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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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Chris Stuckmann ChrisStuckmann.com 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. Rated: D- Nov 3, 2018 Full Review Aja Romano Vox This movie is a dirty trick on all Halloween fans. Oct 19, 2018 Full Review Time Out The end result is a bit of a mess but hugely enjoyable, and often (thanks to Dean Cundey's camerawork and John Carpenter's close supervision as producer) as striking visually as its predecessors. Jun 24, 2006 Full Review Kat Halstead Common Sense Media It's bizarre fun in places, laughable gross-out gore in others, but the pacing is unsteady, the characters not particularly well developed, and the story just a touch too ridiculous. Rated: 2/5 Oct 27, 2025 Full Review Bryce Hanson Horror Movie Talk The reality is, the critics got it right the first time. This film is not underrated. It is rated. It’s bad. Rated: 2/10 Sep 18, 2025 Full Review Patrick Cavanaugh The Wolfman Cometh Abandoning Michael Myers is the best thing the franchise could have done, as we got this silly and spooky experience that embraces the sinister side of All Hallows Eve. Rated: 4/5 Sep 11, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews

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Blake 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! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/01/25 Full Review Kia B I would love a sequel to this. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/01/25 Full Review mark g I hated it when I was a kid, there was no Michael Myers, felt ripped off. Of course, Michael was left a burning heap of ashes in 2, but still. However, watching this years later, I appreciated it as a decent little movie. The problem was the Halloween name. Of course, Carpenter never wanted the Myers character to go past the original movie, just wanted an anthology of diverse movies about Halloween. 4 would bring Michael back for a whole host of movies. Truth be told, Season of the Witch will be way better than anything after in the series. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 10/31/25 Full Review Jonathan O We'll Michael Myers is not in it but he did appear in tv spot scenes, but i really enjoyed this mean spirited, guilty pleasure of horror film. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/29/25 Full Review Isaac K. Liked it i used to not like it but the older I got i liked it more Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/26/25 Full Review Frank J Not terrible but not great either Rated 3 out of 5 stars 10/22/25 Full Review 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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