Halloween franchise movies

Halloween is an American slasher media franchise that consists of thirteen films, as well as novels, comic books, a video game and other merchandise. The films primarily focus on 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.

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Michael's killings occur on the holiday of Halloween , on which all of the films primarily take place. Throughout the series various protagonists try to stop Myers including, most notably Laurie Strode primarily portrayed by Jamie Lee Curtis and psychiatrist Dr. Samuel Loomis primarily portrayed by Donald Pleasence. The original Halloween , released in , was written by John Carpenter and Debra Hill —the film's director and producer respectively.

The film, itself inspired by Alfred Hitchcock 's Psycho and Bob Clark 's Black Christmas , is known to have inspired a long line of slasher films. Twelve films have followed since the original was released.

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Michael Myers is the antagonist in all of the entries with the exception of Halloween III: Season of the Witch , a story with no direct connection to any other film in the series. Starting with Halloween II , most of the various sequels appeared between and , including a 10th anniversary film in and a 20th anniversary sequel in In writer-director Rob Zombie created a remake of the film and a sequel released two years later.

The franchise would go dormant for nine years until a direct sequel to the original film , which ignores all previous sequels, was released in The sequel to the film, Halloween Kills , was released in with the most recent entry, Halloween Ends , released on October 14, The franchise is notable for its multiple timelines, continuities, remakes and reboots, which can make it confusing for new viewers.

The original film received critical acclaim, while the film received mostly positive reviews. The other films have received either mixed or negative reviews from critics.