Halloween is an American slasher franchise that consists of eleven films, as well as novels, comic books, merchandise, and a video game. The films primarily focus on Michael Myers who was committed to a sanitarium as a child for the murder of his sister, Judith Myers. Michael Myers is the antagonist in all of the films except Halloween III: Season of the Witch, the story of which has no direct connection to any other film in the series. The film series is ranked first at the United States box office when compared to other American horror series.
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Halloween is an American slasher franchise that consists of eleven films, as well as novels, comic books, merchandise, and a video game. The films primarily focus on Michael Myers who was committed to a sanitarium as a child for the murder of his sister, Judith Myers. Fifteen years later, he escapes to stalk and kill the people of the fictional town of Haddonfield, Illinois. Michael Myers is the antagonist in all of the films except Halloween III: Season of the Witch, the story of which has no direct connection to any other film in the series. The original Halloween, released in 1978, was written by John Carpenter and Debra Hill, and directed by Carpenter. Eight sequels have since followed. In 2007, writer-director Rob Zombie made a remake of the 1978 film. A sequel to the 2007 remake was released two years later. In July 2019, it was announced that two sequels would follow the 2018 film, titled Halloween Kills and Halloween Ends, and are scheduled for release in 2021 and 2022 respectively. The film series is ranked first at the United States box office—in adjusted 2018 dollars—when compared to other American horror series. Both the original film and the 2018 sequel have received critical acclaim, while the other films have received mixed or negative reviews from both fans and critics. It has been revealed that Michael Myers has been in a comatose state for ten years since the explosion in Halloween II. It is also revealed that he has survived the fall down the mine shaft where the previous film, Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers, ends up, and survived the gunshots and fall down a mine shaft and shoot him several times before he falls down the shaft.
The story of Halloween 4: The Return Of Michael Myers features the return of the character Michael Myers to the film series. It also reveals that Michael has been transferred back to Smith’s Grove after hearing that Laurie Strode, who died in a car accident, has died. Michael does not appear in Halloween 3: season of the witch, which is the only film in which Michael is not the main character. The first film is known to have inspired a long line of slasher films. It was released on October 31, 1978, and grossed over USD 640 million at the box office worldwide. The second film is released on November 14, 1978. The third film is called Halloween II, which picks up where the first film left off. The fourth film is titled Halloween 3, and it is released in October 29, 2008. The fifth film is Halloween 4, which takes place on October 30, 2009. The sixth and seventh films all take place on the holiday of Halloween, on which all the films primarily take place. The final film is entitled Halloween 5, which was released in November 2009. It tells the story about a man named Conal Cochran who is attempting to use the mystic powers of the Stonehenge rocks to resurrect the ancient aspects of the Celtic festival, Samhain, which he connects to witchcraft.
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