There’s been a lot of debate as to whether the Halloween franchise is actually good, but it cannot be denied that it not only has established itself as one of the big three horror franchises of all time but put the slasher genre in the forefront.   Thanks to its influence on horror its devoted fans have managed to keep it alive and strong for over thirty years.  The series has not only spawned several sequels but also a reboot and a semi reboot/sequel with its share of its upcoming sequels.

The Halloween franchise follows the efforts of serial killer Michael Myers as he attempts to kill off his family line.  The films follows his family members, mainly his sister Laurie Strode.  It’s undeniable how iconic the face (or mask) Michael Myers’ image is.

It’s an interesting story but like most horror franchises the series has become pretty inconsistent with the story, confusing writing, and forgettable, dumb characters as the series continues.  So, this article is here to give a good idea of how the series could’ve benefited from being a shorter series with better writing, a focused and stronger storytelling.

The Beginning

The story starts with a six year old Michael Myers who’s sent to a sanitarium for murdering his teenage sister on Halloween night in 1963.  Fifteen years later, Michael escapes his confinement and returns to his hometown of Haddonfield.  He begins stalking and slaughtering Laurie’s friends and family until closing in on his sister, unbeknownst to her.  While the main events of the story are occuring, Dr. Loomis (Michael’s psychiatrist) is close on his trail attempting to stop him.  We have our final showdown in which Michael is wounded after Loomis shot him six times but the film closes with Michael escaping.

The Middle

This is the part that gets interesting.  Here, we erase all of the events of films two through six.  In a perfect world these films wouldn’t exist.  I’m sorry but it doesn’t exist.  This is where Halloween H20 comes into play.as the official sequel to the original.  Because of Michael’s escape, Laurie has faked her death in order to go into hiding from her brother, Michael, who’s been MIA for twenty years.  By this time Loomis has passed.  Laurie still suffers from the events of that night but has attempted to moved on even becoming the headmistress of a private boarding school called Hillcrest Academy.  In the original film, Laurie only has a son, John, who goes to the school. But to connect it to our next entry we’ll say that Laurie has a daughter and a son.  Her daughter stays with the father while the son stays with her.  Anyway, Michael comes to the school and we have our tragedy.  And like the film, Laurie and her son John survive but Michael manages to escape.

The End

Again for the last film and closing chapter to the Halloween story, we pick up with the events of the Halloween film that came out in 2018 while combining it with some elements of Halloween II that came out in 2009.  However, in this story Michael isn’t institutionalized but again MIA for another twenty years.  This time, Laurie has lived in fear of Michael returning and has prepared herself.   Unlike the 2018’s story Laurie one experience doesn’t really warrant her being so paranoid of him returning.  However, with this story Laurie’s repeated experiences give her a better reason to be paranoid. This time, John has moved on to another part of the country while Laurie stays near her daughter, Karen, who she’s alienated from due to Laurie’s ex-husband having taken Karen away when she was 12.  Of course, this time around Michael comes back and again targets the Strode lineage as well as friends and neighbors.  Michael kills everyone until Laurie, Karen, and her granddaughter Allyson are left.  We get our final showdown in which the three have to fight off the monster (and not just Laurie) and through an intense battle the three manage to trap him and overcome him and burn him alive.

This should be the true Halloween timeline. The series could’ve worked better as a trilogy in which it makes sense for Laurie to be the final girl.  Also, the films have this thing where Michael’s this supernatural threat (or at least have some supernatural elements, he did take a couple of bullets to the face).  With the amount of time, that gives the story a very foreboding atmosphere as the characters never know if Michael’s going to return or not.  This would give us a full story of the character of Laurie and how these events have shaped her and her family.  Also, we see the rise of Michael and his fall. This is the true Halloween, Halloween Kills, and Halloween Ends.

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