Halloween III: Season of the Witch
Movie, 1982, Standalone, Set in 1982
Halloween III: Season of the Witch is #3 of 13 in release order and #13 of 13 in chronological order in the Halloween.
The story
After a terrified toy salesman is mysteriously attacked and brought to the hospital clutching the year's most popular Halloween mask, Dr. Daniel Challis sets out to investigate the strange events and finds himself thrust into a nightmarish conspiracy.
Halloween III: Season of the Witch recap
Michael Myers does not appear; this was meant as the start of an anthology. In northern California, a terrified man clutching a Halloween mask is brought into Dr. Dan Challis's hospital and is murdered there by a man in a suit, who then sets himself on fire. The victim's daughter Ellie and Challis follow his trail to Santa Mira, a company town owned by Silver Shamrock Novelties, whose three Halloween masks are being advertised nonstop on television. The town is run by Conal Cochran, the toymaker, and watched over by men in suits who turn out to be androids. Cochran captures Challis and shows him the plan: each mask contains a chip made from a stolen piece of Stonehenge.
Halloween III: Season of the Witch ending explained
When the Silver Shamrock advert plays at 9 p.m. on Halloween, the masks will kill their wearers, children all over America, as a mass sacrifice for the ancient festival of Samhain. Challis escapes, kills Cochran, and flees with Ellie, who turns out to be an android and attacks him. At a gas station, he phones the networks and gets two channels to pull the advert, but one keeps airing, and he screams at them to stop it. The film ends there.
Post-credits scenes
No. There is no post-credits scene.
Where to watch Halloween III: Season of the Witch
Halloween III: Season of the Witch is streaming on Prime Video, Peacock, Philo, AMC+, and AMC in the US. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 5.2/10, Rotten Tomatoes 51%
Where it fits
- Release order: after Halloween II, before Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers.
- Chronological order: after Halloween II, the last.
What to watch before Halloween III: Season of the Witch
Nothing. Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982) doesn't continue an earlier version, so it stands on its own. Halloween III: Season of the Witch itself is optional in the Halloween order.
Cast
- Tom Atkins as Daniel Challis
- Stacey Nelkin as Ellie Grimbridge
- Dan O'Herlihy as Conal Cochran
- Michael Currie as Rafferty
- Ralph Strait as Buddy Kupfer
- Jadeen Barbor as Betty Kupfer
- Brad Schacter as Little Buddy
- Garn Stephens as Marge
- Nancy Kyes as Linda Challis
- Jonathan Terry as Starker
- Al Berry as Harry Grimbridge
- Wendy Wessberg as Teddy
Directed by Tommy Lee Wallace.