or composer
Creed
About
Bob Weinstein had the song added to H20. It plays at a party and over the end credits.

Halloween: Resurrection (score)

2002

Artist or composer
Danny Lux
About
Lux's score uses electro-acoustic sounds rooted in early 1980s synth scores. The film also uses several rap and hip-hop songs. Critic Steve Newton panned the movie and the rap tracks but praised its creepy revival of the main theme.

Rob Zombie's Halloween (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

2007

Artist or composer
Tyler Bates and various artists
About
Released August 21, 2007 with 24 tracks, half dialogue and half music. It opens with Bates's take on Carpenter's theme and includes (Don't Fear) The Reaper, Nan Vernon's new version of Mr. Sandman, Kiss's God of Thunder, Rush's Tom Sawyer, Alice Cooper's Only Women Bleed, Peter Frampton's Baby, I Love Your Way, Nazareth's Love Hurts, Bachman-Turner Overdrive's Let It Ride, the Misfits' Halloween II and a live Iggy Pop version of the Stooges' 1969.

Rob Zombie's Halloween (vinyl)

2020

Artist or composer
Tyler Bates and various artists
Label
Waxwork Records
About
The album's first vinyl release, on 180 gram colored vinyl with dialogue, songs and score and new artwork. Waxwork listed it at $45.

Halloween II (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

2009

Artist or composer
Various artists
Label
Hip-O Records
About
Released August 25, 2009, 45:48, songs and dialogue from Zombie's sequel. Zombie used Carpenter's theme only in the final scene because it never felt right elsewhere. Nights in White Satin by The Moody Blues is the most prominent song, and 10cc's The Things We Do for Love is also used. Nan Vernon recorded a cover of Love Hurts for it. IGN liked the mix, and the album charted on the UK and US soundtrack charts.

Halloween II (Original Motion Picture Score)

2009

Artist or composer
Tyler Bates
Label
Milan Records
About
Released the same day, August 25, 2009, 50:41. Movie Music UK's Jonathan Broxton panned it harshly and gave it half a star.

Captain Clegg and the Night Creatures album

2009

Artist or composer
Captain Clegg and the Night Creatures
About
Released August 28, 2009, music by the fictional psychobilly band seen in Zombie's Halloween II.

Rob Zombie's Halloween II (vinyl)

2020

Artist or composer
Tyler Bates and various artists
Label
Waxwork Records
About
First vinyl release, 180 gram colored vinyl with Rob Zombie liner notes, a 20-page booklet of unreleased set photos from Zombie's collection, a 12 by 12 art print, printed inner sleeves and art by Robert Sammelin. Waxwork listed it at $36.

Halloween (Original 2018 Motion Picture Soundtrack)

2018

Artist or composer
John Carpenter, Cody Carpenter and Daniel Davies
Label
Sacred Bones Records (SBR-213)
About
Carpenter's first Halloween score since 1982, confirmed in October 2017, made with his son Cody and his godson Daniel Davies at Carpenter's house. It came out on iTunes October 18, 2018 and everywhere October 19. Davies listed gear like the Dave Smith OB-6, bowed guitar, Roland Juno, Korg, Moog, mellotron and piano. HalloweenMovies.com said it debuted at number 12 on Billboard's album chart and number 2 on the vinyl chart. Close to 25 vinyl variants came out in four pressings, from Pumpkin Orange to Bloody Jumpsuit. It won Best Score at the 2018 Fright Meter Awards, and Pitchfork gave it 7.4.

Halloween (2018) Expanded Edition

2019

Artist or composer
John Carpenter, Cody Carpenter and Daniel Davies
Label
Sacred Bones Records (SBR-231); Waxwork Records variant
About
Released October 18, 2019 digitally on Bandcamp only and as a 2LP with about 28 minutes of unreleased music. The gatefold has a lenticular sleeve that makes Michael appear to burn when you slide it. Variants included a Glow-in-the-Dark Splatter edition of 1,000 and a Society-only Bloody Jumpsuit edition of 150. Waxwork's variant was Jack-o-Lantern Orange with Black Splatter with art by Marc Aspinall.

John Carpenter's Halloween

2017

Artist or composer
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
Label
Sacred Bones Records (SBR190)
About
The Nine Inch Nails pair's cover of the theme, released October 13, 2017 as a 99 cent download to mark Carpenter's Anthology album, which Carpenter praised as moody and dark. Sacred Bones later pressed a 12-inch with their version on one side and Carpenter's 2017 Anthology recording on the other, on orange and black vinyl.

Anthology: Movie Themes 1974-1998

2017

Artist or composer
John Carpenter
About
Carpenter's album of new recordings of his film themes, released October 20, 2017, including Halloween.

Halloween b/w Escape from New York 12-inch

2016

Artist or composer
John Carpenter, Cody Carpenter and Daniel Davies
Label
Sacred Bones Records (SBR156)
About
New recordings of both themes by Carpenter and his Lost Themes band, meant as a bridge between his old scores and his new albums. Black and mystery color vinyl came in a mirror board sleeve.

Halloween 7-inch (with Scream Factory Blu-ray box set)

2021

Artist or composer
John Carpenter, Cody Carpenter and Daniel Davies
Label
Sacred Bones Records with Shout! Factory
About
A new recording of the main theme and Laurie's Theme, only sold with the Halloween 4K set in a box with Chris Bilheimer art. Black, white and orange splatter via Sacred Bones and red, yellow and orange splatter via Shout.

Halloween II 7-inch (with Scream Factory Blu-ray box set)

2021

Artist or composer
John Carpenter, Cody Carpenter and Daniel Davies
Label
Sacred Bones Records with Shout! Factory
About
New recordings of The Shape Enters Laurie's Room and The Shape Stalks Again, sold with the Halloween II disc set.

Halloween III 7-inch (with Scream Factory 4K and Blu-ray box set)

2021

Artist or composer
John Carpenter, Cody Carpenter and Daniel Davies
Label
Sacred Bones Records with Shout! Factory
About
New recordings of Chariots of Pumpkins and Season of the Witch, the sixth set in the Sacred Bones and Scream Factory series.

Halloween Kills (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

2021

Artist or composer
John Carpenter, Cody Carpenter and Daniel Davies
Label
Sacred Bones Records (SBR-263); Waxwork and Mondo variants
About
Scored before the COVID-19 pandemic because Kills and Ends were shot back to back. Singles: Unkillable (August 19, 2021), Rampage (September 7) and Michael's Legend (September 25). iTunes October 14 and wide release October 15, 2021 on CD, LP and cassette. It debuted at number 9 on Billboard's Top Album Sales. About 13 vinyl editions came out, including Swamp Green for Bull Moose and a clear splatter for Shout! Factory. Mondo sold an LP limited to 500, and Sacred Bones sold a Trick or Treat tote bag. Metacritic score 72. It won Best Score at the 2022 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards.

Hunter's Moon b/w Halloween Kills (Main Title)

2021

Artist or composer
Ghost; John Carpenter, Cody Carpenter and Daniel Davies
Label
Sacred Bones Records
About
Swedish band Ghost's end credits song for Halloween Kills, released as a single September 30, 2021. It is not on the score album. Sacred Bones pressed a limited 7-inch backed with the Kills main title.

Halloween Ends (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

2022

Artist or composer
John Carpenter, Cody Carpenter and Daniel Davies
Label
Sacred Bones Records (SBR-315); Waxwork variant
About
Scored after late 2021 and finished by September 2022 at Carpenter's and Davies's home studios, with a new theme for Corey. Singles The Junk Yard and The Procession came out in September 2022. iTunes October 13 and wide release October 14, 2022, with vinyl on January 20, 2023. Waxwork's exclusive variant was Sewer Hideout colored vinyl. It was nominated at the 2022 Hollywood Music in Media Awards.

Burn It Down

2022

Artist or composer
Boy Harsher
Label
Sacred Bones Records with Nude Club (SBR317)
About
The electronic duo's original song for Halloween Ends, released with the film October 14, 2022.

Halloween Kills and Halloween Ends Expanded Editions

2025

Artist or composer
John Carpenter, Cody Carpenter and Daniel Davies
Label
Sacred Bones Records (SBR-351, SBR-352)
About
Expanded albums released October 3, 2025 per Filmtracks. Wikipedia says the Ends expansion adds ten unreleased tracks.

Halloween: The Complete Expanded Collection

2025

Artist or composer
John Carpenter, Cody Carpenter and Daniel Davies
Label
Sacred Bones Records (SBR-348)
About
A deluxe limited box of the three expanded trilogy scores, listed at $165, with a signed print edition at $200. Sacred Bones notes that the bowed guitar on The Shape Hunts Allyson and all trilogy guitar is Daniel Davies.

(Don't Fear) The Reaper

1978 (film use)

Artist or composer
Blue Oyster Cult
About
Plays on the car radio as Annie drives Laurie through Haddonfield with Michael following. It returned on Rob Zombie's 2007 soundtrack.

Untitled song

1978

Artist or composer
The Coupe De Villes (John Carpenter and friends)
About
Carpenter's own band plays in the 1978 film as Laurie gets into Annie's car on the way to babysit.

Mr. Sandman

1981 (film use)

Artist or composer
The Chordettes
About
Used in Halloween II (1981) and again in the opening of H20. Reviewers noted it matched Laurie sleeping through much of Halloween II. Nan Vernon covered it for the 2007 remake's end credits.

Nights in White Satin

2009 (film use)

Artist or composer
The Moody Blues
About
The most prominent song in Rob Zombie's Halloween II (2009).

Halloween Theme (sheet music)

2022

Artist or composer
John Carpenter; arranged by Mike Story
Label
Alfred Music
About
Published arrangements of the theme listed in Open Library.

Events

Halloween Horror Nights: Michael Myers as an icon and Halloween: The Life and Crimes of Michael Myers

Where
Universal Studios Hollywood
Years
2009
About
Michael Myers was one of the event's featured characters alongside Billy the Puppet and Chucky, and got his own maze.

Halloween Horror Nights 24: Halloween maze

Where
Universal Studios Florida, Orlando
Years
2014
About
One of eight houses that year, among licensed mazes for The Walking Dead, Alien vs. Predator, From Dusk till Dawn and The Purge.

Halloween Horror Nights: Halloween: Michael Myers Comes Home

Where
Universal Studios Hollywood
Years
2015
About
A Michael Myers maze in the 2015 Hollywood lineup.

Halloween Horror Nights: Halloween: Hell Comes to Haddonfield

Where
Universal Studios Florida and Universal Studios Hollywood
Years
2016
About
Maze based on Halloween II (1981) at both parks.

Halloween Horror Nights: Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers

Where
Universal Studios Florida and Universal Studios Hollywood
Years
2018 (Hollywood again in 2021)
About
Opened September 14, 2018 on both coasts to mark the film's 30th anniversary ahead of the 2018 movie. Guests follow Michael from the sanitarium to Penney's gas station and diner and through Haddonfield to Alan Howarth's score, with a Loomis cameo. HHN creative director John Murdy toured the Hollywood maze during construction with Dwight H. Little and Malek Akkad, and Little said it gave him chills. There was a Halloween 4 HHN Hollywood app. Hollywood ran through November 3. The maze returned in Hollywood in 2021 after the 2020 event was canceled.

Halloween Horror Nights: Halloween

Where
Universal Studios Florida and Universal Studios Hollywood
Years
2022
About
Houses based on the 1978 film, timed to Halloween Ends, starting September 2, 2022 in Orlando and September 8 in Hollywood through October 31. Guests walk through Michael's run-down house and key scenes. HalloweenMovies.com filmed a walkthrough with John Murdy. Neither park's 2025 or 2026 lineup lists a Halloween house.

Halloween: 25 Years of Terror convention

Where
Pasadena area, California
Years
2003
About
The first of the every-five-years anniversary shows. Its panels, with guests like Rob Zombie and Clive Barker, were filmed for the 25 Years of Terror documentary, and Stefan Hutchinson sold One Good Scare there. Wikipedia places it in Pasadena, while 45 Lampkin Lane and Wikipedia's comic section say South Pasadena.

Halloween: 30 Years of Terror convention

Where
Southern California
Years
2008
About
Second anniversary convention, with Sean Clark among the organizers.

Halloween: 35 Years of Terror convention

Where
Southern California
Years
2013
About
Third anniversary convention, again helped by Sean Clark.

Halloween: 40 Years of Terror (H40)

Where
Pasadena Convention Center, Pasadena, California
Years
October 12 to 14, 2018
About
Presented by HorrorHound Ltd., Sean Clark, Trancas International Films and Compass International Pictures with guests from all eleven films then released, and billed as the biggest Halloween convention yet. VIP tickets sold out. The first guest list had Nick Castle, P.J. Soles, Charles Cyphers, John Michael Graham, Will Sandin, first-time guest David Kyle, Tommy Lee Wallace, Kim Gottlieb-Walker, Dick Warlock, Tom Atkins, Tom Morga, Erik Preston, George P. Wilbur, Don Shanks, A. Michael Lerner, first-timers Donna Keegan and Gary J. Clayton, Brad Loree, Tyler Mane, Daeg Faerch, first-timer Chase Wright Vanek, and James Jude Courtney in his convention debut. Extras included a Horror's Hallowed Grounds bus tour, galleries and a Saturday night after party with Alan Howarth playing live.

Halloween: 45 Years of Terror (H45)

Where
Pasadena Convention Center, Pasadena, California
Years
September 29 to October 1, 2023
About
Trancas, Sean Clark and HorrorHound Ltd. promised guests from all thirteen films and the most vendors of any Terror show, plus the Horror's Hallowed Grounds location tour, galleries, photo displays, Q&As and exclusive merchandise. The official site was Halloween45.com. HorrorHound, based in Cincinnati, runs HorrorHound Weekend, which draws over 20,000 people a year.

Toronto International Film Festival world premiere of Halloween (2018)

Where
Toronto, Canada
Years
2018
About
Midnight Madness world premiere September 8, 2018.

Fantastic Fest opening night

Where
Austin, Texas
Years
2018
About
David Gordon Green's Halloween opened Fantastic Fest in September 2018.

Beyond Fest Halloween Day

Where
Egyptian Theatre, Hollywood
Years
October 6, 2018
About
A sold-out triple bill of the 2018 film, the 1978 original and Black Christmas, the two older films picked by Green and Danny McBride as inspirations. Malek Akkad attended. There was a Halloween flash tattoo parlor, a Mondo and Death Waltz pop-up, and a live Shock Waves podcast taping with Nick Castle.

CinemaCon, San Diego Comic-Con and New York Comic Con promotion

Where
CinemaCon; San Diego Comic-Con; New York Comic Con
Years
2018
About
Universal showed exclusive footage at CinemaCon April 25, 2018. A Hall H panel at Comic-Con on July 20 had Jamie Lee Curtis, Green, Akkad and Jason Blum. At NYCC in October, Todd McFarlane unveiled an exclusive poster for the film.

Halloween 40th anniversary theatrical re-release

Where
Over 1,000 screens in more than 20 countries
Years
2018
About
CineLife Entertainment, Compass and Trancas brought back the 1978 film starting September 27, 2018 in a restoration supervised by Dean Cundey. CineLife ran a memorabilia sweepstakes with 40th anniversary 4K sets, pins, shirts and signed posters.

CineLife Halloween re-releases

Where
Theaters and drive-ins
Years
2019 to 2022
About
The 1978 film returned September 27 to October 31, 2019 for its 41st anniversary. In 2020 it played drive-ins with Halloween 4 and 5 through Halloween. CineLife brought all three back again in September 2022, its second year in a row.

AMC FearFest Michael Myers marathon

Where
AMC television
Years
2018; 2024
About
October 29 to 31, 2018 AMC ran nothing but Halloween films, from the 1978 original through Halloween 6, H20 and Rob Zombie's Halloween. AMC's 2024 FearFest again ran Halloween 1 through 6, H20, Resurrection and both Zombie films.

Monsterpalooza Halloween panel

Where
Pasadena Convention Center
Years
April 13, 2019
About
A panel on the 2018 film with Christopher Nelson, Rhian Rees and James Jude Courtney, moderated by Fangoria editor emeritus Tony Timpone and streamed live by HalloweenMovies.com.

Fangoria relaunch party

Where
Slashback Video inside the Bearded Lady's Mystic Museum, Burbank
Years
October 2, 2018
About
Launch of the Halloween-heavy first issue of the new Fangoria. Slashback Video was an art installation made to look like an indie horror video store, created by Ciara Aumentado and 2018 co-producer Ryan Turek. Ryan Freimann and Christopher Nelson attended.

Halloween Twitter Watch Party

Where
Twitter, #HalloweenAtHome
Years
May 16, 2020
About
Universal home video's live watch along of the 2018 film, hosted by Jamie Lee Curtis and David Gordon Green with Judy Greer, Andi Matichak, James Jude Courtney, Nick Castle and John Carpenter tweeting along.

Joe Bob's Haunted Drive-In

Where
Rose Bowl, Pasadena
Years
October 31, 2020
About
A drive-in movie and live haunt with Joe Bob Briggs, Darcy the Mail Girl and Felissa Rose on screen, and an appearance by Danielle Harris.

Venice International Film Festival premiere of Halloween Kills

Where
Venice, Italy
Years
September 8, 2021
About
World premiere at the 78th festival, where Jamie Lee Curtis received the Golden Lion for lifetime achievement.

Gamescom reveal of Halloween: The Game

Where
Gamescom
Years
August 2025
About
IllFonic and Gun Interactive revealed the game. Its release date and gameplay followed at a September 2025 State of Play.

PAX East 2026: Halloween: The Game demo, panel and Guinness World Records attempt

Where
Boston, Massachusetts
Years
March 26 to 29, 2026
About
The first playable demo, on the Haddonfield Heights map. A March 28 Main Theater panel had Malek Akkad, Compass SVP Ryan Freimann, IllFonic's Jared Gerritzen and Jordan Mathewson, with John Carpenter joining by video. That afternoon fans tried for the Guinness title of largest gathering of people dressed as Michael Myers. The minimum was 250 people with a white mask, blue coveralls, brown slicked-back hair and a prop knife. IllFonic's launch post in September says they broke the record.

The Myers House NC

Where
Hillsborough, North Carolina
Years
2009 to present
About
A life-size replica of the 1978 Myers house built as a private home by fan Kenny Caperton. He got the idea at 26 while house hunting in 2008 after visiting the original house in South Pasadena, which is still standing. No blueprints existed, so he drew the floor plan himself, found an architect and a builder willing to try it, and finished in March 2009 after about a year and a half. Caperton also appears in the 2010 short Judith: The Night She Stayed Home.

Halloween filming locations

Where
South Pasadena and Los Angeles, California; Salt Lake City area, Utah
Years
Ongoing
About
Fans visit the Myers house in South Pasadena and the Halloween II Elrod house nearby. H20's Hillcrest Academy is the 1923 Canfield-Moreno Estate at 1923 Micheltorena Street in Silver Lake, built for silent star Antonio Moreno, sold in 1998 and renamed The Paramour. Halloween 4's Vincent Drug is on Main Street in Midvale, Utah, now closed, with interiors shot at Millcreek Pharmacy. The Halloween 5 Myers house at 1007 E 1st Avenue in Salt Lake City, a ten-bedroom Victorian by architect Frederick Albert Hale, was listed for $950,000 in December 2020.

Original 1978 mask display

Where
Haunted houses in Toledo and Tiffin, Ohio
Years
2010s
About
Dick Warlock said the original mask and coveralls were sold to a man in Ohio who displayed them at his haunted houses. In 2017 owner Mark Roberts showed the badly aged mask, kept in a sealed climate-controlled case, and said he was considering a professional restoration.

Halloween III mask demonstrations

Where
Universal Studios Hollywood tour
Years
1982
About
Don Post gave mask-making demos on the Universal tour. The New York Times reported that Universal invited children who colored in the newspaper ads for the R-rated film to a mask-making demo on the backlot.

Merchandise

Merchandise lines

Don Post Studios

Years
1970s to 2000s; brand revived through Trick or Treat Studios 2024
Items
Don Post held exclusive merchandising rights on Halloween III as part of its deal for the film, and the Silver Shamrock factory scenes were shot in a Don Post factory. In 1982 Post used the original film molds to sell the glow-in-the-dark skull, orange pumpkin and lime-green witch masks for about $25 each, aimed at buyers 13 to 35. By 2019 those masks sold for around $500. Don Post Myers mask reproductions were costume store staples for years, and a production-made Don Post mask from Halloween 6 was given to writer Daniel Farrands. Trick or Treat Studios now sells Don Post branded items, including a Pumpkin Mask and a musical light-up Jolly Jack O'Lantern in 2024.

Cinema Secrets

Years
2002 and after
Items
Commissioned to make the Michael Myers mask for Halloween: Resurrection and later given a license to produce Myers masks.

Trick or Treat Studios

Years
2012 to present
Items
Universal licensed two Halloween II Myers masks in October 2012, one clean and one with blood tears, plus props and coveralls. The 2019 catalog was its first for the 1978 film, Halloween 4 and Halloween 5, with a Justin Mabry sculpted 78 mask, The Boogeyman mask, a Rudel-developed Brute mask from Halloween 5, young Michael clown, adult Myers, ghost Myers, Loomis and Laurie costumes, Jamie Lloyd clown costumes, sterling silver rings, Marty McEwen wall decor in a vintage Beistle style, enamel pins, a light-up pumpkin and a life-size posable Shape. It held the costume license for the 2018 film, with Christopher Nelson and Vincent Van Dyke adapting the screen-used mold. Other lines: 1:6 figures for 1978, H4, H5 and 2018 unveiled at Toy Fair 2020 at $119.99 with Mabry portraits, Alex Ray sculpting and Tinela Ayres clothing, later Resurrection and 2007 figures and a $199.99 Loomis; a 40-inch Judith Myers tombstone sculpted by Darren Roberts from Compass's screen-used patterns; a vegan leather Pumpkin Purse by Kenny R. Avila; Kills and Ends masks from the movie masters; H20 and H20 Version 2 masks by Mabry; H6 and Resurrection masks; Rob Zombie masks and knives from Wayne Toth's film molds, bundled in December 2025; Scream Greats 8-inch figures; 1978 minis; soaps, ornaments, Fear Fresheners, wrapping paper, a Strode Realty sign, Thorn temporary tattoos and PPE masks; a six-foot animatronic with two score tracks and breathing, sold only through Spirit Halloween for 2026 and 2027; and for 2026 a Giant-Size 12-inch Michael that does the head tilt and a Myers House Pumpkin Micro Maniacs playset.

NECA (National Entertainment Collectibles Association)

Years
2000s to present
Items
A Michael Myers and Dr. Loomis two-figure set; Halloween II 8-inch clothed Dr. Loomis and Laurie Strode two-pack with Donald Pleasence and Jamie Lee Curtis likenesses, pistols and a poster-style pumpkin in Haddonfield Memorial packaging, listed on NECA's store in June 2026; Halloween III 8-inch clothed Pumpkin, Witch and Skull trick-or-treaters, announced October 2019 and released March 2020; Halloween (2018) Ultimate 7-inch and an over 18-inch 1/4 scale figure; Ultimate H20 Michael with fire axe and ice skate (July 2025); Ultimate Resurrection Michael with burned mask head, tripod camera and doll (October 2025); Ben Cooper Costume Kids Series 9 Michael Myers in a Halloween 2 style retro costume (2025); and a Fortnitemares Michael Myers 7-inch figure (June 2026).

Mezco Toyz

Years
2017 to present
Items
One:12 Collective Michael Myers, preordered November 2017, with a second head wearing the ghost sheet and glasses, clean and bloody knives, a light-up jack-o'-lantern, a Judith Myers tombstone and eight hands. Living Dead Dolls Presents Michael Myers, 10 inches with rooted hair and five points of articulation (2018). Also Living Dead Dolls Halloween II Michael and an MDS Mega Scale Halloween II Michael with sound.

McFarlane Toys

Years
1999
Items
Movie Maniacs Series 2 Michael Myers, a 7-inch figure with carving knife, pumpkin and a mini movie poster display.

Sideshow Collectibles and PCS Collectibles

Years
2000s to 2020s
Items
Sideshow made Michael Myers figures according to Wikipedia. PCS sells a 23-inch polystone 1:4 scale statue of Michael on a Myers house base, with exclusive variants.

Funko

Years
2010s to present
Items
Pop! Michael Myers #3 (vaulted), Pop! #1156 new pose, a retailer black light Pop, a retailer exclusive Halloween H20 Pop #831, and a vaulted Horror series action figure.

Super7

Items
Halloween II Michael Myers ReAction figures, 3.75 inches, with butcher knife, hammer, scalpel and syringe, plus a blood-splattered variant.

Mondo

Years
2010s to present
Items
Screen printed posters for the 1978 film by Ken Taylor (edition 255, variant 65), Jock (350, variant 150), Phantom City Creative (325, variant 150), Jason Edmiston, Gary Pullin, Francesco Francavilla, Jiwoon Pak, Mike Saputo, We Buy Your Kids and 100% Soft; Halloween II posters by Pullin and Rafa Orrico; Halloween III by Pullin and Alan Hynes; 2018 posters by Bill Sienkiewicz and Phantom City Creative. A Halloween tiki mug designed by Mike Bonanno, sculpted by Tufan Sezer and Kristin Rousseau and made by Tiki Farm, in Regular, Alamo Brown, Devil's Eyes, The Shape and Beyond Fest Black versions, and a stacking Halloween III tiki set. Enamel pins by Pullin, Francavilla, Tom Whalen, Matt Ryan Tobin and Matt Taylor. Halloween II Michael Myers soft vinyl figures, including a Retro Gamer variant. Nightmare Vessels Halloween 2, an articulated figure packed in a sculpted skull pumpkin, with a glow-in-the-dark Mondo exclusive and a standard version listed in August 2026. Soundtrack vinyl under Mondo and Death Waltz.

Fright-Rags

Years
2019 to present
Items
Licensed apparel since at least 2019, including a $100 retro nylon jacket, lounge pants, a distressed dad hat, international poster art tees by Kyle Crawford, a Vincent Drug tee, TV ad tees, Haddonfield Boogeymen caps and polos, a 2026 Halloween Trio mask design line, a Silver Shamrock Novelties etched beer glass and a 32-ounce souvenir cup with Matthew Skiff art. Collectibles: the first licensed Halloween trading cards in October 2019 (78 base cards; $5 packs, $120 boxes, $35 factory sets); Halloween 4 cards in 2023 (300 boxes, autographs from Danielle Harris, Kathleen Kinmont, Sasha Jenson and Erik Preston); Halloween 5 cards in 2024; a Fright Facts Series 8 Halloween II card; a 2020 Nanoforce set with EMCE Toys of twelve 2-inch figures plus a 4-inch glow Michael, limited to 2,500 at $22 with a Haddonfield map (Laurie, Loomis, Ghost Bob, Annie, the Myers house, the pumpkin, Lynda, young Michael, the Smith's Grove station wagon, Michael, Sheriff Brackett and Judith's gravestone); 2020 face masks with profits partly going to MedShare; a Halloween 78 lunchbox and thermos; 3.75-inch figures with Plastic Meatball and Justin Osbourn card art (Laurie, Lynda and Michael from 2021, then Loomis, Ghost Bob, a Halloween 4 two-pack limited to 2,000 and a 2026 young Michael); the Fright Fights card game; and Halloween II: The Game with Stop The Killer.

Cavity Colors

Years
2020s
Items
Licensed tees and long sleeves: Stay Alive, One Good Scare, Screen Shocker, 45 Years of Terror, Immortal Classic, The Shape Stalks; Halloween II Horror Paperback, Scared to Death and an Instruments of Madness tie-dye.

Spirit Halloween

Years
2020s
Items
Halloween II adult costumes, a deluxe bloody costume with mask and knife, a split face tee and a poster tee, a 6 foot 6 inch Michael Myers animatronic with a motion sensor and 1978 music (2026), the exclusive Trick or Treat Studios animatronic for 2026 and 2027, and blind box horror vinyl figures that include Michael.

Local Boogeyman

Years
2019
Items
James Claeys's Echo Park, Los Angeles horror shop released three licensed tees based on the 1978 film in small runs.

BoxLunch

Items
An exclusive Michael Myers The Boogeyman tee with tarot card style art.

Sacred Bones Records

Years
2016 to present
Items
Besides the vinyl, apparel with Chris Bilheimer art (The Shape's Mask tee, Target Practice tee in olive and camo), Halloween Ends tees and crewnecks, a Halloween Kills Trick or Treat tote bag, and OST bundles.

Waxwork Records

Years
2019 to 2022
Items
Exclusive colored vinyl for the 2018 expanded score, Halloween Kills and Halloween Ends, and first-ever vinyl of both Rob Zombie soundtracks.

Spooky Pinball

Years
2021
Items
The licensed Halloween pinball machine, 1,250 units in three editions.

Chia (Chia Pet)

Years
2022
Items
A Michael Myers Chia Pet: a handmade pottery planter with seeds for three plantings and a drip tray.

Comic Images

Years
1992
Items
Fangoria Horror Collector Cards, a 90-card set with Halloween imagery among other horror films.

Stop The Killer

Years
2023
Items
Licensed Halloween II board game made with Fright-Rags.

Anchor Bay Entertainment (packaged collectibles)

Years
1998 to 2008
Items
A 1998 20th Anniversary Snow Globe Set VHS, sold at Sam Goody, Blockbuster and Wherehouse, with a numbered snow globe of Michael attacking Laurie that snows glitter blood, $29.99 and at the time the only Laurie collectible. A 1998 10.31.78 edition with two orange tapes, postcards and a keychain. Lenticular covers and lobby cards on the 1999 limited DVD, a Halloween 5 DVD in a tin with lobby cards in 2000, and a replica mask in the 2008 30th Anniversary Commemorative Set.

Michael-Myers.net

Years
2000 to present
Items
Fan community running since 1999 with a shop, established 2000, that sells masks, costumes, props and apparel and posts an annual Top Ten Myers Mask Replicas list, now in its tenth year.

Home media collections

Halloween (Media Home Entertainment)

1979 and 1981 · VHS and Betamax

Contents
The first home release, pan and scan. The back cover misspelled Myers as Meyers. A small 1989 pressing reportedly used the TV master by mistake. A 1979 copy sold on eBay for about $13,000 in 2013. The 1978 film never came out on CED, unlike Halloween II and III.

Halloween II and Halloween III (MCA/Universal Home Video)

1982 and 1983 · VHS, CED, LaserDisc

Contents
Halloween II hit VHS, CED and pan and scan LaserDisc in 1982, with a letterboxed Japanese LaserDisc. Halloween III followed on all three formats in 1983.

Halloween 4 and Halloween 5 (CBS/Fox Video)

1989 and 1990 · VHS and LaserDisc

Contents
Halloween 4 came out as a rental in May 1989 and went to sell-through in October 1989 to coincide with Halloween 5 in theaters. Halloween 5 followed on VHS and LaserDisc in 1990.

Halloween (Criterion Collection)

1994 · LaserDisc

Contents
A special edition LaserDisc of the 1978 film.

Halloween Commemorative Edition (Blockbuster Video)

1995 · VHS

Contents
A Blockbuster commemorative tape released August 3, 1995.

Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (Miramax Home Entertainment)

1996 · VHS and LaserDisc

Contents
Released September 10, 1996, with DVD following October 10, 2000.

Halloween (Anchor Bay first DVD)

1997 · DVD

Contents
Released October 28, 1997, a two-sided widescreen and pan and scan disc with the trailer. It is the only DVD with the original theatrical mono track.

Halloween 10.31.78 Edition

1998 · VHS

Contents
Anchor Bay limited set with two orange cassettes in a clamshell, a bonus tape with Halloween Unmasked (released August 5, 1998), postcards and a keychain.

Halloween 20th Anniversary Snow Globe Set

1998 · VHS

Contents
Anchor Bay widescreen tape with the trailer in a clamshell, packed with an individually numbered snow globe licensed by Compass, $29.99.

Halloween II and Halloween III (GoodTimes)

1998 · DVD

Contents
Non-anamorphic DVDs of both films.

Halloween H20 (Buena Vista and Dimension)

1998 to 1999 · VHS, LaserDisc, DVD

Contents
VHS and LaserDisc, then a DVD in the Dimension Collector's Series on October 19, 1999. UK VHS came December 15, 1998. FX premiered a longer TV version in February 2003 that has never been released.

Halloween Limited Edition (Anchor Bay)

1999 · DVD

Contents
Two-disc set with the theatrical and Extended Edition cuts, lenticular cover art and lobby cards. The Extended Edition cuts the NBC TV scenes into the theatrical film.

Halloween 4 and Halloween 5 (Anchor Bay)

2000 · VHS and DVD

Contents
Halloween 4 on VHS and DVD in October 2000, Halloween 5 in September 2000, including a Halloween 5 limited DVD in a tin with lobby cards.

Halloween II (Universal anamorphic DVD)

2001 · DVD and VHS

Contents
Released September 18, 2001.

Halloween: Resurrection (Dimension)

2002 · VHS and DVD

Contents
Released December 10, 2002 with a web cam special presented as found footage, plus alternate and deleted scenes.

Halloween 25th Anniversary Edition

2003 · DVD

Contents
Anchor Bay two-disc DiviMax set with a commentary by John Carpenter, Jamie Lee Curtis and Debra Hill, and Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest.

Halloween complete collection (UK)

2004 · DVD

Contents
A UK box of the first eight films, now out of print.

Halloween: 25 Years of Terror

2006 · DVD

Contents
Anchor Bay, July 25, 2006. First pressing had a slipcover and the Autopsis minicomic.

Halloween 4 and Halloween 5 special editions (Anchor Bay)

2006 · DVD

Contents
Reissues with more bonus material.

Halloween II and Halloween III double feature (Universal)

2007 · DVD

Contents
Both Universal sequels on one release.

Rob Zombie's Halloween (Dimension)

2007 to 2008 · DVD and Blu-ray

Contents
December 18, 2007: two-disc theatrical (110 minutes) and unrated director's cut (121 minutes) DVDs. UK Uncut DVD April 28, 2008. October 7, 2008 three-disc Collector's Edition with the Michael Lives documentary, and Blu-ray October 21, 2008.

Halloween (Anchor Bay and Starz first Blu-ray)

2007 · Blu-ray

Contents
Released October 2, 2007, with A Cut Above the Rest.

Halloween 30th Anniversary Commemorative Set

2008 · DVD and Blu-ray

Contents
The 1978 film on DVD and Blu-ray with Halloween 4 and Halloween 5 and a replica Michael Myers mask.

Rob Zombie's Halloween II (Sony)

2010 · DVD and Blu-ray

Contents
January 12, 2010, theatrical and unrated director's cuts. Zombie called his cut very different. The theatrical cut on Blu-ray only exists in a Canadian double feature with the 2007 theatrical cut.

Halloween Triple Feature (Alliance, Canada)

2010 · Blu-ray

Contents
January 12, 2010. Curse, H20 and Resurrection on one BD-50, 264 minutes, English and French, DTS-HD 5.1, few extras.

Echo Bridge Halloween releases

2011 to 2012 · Blu-ray and DVD

Contents
Curse on Blu-ray and DVD May 10, 2011; H20 on Blu-ray May 3, 2011 in an open matte 16:9 transfer with stereo sound that Blu-ray.com called a mess; H20 DVD April 26, 2011 at 1.66:1; a Curse and H20 Blu-ray; a Curse, H20 and Resurrection triple DVD; Resurrection DVD April 17, 2012.

Halloween II 30th Anniversary Edition (Universal)

2011 · Blu-ray

Contents
Released September 13, 2011. Universal replaced the Moustapha Akkad Presents credit with a mismatched Universal credit. Malek Akkad called it a disgrace, fans called for a boycott on Facebook, and on November 28 Universal began sending corrected discs.

Halloween II and Halloween III Collector's Editions (Scream Factory)

2012 · Blu-ray

Contents
September 18, 2012. Halloween II: two commentaries, The Nightmare Isn't Over, deleted scenes, alternate ending, TV cut, downloadable script, and the Akkad credit restored. Halloween III: commentary, Stand Alone, trailers and galleries. Universal put out a standard Halloween III Blu-ray August 11, 2015.

Halloween 4 and Halloween 5 (Anchor Bay first Blu-rays)

2012 · Blu-ray

Contents
Halloween 4 in Germany May 4, 2012 and the US August 21, 2012. Halloween 5 in 2012.

Halloween 35th Anniversary Edition

2013 · Blu-ray

Contents
October 2013, a new transfer supervised by Dean Cundey. It won the Saturn Award for Best Classic Film Release.

Halloween: The Complete Collection (Standard Edition)

2014 · Blu-ray (10 discs)

Contents
Anchor Bay and Scream Factory, September 23, 2014. The first eight films and both Rob Zombie films, one disc each.

Halloween: The Complete Collection (Limited Deluxe Edition)

2014 · Blu-ray (15 discs)

Contents
Same date, in a slipbox with ten cases and a 42-page booklet. Adds TV versions of Halloween and Halloween II, the first official release of the Halloween 6 Producer's Cut, a Rob Zombie bonus disc and a bonus disc with new features for all ten films. H20 finally appeared at 2.35:1 with 5.1 DTS-HD and a new Curtis and Steve Miner commentary. It won the 2015 Saturn Award for Best DVD or Blu-ray Collection.

Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers, The Producer's Cut (Lionsgate)

2015 · Blu-ray

Contents
Standalone release September 15, 2015.

Halloween 40th Anniversary (Lionsgate)

2018 · 4K UHD and Blu-ray

Contents
The first 4K release of the 1978 film, with a Carpenter and Curtis commentary, The Night She Came Home and On Location: 25 Years Later. An FYE exclusive Blu-ray SteelBook also came out in 2018.

Halloween (2018) (Universal)

2019 · 4K UHD, Blu-ray, DVD

Contents
Digital December 28, 2018; discs January 15, 2019 with a Best Buy Blu-ray SteelBook at $32.99. BD-66 4K disc, HDR10, DTS:X, seven deleted or extended scene selections and five featurettes.

Halloween 4K SteelBook (Best Buy)

2020 · 4K UHD

Contents
Limited SteelBook of the 1978 film released September 29, 2020 with art by Phantom City Creative.

Scream Factory Halloween 1 to 5 4K wave

2021 · 4K UHD and Blu-ray

Contents
New 4K scans of the original negatives with Dolby Vision and Atmos. HalloweenMovies.com gave a September 28, 2021 street date, while Wikipedia and DVD Talk give October 5, 2021 for Halloween III, 4 and 5. Halloween: three discs, original mono, TV footage and original color timing. Halloween II: TV cut on DVD. Halloween 5: the restored Doctor Death opening with Theron Read and trimmed gore footage.

Sacred Bones and Scream Factory Halloween, Halloween II and Halloween III box sets

2021 · 4K UHD and Blu-ray with 7-inch vinyl

Contents
Each set pairs the Scream Factory release with an exclusive 7-inch of new Carpenter recordings in a box with Chris Bilheimer art, $58 each.

Halloween Kills Extended Cut (Universal)

2022 · 4K UHD, Blu-ray, DVD

Contents
iTunes December 14, 2021, discs January 11, 2022. Theatrical 104:59 and extended 109:00 with the alternate ending where Laurie calls Karen's phone and hears Michael breathing. Both cuts hit HBO Max March 18, 2022.

The Halloween 4K Collection (1995 to 2002)

2022 · 4K UHD and Blu-ray (8 discs)

Contents
Scream Factory, October 4, 2022, licensed from Paramount. Curse theatrical and Producer's Cut on separate 4K and Blu-ray discs, plus H20 and Resurrection, all new 4K scans with Dolby Vision. Direct orders got three rolled 18 by 24 posters with new art while supplies lasted.

Halloween Ends (Universal)

2022 · 4K UHD, Blu-ray, DVD

Contents
Digital November 15, 2022; discs December 27, 2022. BD-100, Dolby Atmos, 110:41.

Paramount DVD reissues

2021 · DVD

Contents
After ViacomCBS bought into Miramax in 2020, Paramount reissued H20 and Resurrection on DVD and put them on Paramount+.

Rob Zombie's Halloween and Halloween II Ultimate Edition (Via Vision)

2023 · Blu-ray (4 discs)

Contents
Australian set announced April 27, 2023 with theatrical and unrated director's cuts of both films and new extras, AUD $39.95.

Halloween H20 SteelBook (Paramount)

2023 · 4K UHD

Contents
Individual 4K SteelBook released September 25, 2023.

Halloween Imprint Collection #475 (Via Vision)

2025 (announced) · 4K UHD and Blu-ray (13 discs)

Contents
Australian limited set announced August 2025 holding Halloween 1 through 5 in their own SteelBooks inside a hand-painted light-up jack-o'-lantern, 29 by 27 by 25 cm, with flickering LED. Booklets with new essays by Andrew Grevas, authoring by Fidelity In Motion, a PVC display case, 1,000 numbered copies. The 1978 film gets theatrical, extended and broadcast versions plus Halloween Unmasked 2000, A Cut Above the Rest, On Location: 25 Years Later and 25 Years of Terror.

Halloween III: Season of the Witch 4K SteelBook (Amazon exclusive)

2025 · 4K UHD and Blu-ray

Contents
Shout Factory Collector's Edition SteelBook with a reversible cover, released October 28, 2025, exclusive to Amazon until October 6, 2026.

Halloween 4K reissue (Shout Factory)

2025 · 4K UHD and Blu-ray

Contents
A 2025 reissue of the 2021 set that dropped the third disc, which held A Cut Above the Rest.

Physical media box sets

The Halloween 4K Collection (1995–2002)

2022 · 8-disc 4K UHD + Blu-ray

Label
Scream Factory
Release date
2022-10-04
Films
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers; Halloween H20: 20 Years Later; Halloween: Resurrection
Disc map
Curse theatrical 4K; Curse Producer's Cut 4K; Curse theatrical Blu-ray; Curse Producer's Cut Blu-ray; H20 4K; H20 Blu-ray; Resurrection 4K; Resurrection Blu-ray
Direct order extra
Three 18x24 rolled posters; new artwork; while supplies lasted.

Collector media sets

News

News in 2026

  • Ongoing through September 2026: Rights: Trancas International Films and its subsidiary Compass International Pictures, run by Malek Akkad, control the franchise. Jason Blum said Blumhouse's rights reverted after its three-picture deal ended with Halloween Ends, and told Variety in October 2025 that Blumhouse no longer owns the rights but he would still make another Halloween movie.
  • October 12, 2023 (background): Deadline reported that Miramax won the Halloween TV rights from Trancas after a bidding war with A24 and Blumhouse. The deal covered a series meant to possibly launch a film and TV universe, overseen by Miramax global TV head Marc Helwig with Akkad. In March 2024 Helwig said the show would go back to the 1978 film and its characters as a creative reset rather than follow the Green trilogy.
  • December 18, 2025 (announced): Behaviour said the Halloween Chapter would leave Dead by Daylight, with a last chance 50 percent off sale.
  • January 19, 2026: At 11 AM ET the Halloween Chapter stopped being sold in Dead by Daylight. The Haddonfield map and Strode Realty Key were removed, and The Shape's and Laurie's perks were renamed for non-owners. Owners keep their characters.
  • January 21, 2026: IllFonic introduced some of Halloween: The Game's new Civilians, including college football player Thomas Armitage, bookstore clerk Jennifer Aarons and social butterfly Tanya Harrison.
  • February 13, 2026: Dread Central revealed Trick or Treat Studios' Giant-Size 12-inch 1978 Michael Myers vinyl figure, which does the head tilt, ahead of New York Toy Fair. Trick or Treat also opened preorders for it at $69.99 and for a Myers House Pumpkin Micro Maniacs playset at $39.99.
  • February 24 to 25, 2026: IllFonic announced the first playable demo of Halloween: The Game for PAX East in Boston, a panel with Malek Akkad and John Carpenter, and a Guinness World Records attempt for the largest gathering of people dressed as Michael Myers.
  • March 26, 2026: IllFonic released a multiplayer overview: Michael gets Special Targets worth bonus rewards and a Killer Sense ability, while Civilians work to save neighbors.
  • March 26 to 29, 2026: PAX East demo on the Haddonfield Heights map. The March 28 panel had Akkad, Ryan Freimann, Jared Gerritzen and Jordan Mathewson with Carpenter by video, followed by the Michael Myers cosplay record attempt, which IllFonic later said broke the record.
  • April 30, 2026: Fright-Rags released a licensed 3.75-inch young Michael Myers figure with clown mask and knife, made with Plastic Meatball.
  • June 1, 2026: IllFonic revealed the Haddonfield Town Center map with Nichols Hardware, A-Side Music Store, Hill Garden Center, the post office and the cemetery.
  • June 5 to 6, 2026: NECA listed its Halloween II Dr. Loomis and Laurie Strode 8-inch two-pack. Halloween: The Game opened digital preorders ($39.99 Standard, $59.99 Deluxe), showed its six-chapter story mode, and released a trailer narrated by Dr. Loomis showing the Smith's Grove escape and the mask theft.
  • June 11, 2026: IllFonic confirmed Bob Simms, Annie Brackett, Lynda van der Klok and Laurie Strode as playable Civilians, redesigned with Malek Akkad and Compass, for ten Civilians at launch.
  • June 22 to 24, 2026: Reports spread, then Dread Central's Brad Miska said in an exclusive labeled rumor that no Halloween TV series was actively moving forward because it could not find a home. He said the next Michael Myers project will likely be a movie, with a source naming Paramount as the likely home given its ties to Miramax, though nothing was decided. No official Miramax or Trancas statement was found.
  • June 29, 2026: NECA listed its Fortnite x Halloween Fortnitemares Michael Myers 7-inch figure at $29.99 with a code for the Fright Flame wrap.
  • July 7, 2026: IllFonic revealed the Orange Grove Estates map and physical editions: Standard at $39.99 and a $149.99 Limited Collector's Edition with a Shape Jump figure, both from Nighthawk Interactive on October 6, 2026.
  • July 22, 2026: Halloween: The Game opened its official Discord server.
  • August 4, 2026: Mondo listed the standard version of its Nightmare Vessels Halloween 2 figure set, a Michael Myers soft vinyl figure inside a sculpted skull pumpkin, at $52.50.
  • August 10 to 14, 2026: Australia refused classification to Halloween: The Game on August 14, saying it links illicit drug use to a gameplay reward. The item in question is a marijuana joint power-up. New Zealand later cleared a digital release.
  • August 14, 2026: Fright-Rags put its Halloween Fright Fights card game back up for $20, shipping October 30.
  • August 30 to 31, 2026: The PS5 version of Halloween: The Game was canceled in Japan after it could not get a CERO rating over violence and nudity. Xbox and PC versions came out there uncut on September 9.
  • September 1 to 3, 2026: IllFonic detailed its four launch maps, including East Haddonfield with the Rabbit in Red Lounge, Phelps Garage and the Castle Hill Rooks biker gang; its progression and Perk Card systems; and its launch and Early Access times.
  • September 4, 2026: Early Access for Halloween: The Game opened at 9 AM PT for Digital Deluxe buyers.
  • September 5 to 6, 2026: Hotfix 1 fixed crashes. It also removed a sex minigame, and some outlets guessed it was pulled because older characters like Loomis could pair with characters under 18.
  • September 8, 2026: Halloween: The Game launched on PS5, Xbox Series X/S and PC with a Day One patch fixing crossplay. Early Access players got 5,000 free Perk Points. IllFonic reported over 500,000 players within hours.
  • September 11, 2026: Patch 1.0.2 added more crash fixes and balance changes and noted performance problems on Xbox Series S.
  • September 12, 2026: IllFonic announced over 1 million players.
  • Mid-September 2026: Metacritic listed Halloween: The Game at 68 on PS5, 60 on Xbox Series X and 71 on PC, with a user score of 8.0 on the PS5 page.
  • Late August to September 2026: Fright-Rags released a Halloween Trio mask design line of shirts, hoodies and socks shipping October 23, and new tees including Silver Shamrock Novelties, Halloween 5 on Videocassette and Halloween II TV Ad.
  • 2026 to 2027 seasons: Trick or Treat Studios' six-foot 1978 Michael Myers animatronic is sold only through Spirit Halloween. Spirit also carries its own 6 foot 6 inch Myers animatronic in 2026.
  • October 6, 2026: Announced release date for Physical Standard and Limited Collector's Editions of Halloween: The Game, and the end of Amazon's exclusive window on Shout Factory's Halloween III 4K SteelBook.
  • Fall 2026: Universal's Halloween Horror Nights 35 lineups in Orlando and Hollywood do not include a Halloween house. Hollywood's 2026 houses include Hellraiser, Killer Klowns from Outer Space, Sinners and Stranger Things.

Related

Thorn timeline

timeline

Items
Halloween (1978); Halloween II (1981); Halloween 4; Halloween 5; Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers

H20 timeline

timeline

Items
Halloween (1978); Halloween II (1981); Halloween H20; Halloween: Resurrection

Rob Zombie continuity

timeline

Items
Halloween (2007); Halloween II (2009)

2018 continuity

timeline

Items
Halloween (1978); Halloween (2018); Halloween Kills; Halloween Ends

Current status 2026

Halloween: The Game

Released September 8, 2026

Status
Released on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC
Details
IllFonic's officially licensed adaptation of the 1978 film combines a standalone single-player story with 1v4 asymmetrical multiplayer set in Haddonfield.
Developer
IllFonic
Publisher
IllFonic Publishing; co-publisher Gun Interactive
Features
Single-player, online PvP and online co-op are listed for the PC release; the PS5 release supports a standalone single-player story and up to five online players.
Engine
Unreal Engine 5

Franchise landmarks

1978 original

Details
John Carpenter's independent original establishes Haddonfield, Laurie Strode, Dr. Loomis and The Shape.

Thorn-era continuity

Details
Halloween 4–6 build a sequel branch around Jamie Lloyd and an expanded supernatural mythology.

H20 branch

Details
Halloween H20 and Resurrection form a continuity that reconnects Laurie Strode to the 1978/1981 films while bypassing the Thorn sequels.

Rob Zombie reimagining

Details
The 2007 and 2009 films form a separate remake continuity with their own Michael Myers origin and visual language.

2018–2022 trilogy

Details
Halloween, Halloween Kills and Halloween Ends form a direct-sequel branch from the 1978 film.

Continuities

Original / Thorn branch

Films
Halloween (1978); Halloween II (1981); Halloween 4; Halloween 5; Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers

H20 branch

Films
Halloween (1978); Halloween II (1981); Halloween H20; Halloween: Resurrection

Anthology branch

Films
Halloween III: Season of the Witch

Rob Zombie branch

Films
Halloween (2007); Halloween II (2009)

2018 branch

Films
Halloween (1978); Halloween (2018); Halloween Kills; Halloween Ends

Promotional campaigns

Advertising archive

Trivia

  • In the 1978 end credits Carpenter billed the score to the Bowling Green Philharmonic Orchestra, per Wikipedia's film article. Wikipedia's franchise article calls it the Bowling Green Orchestra.
  • Carpenter scored the first film after a test screening where he was told it was not scary. He said the whole score took three days, and in another interview that the theme itself took about an hour.
  • Carpenter said he could play almost any keyboard but could not read or write music. San Jose State professor Dan Wyman helped with the synthesizers.
  • NBC bought the TV rights in 1980 for about $3 million. The film first aired October 30, 1981, the same weekend Halloween II opened. To fill the two-hour slot, Carpenter shot about twelve minutes of new footage during Halloween II, including Loomis at a hospital review board, Loomis talking to six-year-old Michael, Sister scratched into Michael's cell door, and Lynda borrowing a blouse.
  • In the added TV blouse scene Jamie Lee Curtis wears a towel on her head because by 1981 her hair was much shorter than in 1978.
  • In August 2006 Synapse Films said it had found boxes of unused camera negative from the 1978 film. Sean Clark later pointed out the reels had no sound because none of it was used.
  • Donald Pleasence hosted Saturday Night Live on October 31, 1981, the day after Halloween II opened, and plugged Halloween in a sketch with Eddie Murphy. The episode had John Belushi's last SNL appearance.
  • Halloween II's TV cut runs about 92 minutes, a minute shorter than the theatrical cut. It adds scenes of Michael cutting the power and ends with Jimmy alive in the ambulance holding Laurie's hand as she says they made it.
  • On December 7, 1982 Richard Delmer Boyer killed an elderly couple in Fullerton, California and claimed hallucinations from watching Halloween II on drugs. The film was shown to the jury, he was sentenced to death, and the case became known as the Halloween II murders, later covered on TNT's MonsterVision with Joe Bob Briggs.
  • Dick Warlock said the Halloween II mask was the same one used in 1978 and that Debra Hill had kept it under her bed. He credits lighting and his face shape for the different look.
  • Edd Riveria's Halloween III poster, with a demonic face made from the witch mask over three trick-or-treaters, was nominated for a Saturn Award for poster art and lost to John Alvin's E.T. It also ran on Fangoria's October 1982 cover.
  • Halloween III opened on 1,250 screens, according to the New York Times in October 1982.
  • Halloween III's masks show up as Easter eggs in Livide, The Guest, Halloween (2018) and Halloween Kills.
  • Halloween 5 director Dominique Othenin-Girard had KNB make new latex masks for Don Shanks and asked for a less human-looking nose, to get away from the shiny look of Jason's hockey mask.
  • Halloween 5 was shot with a Doctor Death opening starring Salt Lake City comedian Theron Read, explaining Michael's survival. It was cut, then found and restored for Scream Factory's 2021 4K after a 2019 search by Trancas.
  • The Halloween 5 Myers house in Salt Lake City was on the market for $950,000 in December 2020, and the real estate listing never mentioned the movie.
  • Halloween 4's Vincent Drug store in Midvale, Utah also appears in The Sandlot and Stephen King's The Stand miniseries.
  • Family Guy season 10 episode 13 reveals newsman Tom Tucker is really George P. Wilbur, who played Michael in Halloween 4, Peter Griffin's favorite movie.
  • Michael Myers makes a blink-and-miss jump scare in Ghost Whisperer season 3, episode 15, Horror Show (2008), wearing a mask styled after Resurrection's end credits. He has also turned up on Robot Chicken.
  • The Halloween 6 Producer's Cut has about 45 minutes of different footage. In it Jamie survives the barn stabbing until Wynn shoots her in the hospital, and it ends with Loomis inheriting the Thorn mark while Michael escapes in Wynn's clothes. Loomis's scream from that ending can be heard faintly in the last frame of the theatrical cut.
  • The Producer's Cut circulated as bootleg VHS and DVD copies on eBay for nearly twenty years and was the target of online petitions before its 2014 Blu-ray release.
  • IndieWire ranked Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers fifth among the franchise films in 2022 and called it underrated.
  • Daniel Farrands pitched a sequel in which Laurie Strode turns out to be the one wearing Michael's mask. Wikipedia's Halloween 6 article describes it as a follow-up to Curse, while its franchise article says he pitched it as the film after H20 and turned it into the Chaos! Comics stories.
  • H20's opening credits show a psychiatric evaluation by Loomis on Warren County Sanitarium paper saying he had asked for shock treatment for young Michael. HalloweenMovies.com also published the prop Keri Tate driver's license and John Tate's permission slip.
  • In H20, Janet Leigh's character walks to a car of the same model she drove in Psycho, with a nod to Bernard Herrmann's Psycho score.
  • In December 2007 there were reports the Halloween 6 Producer's Cut might come to DVD, but it did not appear officially until 2014.
  • A bootleg DVD of Halloween: Resurrection circulated in fan circles while the film was still in theaters, according to 45 Lampkin Lane.
  • About four days before Rob Zombie's Halloween opened, a workprint leaked to BitTorrent sites. Zombie said it was an older version, and the leak revealed a Smith's Grove scene that was replaced after test screenings.
  • Rob Zombie's Halloween opened on 3,472 screens on August 31, 2007, the widest release of any Halloween film to that point.
  • Zombie's Halloween II was reissued on Halloween weekend 2009 on 1,083 screens and made only about $475,000.
  • After Zombie passed on a third film, the Weinstein Company announced Halloween 3D on August 30, 2009, written by Todd Farmer and Patrick Lussier, with Laurie having killed Loomis. It never happened, and Dimension later lost the rights.
  • Universal says it spent about $75.5 million advertising Halloween (2018).
  • Three weeks into release, Halloween (2018) reached $229.6 million worldwide and passed Scream as the highest-grossing slasher film, per HalloweenMovies.com.
  • Halloween Kills was watched in 2.8 million households in its first 30 days on Peacock, per Samba TV.
  • Halloween Ends was the first program on Peacock to make Nielsen's weekly streaming top 10, according to The Hollywood Reporter, though Samba TV counted fewer first-week households for Ends (920,000) than for Kills (1.7 million), a contradiction Wikipedia flags.
  • The Kills Extended Cut's alternate ending was scripted and shot, then cut once David Gordon Green decided Ends would jump four years ahead instead of picking up the same night.
  • In April 2020 the Halloween Kills production donated its unused N95 masks to Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington, North Carolina.
  • Jamie Lee Curtis won Best Actress at the 45th Saturn Awards in September 2019 for the 2018 film. She joked it was Friday the 13th with a full moon.
  • MTV named Jamie Lee Curtis its horror Scream Queen GOAT in December 2020.
  • Dennis Etchison, who wrote the Halloween II and III novelizations as Jack Martin, died May 29, 2019 at 76. He won the Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement for 2016.
  • Halloween 4 effects artist John Carl Buechler died in March 2019 at 66.
  • George P. Wilbur, Michael in Halloween 4 and the original shoot of Halloween 6, died February 1, 2023 at 81.
  • Tommy Lee Wallace said in May 2022 on The Thing With Two Heads podcast that he was writing a tell-all book about Halloween III.
  • The 1983 Atari cartridge now sells for hundreds of dollars, according to HalloweenMovies.com, because retailers worried about parents and Wizard made fewer copies.
  • Dead by Daylight's Halloween Chapter, added October 2016, was the first licensed film chapter in the game.
  • HalloweenMovies.com said the first Halloween pinball machine sold out in about two hours.
  • Fright-Rags' 2019 Halloween cards were the first officially licensed Halloween trading cards. Only 300 sealed boxes of its Halloween 4 cards were made.
  • Only 2,500 Halloween Nanoforce sets were made. They are updated little green army men, in orange and black.
  • Via Vision's 2025 Halloween Imprint set was limited to 1,000 numbered copies and pressed once.
  • Jason Blum said in 2021 he would love to make a sequel to Halloween III: Season of the Witch, per Dread Central.
  • HalloweenMovies.com reported that Halloween Ends was produced with Paul Brad Logan and Chris Bernier joining Green and McBride as writers, and Logan went on to write the novelization.
  • Nick Castle said he went back and rewatched the 1978 film to figure out what he had done as the Shape before his motion capture for the game. He jokingly said he had only hoped the film would help Carpenter get another job.
  • Halloween: The Game's single-player mode shows how Michael got the truck abandoned at Phelps Garage and how he took the mask from Nichols Hardware.
  • IllFonic's trailer for the game was made with Pollard, the Chinese studio behind the game Karma, which handled in-game cinematics.
  • The Guinness costume rules for the PAX East record required a white mask with eye holes, blue coveralls, brown slicked-back hair and a prop knife, with at least 250 people.
  • Halloween (2018) opened at TIFF on September 8, 2018 and Halloween Kills opened at Venice on September 8, 2021, the same date three years apart.
  • Fright-Rags' licensed Halloween face masks in 2020 sent part of their profits to MedShare.
  • Fangoria's 2018 relaunch issue was published by Cinestate after the magazine folded in 2015. Dallas Sonnier was publisher and Phil Nobile Jr. editor-in-chief.
  • Sacred Bones notes that every guitar part across the Green trilogy scores, including the bowed guitar on The Shape Hunts Allyson, was played by Daniel Davies. Carpenter calls Davies the adventurer of the group and his son Cody a musical savant.
  • The Halloween Kills score finished before the pandemic, but the Ends score was not done until after late 2021 because the Ends shoot was interrupted.
  • Helloween's 1985 song Starlight opens with the Silver Shamrock jingle from Halloween III.
  • Trick or Treat Studios' Judith Myers tombstone replica is 40 inches high, 25 wide and 3 deep, made of insulated foam board from Compass's screen-used patterns.
  • Ryan Freimann tipped off the 2020 Best Buy 4K SteelBook on Instagram, joking it was one more version for fans to own.
  • Kenny Caperton was 26 when he decided to build his Myers house replica, after a 2008 trip to see the real house in South Pasadena.
  • The Legend of Halloween co-writer Onur Tukel described working on it as being possessed at once by Dr. Seuss, Shel Silverstein and Pazuzu.
  • Mondo's Halloween Kills score LP was limited to 500 copies.
  • Anchor Bay's 1998 snow globe VHS set was the only Halloween collectible showing Laurie Strode at the time, per HalloweenMovies.com.
  • No North American Blu-ray has ever carried Halloween: 25 Years of Terror, but Via Vision's 2025 Australian 4K set includes it, per 45 Lampkin Lane.
  • Deadline noted that Halloween was historically tied to the Miramax brand through Dimension, which released Halloween 6, H20, Resurrection and both Rob Zombie films. Miramax's library passed to Filmyard in 2010, beIN in 2016 and a ViacomCBS partnership in 2020.
  • HalloweenMovies.com's 2018 memorabilia sweepstakes ran through CineLife's mobile app, where fans tapped a Halloween button to enter.

Online

  • HalloweenMovies.com: the official franchise site run by Trancas International Films. Sean Decker was named editor-in-chief on July 30, 2018, and the site relaunched with a new design June 26, 2020. Its news feed's most recent post is dated June 9, 2023.
  • Official HalloweenMovies social accounts: @officialhalloweenmovies on Instagram, @Halloweenmovies on Twitter/X and the HalloweenMovies Facebook page. The 2018 film also used @halloweenmovie on Twitter.
  • The Official HalloweenMovies Discussion Group on Facebook, opened February 5, 2020 and moderated by Dread Central co-founder Steve Barton.
  • halloweengame.com: IllFonic's official site for Halloween: The Game, with news posts from August 2025 on. The game's socials are @HalloweenTVG on X, Instagram, Facebook and TikTok, plus the r/HalloweenTVG subreddit and an official Discord opened July 22, 2026.
  • halloweenportal.com: a site credited to Trancas, Compass and Further Front with the Match Made in Terror web game and leaderboard.
  • escapemichaelmyers.com: the free 8-bit Escape Michael Myers browser game for the 2018 film.
  • Halloween Face Your Fate video generator: a 2018 Universal Pictures web feature that put a fan's uploaded photo into Michael's knife reflection for social media.
  • LegendofHalloween.com: preorder and sales site for Further Front's The Legend of Halloween book.
  • Dead by Daylight news: Behaviour's December 18, 2025 post Halloween Is Leaving Dead by Daylight, with the removal details and perk renames.
  • johncarpentermusic.bandcamp.com: the only digital home of the 2018 Halloween expanded score.
  • Sacred Bones Records and Waxwork Records web shops for the Carpenter trilogy scores and Rob Zombie soundtrack vinyl.
  • 45 Lampkin Lane (45lampkinlane.com): a fan archive opened May 8, 2020 with film pages, script and documentary lists, a book list, galleries and news. Its owner started it after the Official Halloween Message Board disappeared, and traces his fan sites back to Elliott's Halloween Fansite on Angelfire in August 2003 and He's Very Angry in 2006.
  • Michael-Myers.net: fan community since 1999 and store since 2000 for masks, costumes and props, with an annual Top Ten Myers Mask Replicas blog series.
  • HalloweenComics.com: Stefan Hutchinson's comics site that once hosted issue titles and the Halloween: Sam download. The domain was for sale in September 2026.
  • IconsofFright.com: horror site that ran a Chaos! Comics title guide and a Daniel Farrands interview about his unused Resurrection pitch.
  • Horror's Hallowed Grounds: Sean Clark's filming location series, and his Malfunsean YouTube channel.
  • myershousenc.com: Kenny Caperton's site for the Myers House NC replica, online since 2008.
  • Dread Central's Halloween coverage, including Brad Miska's June 24, 2026 report on the TV series and exclusives on the game and Trick or Treat Studios figures.
  • Development Hell podcast (DREAD Podcast Network): episodes on the unproduced Halloween 3D, rereleased June 22, 2021 with guest Emily Gagne, and on Halloween: The Revenge of Laurie Strode.
  • Halloween Is Canceled: a limited DREAD Podcast Network series from Development Hell starting September 28, 2021, with new episodes every Tuesday until Halloween, covering five unmade sequels including an alternate Halloween 4, Halloween: Asylum and Halloween 3000.
  • The Thing With Two Heads: horror video podcast where Tommy Lee Wallace said in May 2022 he was writing a tell-all book on Halloween III. It also sponsored Sean Clark's Halloween at Home video.
  • Shock Waves podcast: recorded live with Nick Castle at Beyond Fest's Halloween Day, October 6, 2018.
  • Collection Complete: web docu-series with a two-part look at Sean Clark's Halloween prop and mask collection (2019).
  • Twitter Watch Party #HalloweenAtHome: May 16, 2020 live watch along of the 2018 film with Curtis, Green, Greer, Matichak, Courtney, Castle and Carpenter (@TheHorrorMaster).
  • Via Vision Entertainment (@viavisionent): the Australian label announced its Rob Zombie Halloween Ultimate Edition on X April 27, 2023.
  • YouTube fan film channels: Halloween Night by Thunder Knock Studios, Halloween Inferno by the Coleman brothers, and He Came Home by Anthony Knasas have drawn from hundreds of thousands to over a million views.
  • IMDb and Letterboxd listings of fan films, which Dread Central found crowding the real sequels in popularity rankings.

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