Finally, after 13 films, including several timelines, a confusing continuity, a couple of remakes, one completely unrelated sequel, a series of prequels and a bunch more, the Michael Myers and Laurie Strode saga is coming to an end.
If Greene’s Halloween was about the ravages of prolonged terror, and Halloween Kills about lynching, Halloween Ends captures these ideas, exposing the evils of the small town of Haddonfield and its inhabitants.
True fans of the franchise will probably not appreciate Green’s attempts to deploy a completely new storyline, but it is simply impossible not to appreciate the ingenuity of the murders. As well as the director’s attempt to reveal the idea that Michael Myers has long gone beyond his name and become something completely different, something that can “infect” everyone with evil in different ways.
Is Halloween ending? We will find out about this in a few more years. Although, if you try to take a lesson from the entire franchise, it’s that the nightmare never ends. It just takes a different shape.