How many Halloween movies are there?
Jump to navigation Jump to search. Halloween is an American horror franchise that consists of eleven films, as well as novels, comic books, merchandise, and a video game.
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The franchise focuses on the fictional character of serial killer Michael Myers. A fact not widely known, is that the intended title was "The Babysitter Murders." After production it was decided that "Halloween" better fitted the tone of the movie and went on to define the franchise. 1. Halloween (1978)
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You can help Horror Film Wiki by expanding it. Halloween is an American horror franchise that consists of 11 slasher films. It also has gone on to produce novels, and comic books. The franchise focuses on the fictional character of serial killer Michael Myers. A fact not widely known, is that the intended title was "The Babysitter Murders."
How many Halloween movies has Michael Myers been in?
Seven sequels have since followed. Michael Myers is the antagonist in all of the films except Halloween III: Season of the Witch, the story of which has no direct connection to any other film in the series. In 2007, writer-director Rob Zombie made a remake of the 1978 film.
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How many Halloween movies are there all together?
To date, the Halloween franchise consists of 13 films (the most recent installment, Halloween Ends, was released on October 14, 2022).
How many Michael Myers movie are there?
Here are the two films in that order: Halloween (1978) Halloween (2018) Halloween Kills (2021)
Is Halloween Ends the last one?
Halloween Ends is a 2022 American slasher film that is the sequel to Halloween Kills (2021), the thirteenth installment in the Halloween franchise, and the final film in the trilogy of sequels that started with the 2018 film, which directly follows the 1978 film.
Are there 2 versions of Halloween?
Halloween II is the final Halloween film to be distributed by Dimension Films. It was followed by Halloween in 2018, a direct sequel to the original 1978 film produced by Blumhouse Productions and distributed by Universal Pictures.
Is Michael Myers Based on a true story?
Michael Myers is a fictional character from the Halloween series of slasher films.
Why does Michael Myers go after Laurie?
Because she was the first girl he saw when she dropped off the key at the Myers house. He developed an obsession.
Where is Laurie Strode's son?
This child was Laurie's teenage son, John. John appeared throughout Halloween H20, and survived the events of the story. However, he didn't return for the next film, Halloween: Resurrection (2002). In Resurrection, John is absent from the events of the movie, but very much alive.
How old is Michael Myers?
Taking place 40 years after the original, Myers was 61 years old, and still creating chaos like a 21 year old. In next year's direct sequel Halloween Kills, the action picks up on the same night in 2018. Similar to Halloween II (1981), Myers will be the same age as the previous film: 61.
Is Michael Myers immortal?
It appears that Michael Myers isn't immortal or supernatural. He's simply perceived that way by the townspeople due to his incredible resilience. While this might not fit in with the grounded take David Gordon Green hinted at with the 2018 film, it is an interesting way to view the character.
Is Laurie related to Michael Myers?
Most entries depict her as Michael's younger sister, although this detail is not present in the first film and disregarded by the current 2018 continuity. The character is primarily portrayed by Jamie Lee Curtis, who appears as Laurie in the original film and six of its sequels.
Who is Michael Myers sister?
More of The Night He Came Home (1978): Act II Thorn Timeline Reveal: Laurie is Michael's sister. Waking up, she begins to roam the hallways of the hospital until coming face to face with The Shape, who has been killing the hospital staff in search of her.
Is Halloween based on a true story?
Surprisingly, Halloween isn't inspired by a real-life crime or serial killer, but Carpenter has admitted that his character, Michael Myers, does have real-life influences.
What is the genre of the original Halloween movie?
John Carpenter's original Halloween defined the slasher movie genre though branching timelines and reboots have called for a simplified release order.
What was the sixth Halloween movie?
8 Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995) The sixth film in the franchise is one that nearly killed the entire series. Making the mistake of continuing the ludicrous cult storyline from the previous film, The Curse of Michael Myers finds the titular killer hunting down the son of his niece Jamie.
What is the longest running horror series?
Comment. The Halloween franchise is one of the longest-running horror series of all time. It all kicked off with John Carpenter’s iconic 1978 film which helped popularize the slasher genre and gave us the unforgettable terrifying figure of Michael Myers. With the announced sequels, Halloween Kills and Halloween Ends, ...
When will Halloween Hills be released?
Halloween Kills and Halloween Ends are slated to release in October of 2021 and 2022, respectively.
When was Halloween H20 20 years later?
6 Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998) Coming out 20 years after the original film, Halloween H20 is a back-to-basics take on the series which saw the triumphant return of Jamie Lee Curtis as Laurie Strode.
When did Rob Zombie reboot Halloween?
Horror director and musician Rob Zombie brought his own unique style to the franchise with his 2007 reboot Halloween, which created a new timeline that explored the history and development of young Michael Myers before unleashing him on Haddonfield.
Is there a sequel to Halloween Kills and Halloween Ends?
1 Halloween Kills & Halloween Ends. Two sequels to David Gordon Green and Danny McBride's reboot of the franchise were announced shortly after the success and positive reaction to 2018's Halloween, with the titles of Halloween Kills and Halloween Ends that tease a new end to the franchise.
How many Halloween movies are there?
Halloween creator John Carpenter is executive producing a new sequel, so here's a recap of the eleven Halloween movies released so far.
What genre is Halloween?
Halloween re-defined the slasher genre and became a cornerstone of modern horror, with countless later movies borrowing from or even outright copying it. There's a harshness to it that could come across as crude or sadistic, but Carpenter succumbs to neither, instead creating a brutal honesty for the harrowing nature of what the victims of his films go through. The scene in which Laurie locks herself in a closet while Michael stabs his way in to get her is still difficult to sit through as her desperation and his unflinching determination are played out to their fullest. Horrifying in a way rarely managed.
How old is Laurie's daughter in Halloween 4?
The result was lackluster, with a hackneyed setup of Michael coming back to Haddonfield to hunt Laurie and getting side-tracked by her six-year-old daughter, Jamie. There are four writers credited for Halloween 4 and it's quite apparent.
When was Halloween 6 written?
Halloween 6: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995) Records of a screenplay for Halloween 6 go back as far as 1990 , with writer Daniel Ferrands submitting a treatment that would bridge the series back to the first two.
Is Halloween 2018 a reboot?
Halloween (2018) After nine years in hibernation, Michael Myers came roaring back with a vengeance with Halloween 2018, both a sequel and a reboot. It's a reboot because it erases every previous sequel from continuity, but still a direct sequel to John Carpenter's original 1978 classic.
Is there a sequel to Halloween Kills?
This October sees the arrival of Halloween Kills, the first of two announced sequels to 2018's successful Halloween reboot, which was the first new Halloween movie in nearly a decade. Director David Gordon Green is returning to helm the sequel, while Jamie Lee Curtis is back again as Laurie Strode, and franchise creator John Carpenter will once ...
Is Halloween 6 a cult?
Embracing the mysticality that had become commonplace in recent cult hits like Evil Dead and Gremlins, Halloween 6 introduces a cult to finish the story of Jamie and Michael while also providing an origin story for Myers' seeming invincibility.
Overview
Films
Described by Forbes as the 'Choose Your Own Adventure' of horror movie franchises, the franchise is notable for its multiple timelines, continuities, remakes and reboots, which can make it confusing for new viewers, often leading to articles explaining the previous films before each new release. An infographic to the left shows which films are connected to each other.
Literature
When the original Halloween was released in 1978, a novelization of the film followed just a year later. Written by Curtis Richards, the book follows the events of the film, but expands on the festival of Samhain and Michael's time at Smith's Grove Sanitarium. Halloween II, Halloween III: Season of the Witch, and Halloween 4 each received novelizations as well. Jack Martin would write Halloween II, which was released alongside its film counterpart. Martin included an additional vi…
Video game
In 1983, Wizard Video, who had also released a video game version of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, released a Halloween game for the Atari 2600. In the game, the player is a babysitter who has to protect her children from Michael Myers, who has managed to get inside the house. Although the game is called Halloween, and features the film's theatrical poster as its cover art as well as the movie's main music theme, the game itself never refers to any characters, including t…
Merchandise
Halloween has also seen profitability through various merchandise like toys, dolls, statues, model kits, bobbleheads, snow globes, movie posters, masks, T-shirts, hats, and more. Michael Myers has made appearances in the form of dolls and toys from McFarlane Toys, Mezco Toyz, Sideshow Collectibles and NECA. Even Dr. Loomis has been immortalized in plastic alongside Michael Myers in a two-figure set produced by NECA.
External links
• Halloween official website
• Halloween official comic book website
• Halloween at John Carpenter's official website
• Halloween film series at Box Office Mojo