Review of Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982) by David L — 01 Jul 2016

Don't understand this instalment one bit, and why it was completely changed to omit Michael Myers from the storyline, I will never know. It's a complete contrast to any of the others we've seen and not really for the better either.

There's no reference to him whatsoever, and instead it's all about a secret factory that hides microchips inside masks so that when a television commercial activates them, the bearer suffers some form of curse that plagues them with bugs and snakes.

Then then either die or turn into some form of possessed android. Don't get me wrong, some of the scenes in this are still horrific but are so far apart from the classic storyline that we know. For that reason alone, it will probably be the one instalment we all remember, but not for the quality of the production itself.

It is nowhere near as scary as the others, loses all suspense, and on the whole, is not as sinister or gory. It feels more like an extreme Star Trek episode and does have a very irritating theme tune that sticks in your head for some time - even the characters in it get irritated by hearing it.

I'm certainly glad I've seen it, and although I knew it omitted the famous star, I wasn't expecting the concept to go off the beaten track by such a degree. It's basically an independent film in its own right, made more famous by its link to this franchise.

Had it been a stand alone movie, I fear we wouldn't have even come across it except in some second hand underground DVD store.