Product: Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)
Rating: 3.0
A Bizarre Sidestep that Adds Nothing to the Mythology
A bizarre sidestep that breaks the momentum of the Michael Myers-fueled franchise, H3: SEASON OF THE WITCH adds nothing to the mythology. Carpenter favorite Tom Atkins returns as a doctor investigating a series of suspicious deaths connected to Conal Cochran, a toy manufacturer whose ubiquitous line of ghoulish Halloween masks may not be as innocent as it seems. Though the movie suffers from inconsistent pacing and an ill-advised attempt at social consciousness - vaguely stabbing at making a statement about crass commercialism... or holiday excess... or the Irish... Latex products? - it nonetheless achieves a creepy, desperate quality that gets under your skin in the end.