It’s been a long time coming—44 years, really—but the final chapter (for now, at least) of the Michael Myers saga is upon us. That’s right, fright fans, Halloween Ends is in cinemas now.
The third in the legacy sequel trilogy by director David Gordon Green and co-writer Danny McBride that kicked off with 2018’s slightly confusingly titled Halloween promises a definitive end to the long-running franchise that originated with horror master John Carpenter’s Halloween (see? It’s weird) in 1978.
When we return to Haddonfield, Illinois, four years have passed since the massacre that was depicted in Halloween Kills, and seemingly unkillable serial slasher Michael Myers (James Jude Courtney and original actor Nick Castle, who went on to direct The Last Starfighter, trivia fans) hasn’t been seen since. Even Laurie Strode (the magnificent Jamie Lee Curtis), previously driven to survivalist paranoia after her experiences at the pointy end of Michael’s knife, seems to have begun the healing process. But evil only sleeps; it never really dies.
Omar Dorsey and Will Patton return as Haddonfield’s sheriff and deputy, respectively, while Kyle Richards is back as Lindsay Wallace, another survivor of Halloween ’78. New characters include troubled young man Corey Cunningham (Rohan Campbell), who is dating Laurie’s granddaughter, Allyson (Andi Matichak). Hmm, better keep an eye on him…
2021’s Halloween Kills split critics and audiences alike, some of whom felt it didn’t live up to the wonderfully bloody and atmospheric prior film. Others of more robust tastes enjoyed the non-stop slaughter (at 27 kills, it’s top of the murder leaderboard for the entire franchise). Will Halloween Ends be a fittingly brutal button on the saga, or will we be champing at the bit for yet another reboot down the track? You know how to find out…
