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Hello, Movie Mavens! Welcome back to the B Movies Blog. Today, we’re popping the Halloween franchise into the ol’ VCR. 

Well, friends, the time has come to cover my favorite franchise in the horrorsphere. The Halloween franchise is not only special to me because it’s something I shared with KP and still share with my brother-in-law, but also because I think it influenced modern horror in a major way. 

Hell, I’d be so bold as to argue that Halloween ‘78 influenced the likes of Ti West.

Do I think it has the same quality control as the Scream or Evil Dead franchises? Honestly, no. Much like Bruno, we don’t talk about Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers or Halloween Ends. But, I do think Halloween ‘78 is one of the best horror movies of all time, and I have the Laurie Strode tattoo to prove it. 

Me and who?

I’m also a Halloween III: Season of the Witch stan. John Carpenter meant for the franchise to be an anthology, and I think Halloween III is a great example of what could’ve been. 

Additionally, Halloween is one of the biggest physical representations of spooky season for me. I remember watching Halloweens 4 and 5 during AMC’s FearFest when I got home from school in the afternoons. KP and I would watch all of them throughout October. I once had the theme set as a ringtone and accidentally scared the shit out of a friend of mine at a sleepover. 

WHY DID HALLOWEEN ENDS INTRODUCE A FASCINATING CHARACTER IN THE LAST MOVIE OF THE TRILOGY ONLY TO UNCEREMONIOUSLY KILL HIM OFF? 

The Halloween franchise means a lot to me, and I can’t even fully articulate just how important it is. On that note, I’ll leave you with my controversial ranking of the franchise.*

• Halloween
• Halloween III: Season of the Witch 
• Halloween II 
• Halloween 5: Revenge of Michael Myers 
• Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
• Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
• Halloween (2018)
• Halloween Kills
• Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers
• Halloween Ends

*Disclaimer: I left out Rob Zombie’s Halloween and Halloween II because I know they’re not technically considered to be part of the larger franchise, but I do enjoy them both and include them in my annual rewatch 

And yes, I truly hated Halloween Ends THAT much.