Product: Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)
Rating: 4.0
Pure Evil
Halloween III - Season of the Witch is the best of the series. I've seen all of these films and this is the one that I can't shake. There is just an undercurrent of pure evil in this film that will scare the holy hell out of you. Sure, the idea is hokey and the acting second rate, but man those scenes where the "test" family puts on the halloween masks and has to watch the Silver Shamrock flashing pumpkin are just horrifying. Maybe it's because I was like ten years old when this first came out, but this movie still gives me the creeps more than 20 years later. The gore and blood shed is still here eventhough Michael Myers is not. Bottom line: Halloween III is undoubtedly the most original film of the Halloween series with legendary director John Carpenter at the helm, and one of the best endings of any horror film I've ever seen. This film embodies the spirit of the series and also takes it one step further...some of these scenes will stay with you for years to come. Recommended to hard-core horror fans who are tired of the mindless slasher film.