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Halloween III: Season of the Witch

Play trailer Poster for Halloween III: Season of the Witch R 1982 1h 38m Holiday Horror Mystery & Thriller Sci-Fi Play Trailer Watchlist
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Hospital emergency room Dr. Daniel "Dan" Challis (Tom Atkins) and Ellie Grimbridge (Stacey Nelkin), the daughter of a murder victim, uncover a terrible plot by small-town mask maker Conal Cochran (Dan O'Herlihy), a madman who's planning a Halloween mass murder utilizing an ancient Celtic ritual. The ritual involves a boulder stolen from Stonehenge, the use of Silver Shamrock masks and a triggering device contained in a television commercial -- all designed to kill millions of children.
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Its laudable deviation from series formula not withstanding, Halloween III: Season Of The Witch offers paltry thrills and dubious plotting.

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Michael Maza Arizona Republic Dec 22
Wallace works in indictments of American television and the current state of parenting that are far more compelling than anything in Halloween or Halloween II. Go to Full Review
David Elliott USA Today Dec 13
Director Tommy Lee Wallace apes the manipulations of series founder John Carpenter yet lacks his gifts for kicks. Go to Full Review
Chris Stuckmann ChrisStuckmann.com 11/03/2018
D-
Absolutely atrocious. I admire the fact that they did try to propel the story in a different direction. But the story they chose was insanely boring. Go to Full Review
Richard Freedman Newark Star-Ledger 1d
"Halloween III" is reasonably sophisticated about its gruesomeness. Go to Full Review
Matt Brunson Film Frenzy Jan 1
2.5/4
Halloween III, while not a complete success, at least offers something different from the norm. Go to Full Review
Jeremy Aspinall Radio Times Dec 17
2/5
Ultimately, it's the lack of directorial finesse and the rancid look of the piece that condemns it to the sump of 1980s horror. Go to Full Review
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Nov 1 I fulfilled a lifelong dream seeing this in person at the cinema. I know these re-releases of old stuff may not sell as well as the big blockbusters, but please do this again next year!! I really believe youre servicing an entirely new audience when offering older movies such as this one! See more Nov 1 I would love a sequel to this. See more Cyns Corner 2d NOTE: Transferred review from Letterboxd. Re-watched on October 7, 2021, when it came back to the big screen. Got the chance to rewatch this again after several years. Saw it at my local cinema in early October 2021. Video review: https://youtu.be/_SyE8PpvL3c See more Sam M @Hourglass 3d Halloween III: Season Of The Witch is one of my favourite movies ever, I love the concept, this movie focuses on both atmosphere and kills, Tom Atkins does great in this movie, and it’s a very underrated Masterpiece See more Lisa M @Lisa66kayd 3d This was the scariest film from my childhood I can remember watching. To be fair the whole film is out of it and original willing to ignore the ugly age gap between the love angle See more TheMovieSearch R @TheMovieSearch 4d Halloween III: Season of the Witch is one of the most discouraging missteps in horror franchise history, largely because of what it isn’t. After the first two films firmly established Michael Myers as the face of Halloween, this entry’s complete lack of him felt misleading and disappointing. Audiences expected a continuation and instead got something entirely unrelated. The problem isn’t just the absence of Michael Myers—it’s that the film never should have been placed within this franchise at all. The screenplay is messy, inconsistent, and often ridiculous, leaning into strange concepts involving masks and factories without any credible buildup or tension. Rather than feeling suspenseful, the movie often plays like an unintentional joke Direction doesn’t help, as the tone shifts awkwardly between sci-fi, horror, and absurdity. What makes it more frustrating is that the film might have worked as a standalone project under a different title. But as a Halloween film, it feels misplaced See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Hospital emergency room Dr. Daniel "Dan" Challis (Tom Atkins) and Ellie Grimbridge (Stacey Nelkin), the daughter of a murder victim, uncover a terrible plot by small-town mask maker Conal Cochran (Dan O'Herlihy), a madman who's planning a Halloween mass murder utilizing an ancient Celtic ritual. The ritual involves a boulder stolen from Stonehenge, the use of Silver Shamrock masks and a triggering device contained in a television commercial -- all designed to kill millions of children.
Director
Tommy Lee Wallace
Producer
John Carpenter, Debra Hill
Screenwriter
Tommy Lee Wallace
Distributor
Universal Pictures
Production Co
Universal Pictures, Dino De Laurentiis Productions
Rating
R
Genre
Holiday, Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Sci-Fi
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 22, 1982, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 11, 2015
Runtime
1h 38m
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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