Halloween (franchise) (1978- Present)

Halloween is an American horror franchise that consists of eleven films, as well as novels, comic books, merchandise, and a video game. The films primarily focuses on serial killer Michael Myers who was committed to a sanitarium as a child for the murder of his sister, Judith Myers. Fifteen years later, he escapes to stalk and kill the people of the fictional town of Haddonfield, Illinois. Michael’s killings occur on the holiday of Halloween, on which all of the films primarily take place. The original Halloween, released in 1978, was written by John Carpenter and Debra Hill, and directed by Carpenter. The film is known to have inspired a long line of slasher films.

Eight sequels have since followed. Michael Myers is the antagonist in all of the films except Halloween III: Season of the Witch, the story of which has no direct connection to any other film in the series. In 2007, writer-director Rob Zombie made a remake of the 1978 film. A sequel to the 2007 remake was released two years later. A direct sequel to the original film that ignores all sequels was released in 2018.

The films collectively grossed over $620 million at the box office worldwide. The film series is ranked first at the United States box office—in adjusted 2018 dollars—when compared to other American horror series. Both the original film and the 2018 sequel have received critical acclaim, while the other films have received mixed or negative reviews from both fans and critics.

Halloween Films

Film	U.S. release date	Director(s)	Screenwriter(s)	Producer(s)
Halloween	October 25, 1978	John Carpenter	John Carpenter and Debra Hill	Debra Hill
Halloween II	October 30, 1981	Rick Rosenthal	Debra Hill and John Carpenter
Halloween III: Season of the Witch	October 22, 1982	Tommy Lee Wallace	Tommy Lee Wallace
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers	October 21, 1988	Dwight H. Little	Dhani Lipsius, Larry Rattner & Benjamin Ruffner and Alan B. McElroy	Paul Freeman
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers	October 13, 1989	Dominique Othenin-Girard	Michael Jacobs & Dominique Othenin-Girard and Shem Bitterman	Ramsey Thomas
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers	September 29, 1995	Joe Chappelle	Daniel Farrands	Paul Freeman
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later	August 5, 1998	Steve Miner	Robert Zappia and Matt Greenberg
Halloween: Resurrection	July 12, 2002	Rick Rosenthal	Larry Brand and Sean Hood
Halloween	August 31, 2007	Rob Zombie	Rob Zombie	Malek Akkad, Andy Gould and Rob Zombie
Halloween II	August 28, 2009
Halloween	October 19, 2018	David Gordon Green	Jeff Fradley, Danny McBride & David Gordon Green	Malek Akkad, Jason Blum & Bill Block
Halloween Kills	October 15, 2021	Scott Teems, Danny McBride & David Gordon Green
Halloween Ends	October 14, 2022	Paul Brad Logan, Chris Bernier, Danny McBride & David Gordon Green