Product: Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)
Rating: 4.0
An entertaining and surprisingly gory addition to the Halloween franchise
While lacking the blood soaked, white masked killer from the first two and subsequent movies in the Halloween series, Season of the Witch provided an alternative, dissociative storyline, with many of those classic 80s horror movie thrills. The villain (O'Herlihy) is not some invincible lunatic like Michael Myers, he is simply an evil genius who wishes to wipe out the entire human race with his secret weapon. This film exhibits the potential versatility of the Halloween movies, veering away from the horror icon that is produced in the mind when one thinks of the Halloween series, and creating something entirely original. The spectacle of this movie upon watching it left me yearning for another unconventional installment, but sadly, Myers reappeared alive and well in Halloween 4. If you are looking for a film to watch on a lonely, dark, autumn night, I would highly recommend Halloween III - Season Of The Witch.