13. Halloween: Resurrection (2002)
If you’ve ever watched a horror movie and thought to yourself, “You know what this needs? Tyra Banks and Busta Rhymes,” then, boy, are you in luck. Adding a new age twist to the fictional town of Haddonfield, Resurrection sees Michael returning to his childhood home after an internet show begins filming there. The film is something of a novelty if you’re looking for an early 2000s take on the dark sides of the internet, though sadly it doesn’t end in Michael Myers becoming an influencer.
12. Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995)
Completing the supernatural theory of Michael’s insatiable appetite for murder, The Curse of Michael Myers explores a cultish backstory to Michael, and his link to his niece Jamie’s son. Perhaps the biggest curse on this film is its fixation on the supernatural with little provision of the franchise’s signature scares.
11. Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998)
Everyone can relate to the idea of "the one that got away." For Michael Myers, this is a bit more literal, as he obsesses over the lone woman that escaped his Halloween killing sprees many moons ago. Now living under a new identity, Keri Tate (a.k.a Laurie Strode a.k.a Cynthia Myers) finds herself once again the target of Michael’s Halloween tradition. Spoiler: H20 is especially great for its exploration of Michael and Keri’s revealed sibling-hood.
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10. Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989)
Michael returns to track down his niece Jamie, who, after suffering from post-traumatic breakdowns from his first attempt to murder her, has since been admitted to a mental hospital. Arguably one of the biggest flops in the franchise, the film still explores an interesting link between Michael and Jamie, saving it from the bottom slot.
9. Halloween (2007)
Zombie’s first reimagining of the 1978 classic plays a similar role as Joker did for the Batman story—which is to say, if you’re one for psychologically-driven villain origin stories, Halloween explores deep in the mind of Michael Myers. If you’re more into back-to-back slashings than slow burn mental breaks, then this might leave more to be desired.
8. Halloween Ends (2022)
The final installment of the refreshed Halloween series by David Gordon Green promises to be the absolute last in the franchise. Halloween Ends explores themes of identity and the violent impulses inside us. The film spends most of its runtime focused on Laurie's granddaughter and her new romance with a troubled young man. The final showdown between Laurie and Michael Myers doesn't come until the very end—and we wish we could have seen more of that delicious decades old conflict. But are we really saying goodbye to Michael Myers forever?
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7. Halloween Kills (2021)
Michael Myers comes back to haunt us in this sequel to the 2018 Halloween. Halloween Kills made over $131 million at the box office. Jamie Lee Curtis is joined again by Judy Greer. This film takes the first's premise of trauma and the power of fear to a grand crescendo as the entire town teams up to hunt down Myers.
6. Halloween II (2009)
One of the more realistic, and harrowing, details of a horror movie is a plot in which one of the witnesses capitalizes on their trauma for a book deal. Intended to be a more ripped-from-the-real-world-headlines and violent reboot to his original reimagining of Halloween, director Rob Zombie continued on his psychoanalytical approach to Michael Myers and Laurie Strode, revisiting the characters in the aftermath of the original killing spree. The brutally gory and bleak adaptation of the series takes the characters to an intense climax.
5. Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988)
Blood runs thicker than water for Michael Myers. Awakened from a coma, Myers reemerges with a reinvigorated craving to kill. This time: Laure Strode’s daughter, and his niece, Jamie, now living with a foster family. But what the film makes up for with a return of its sadistic frontman, it lacks in the departure of Jamie Lee Curtis’s performance as Laurie Strode.
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4. Halloween III: The Season of the Witch (1982)
If gory murders aren’t your thing, Halloween III: The Season of the Witch might offer a refreshing respite. Circling themes of witchcraft, the film offers a totally unique plot-line in which a killer is planning a mass murder of children using Halloween masks as his device for a Celtic pagan ritual. (It's a lot to take in, we know.) The lack of Michael Myers in this installation didn’t make it the biggest hit at the box office, but it does offer some narrative ingenuity.
3. Halloween (2018)
Making a direct sequel of a hit slasher film from forty years ago can be a bit chilling to think about. Nonetheless, the David Gordon Green’s 2018 Halloween shockingly pulls its weight—and offers a new approach to the series, rewriting many details that were established in previous sequels. With Jamie Lee Curtis and Nick Castle reprising their roles as Laurie Strode and Michael Myers, Laurie comes prepared to reclaim who is predator and who is prey.
2. Halloween II (1981)
In the ultimate cat and mouse sequel, Michael Myers follows his survivor, Laurie Strode, to the hospital where she is recovering, while his psychiatrist, Dr. Loomis, remains close on his tail. But will Dr. Loomis catch Michael before he reaches Laurie? While certainly a drop in quality from the original, Halloween II packs some tried and true horror.
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1. Halloween (1978)
Whether you’re just diving into the series or continuing your yearly rewatch, you can’t beat the original. With a look into the origin story of serial killer Michael Myers, an iconic “Final Girl” performance from Jamie Lee Curtis, original scoring, and a blood-soaked plot that inspired slasher movies to come, Halloween is a must-watch for any horror fan.
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