The Correct Order In Which To Watch The Halloween Franchise

That brings us to the end of the stories of Laurie Strode and Michael Myers, of Jamie Lloyd and Tommy Doyle, and of the town of Haddonfield, Illinois. But strangely enough, there's still one "Halloween" movie left to watch.

"Halloween III: Season of the Witch" has no connections to the rest of the franchise, other than the titular holiday around which it revolves. As far as John Carpenter was concerned, the Michael Myers story ended in 1981 with "Halloween II," and he hoped the series could become an anthology of seasonal horror films with new characters and plotlines in each installment. So Carpenter produced "Halloween III," with Tommy Lee Wallace writing and directing.

"Season of the Witch" stars horror icon Tom Atkins as a troubled doctor who uncovers a nefarious and far-reaching plot involving Halloween masks, androids, and of course witchcraft. It's actually a very good horror movie, but audiences were confused and upset by the lack of Michael Myers, and "Halloween III" didn't perform as well as its predecessors. So the anthology plan was abandoned, and five years later came the aptly titled "Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers." 

In more recent years, however, this black sheep of the "Halloween" franchise has become something of a cult classic in its own right. And of course, you haven't really watched the entire Halloween franchise until you've seen it. Once you have, there's nothing more for you to learn here, at least until "Halloween Ends" comes out in 2022.

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