Halloween III: Season of the Witch

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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. Read More Read Less

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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

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Aja Romano

Vox

This movie is a dirty trick on all Halloween fans.

Oct 19, 2018

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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

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Brian Rowe

InSession Film

Lee Wallace’s directorial debut has some effective atmosphere, a solid cast led by the great Tom Atkins, and a fantastic final scene, but it’s also overlong and too slow at times.

May 3, 2023

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David Gonzalez

The Cinematic Reel

It has taken 40 years for Halloween III to gain the cult status it rightfully deserves. Next time, that Silver Shamrock commercial plays, always remember kids, take those masks off.

Rated: 4.5/5

Jan 31, 2023

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William Jones

CBR

Despite the fact that Halloween III: Season of the Witch is Michael Myers-less, it's a great sequel that makes Carpenter's first film even scarier.

Jan 9, 2023

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Ronald W I love this movie it's my second favorite in the Halloween franchise I visit it nearly every fall. It's deeper than your normal Halloween movie from the characters, to the plot to the atmosphere, If you can get past the Micheal Myers isn't in it and just enjoy it for what it is you will have a great time with it. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/13/24 Full Review Gorptholemew T 🍅 6.0/10Halloween: III season of the witch was treated unfairly through this franchise. to be honest I would’ve loved to see this anthology but I guess that will never happen. Also, some of this for some reason to me felt like a James Bond film is that just me? extended long climax and has a totally James Bond villain. Also, the kills in here pretty good. I will say didn’t buy the romance between the two main leads at all and this wasn’t a masterpiece or anything, but it was pretty good and deserves more recognition. Grade B Rated 3/5 Stars • Rated 3 out of 5 stars 07/31/24 Full Review Jc H I went into this movie just calling it The Season of the Witch in my head and it was a great movie... People need to quit hating the movie just because it was not a Michael Myers Halloween movie and watch it like it was supposed to be watched as -- A HALLOWEEN MOVIE Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/21/24 Full Review kayson A Why does this film exist? Rated 0.5/5 Stars • Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 07/11/24 Full Review chris h Ppl expecting it to be Michael Myers and giving a bad review based on that. Carpenter had no plans for Myers after part 2.this movie has its flaws,but is still violent and has some memorable moments.Just a nice popcorn movie. Rated 3/5 Stars • Rated 3 out of 5 stars 06/25/24 Full Review Salvador Z We are all very confused and upset as to why our boy Michael was not in the film, however, I try to appreciate the different approach they took with it. No it’s not great, but interesting yes. Rated 3/5 Stars • Rated 3 out of 5 stars 06/24/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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Tommy Lee Wallace Director Tom Atkins Daniel Challis Stacey Nelkin Ellie Grimbridge Dan O'Herlihy Conal Cochran Ralph Strait Buddy Kupfer Michael Currie Rafferty

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