‘Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers’ (1989) squanders set-up
An outsider’s take on the ‘Halloween’ saga (Movie review): “Halloween 5” fumbles the handoff from the excellent fourth chapter.
‘Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers’ (1988) a great sequel
An outsider’s take on the ‘Halloween’ saga (Movie review): Danielle Harris becomes a child horror icon as Michael returns.
‘Halloween III: Season of the Witch’ (1982) tries new path
An outsider’s take on the ‘Halloween’ saga (Movie review): Michael Myers steps aside and the series flirts with an anthology format.
‘Halloween II’ (1981) gives us feature-length last scare
An outsider’s take on the ‘Halloween’ saga (Movie review): In an immediate sequel, Michael isn’t done tormenting Laurie yet.
Carpenter’s ‘Halloween’ (1978) stands as slashers’ codifier
An outsider’s take on the ‘Halloween’ saga (Movie review): “Halloween” features many now-familiar elements of the slasher genre.