Product: Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)
Rating: 5.0
Scarier Than The Shape
Yeah, yeah...we know, we know...this film does not feature Michael Myers so therefore it's nothing to do with the others in the sequence...But wait: there was a time when horror, SF and fantasy were about imagination, not spoon feeding people the same old stuff again and again. In this sense 'Season of the Witch' wins out over all its critics. Written by Nigel 'Quatermass' Kneale, it is naturally the usual intelligent mix of supernatural terror and eldritch science only Kneale's pen can deliver. If you enjoyed Carpenter's later 'Prince of Darkness' (which he scripted under the pseudonym Martin Quatermass as a homage to Kneale) then THIS is for you. If you just want more stalk and slash then stick with Jason Voorhees...It's quite simple: if you are sharp, the sheer meanness of the trick (in the form of a treat) the pagan Irish villain of this movie plays on kids using remnants of an ancient artefact will chill you. If you want the old knife ritual, forget it.Recommended for anyone who likes intelligent original horror/SF.