Summary: HE comes home one more time... As with all good things, the Horroretc Halloween retrospective comes to an end with our third installment. In a franchise rife with questionable directions some of the most head scratching decisions lie ahead. We kick things off with a confused recollection of Halloween 666: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995) including a theatrical vs. (infamous) producer's cut version comparison. The franchise returns to form with Jamie Lee Curtis' reprisal of Laurie Strode in Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998), followed by a star turn from Busta Rhymes in Halloween: Resurrection (2002). No discussion of the Halloween series would be complete without a discourse on the Rob Zombie contributions, Halloween (2007) and H2 (2009). It may not be a bash session but we do point out the failings of these films in comparison to the original source material and as modern horror movies. We pay homage to Donald Pleasence's contributions by sharing the Producer's Cut shock ending to Halloween 6 in Schlock Corner. The Halloween series may have its ups and downs but there is one fact that cannot be disputed: the original vision of the The Shape as concocted by John Carpenter in 1978 remains one of the most effective horror icons to stalk the screen. We always welcome your comments: horroretc@gmail.com WWW.HORRORETC.COM
