We've Cracked The Code: Here's The Definitive Order To Watch The "Halloween" Movies

There are a total of 13 movies in the Halloween franchise. That's a lot of Michael Myers!

These movies were released over 44 years, from 1978 to 2022, and are in five separate timelines, each featuring its own unique storyline and cast of characters.

The Halloween franchise can be quite confusing with different narratives, plot threads, reboots, and films with the same name. Here's a comprehensive guide to the different timelines of the Halloween franchise, shedding light on how each film is intertwined, as well as some interesting franchise facts:

The 1st Timeline: The Original Halloween Movies

Halloween (1978)

Franchise fact: Halloween was originally called The Babysitter Murders .

Halloween II (1981)

Franchise fact: John Carpenter believed there shouldn't have been any sequels after the first Halloween .

Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988)

Franchise fact: Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers was the first film in the Halloween franchise filmed in Utah .

Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989)

Franchise fact: The mask for Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers was designed with longer hair and a noticeably angrier expression compared to the previous ones.

Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995)

Franchise fact: Danielle Harris emancipated herself in order to play Jamie Lloyd in Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers because she was 17 at the time, and the producers required an actress over 18, but she ended up walking away from the project.

The 2nd Timeline: The First Laurie Strode Timeline

Halloween (1978)

Franchise fact: The 1978 Halloween had a remarkably small budget of only $325,000!

Halloween II (1981)

Franchise fact: The original storyline didn't include Michael and Laurie as siblings .

Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998)

Franchise fact: Josh Hartnett filmed Halloween: H20 and The Faculty (1998) at the same time.

Halloween: Resurrection (2002)

Franchise fact: Four different endings were shot for Halloween: Resurrection !

The 3rd Timeline: Rob Zombie's Halloween Films

Halloween (2007)

Franchise fact: Rob Zombie stated that creating Halloween (2007) was a miserable experience, and he was reluctant to make another one.

Halloween II (2009)

Franchise fact: John Carpenter, known for making cameos in his other films, turned down a cameo in Rob Zombie's Halloween II .

The 4th Timeline: Laurie Strode's New Journey

Halloween (1978)

Franchise fact: It took over 80 drafts to get the script right for Halloween (2018) .

Halloween (2018)

Franchise fact: Halloween (2018) was released on Michael Myers's Birthday, October 19th!

Halloween Kills (2021)

Franchise fact: Actress Judy Greer , who portrays Karen Nelson, was taken aback by the level of gore and gruesomeness in Halloween Kills.

Halloween Ends (2022)

Franchise fact: The song " Don't Fear the Reaper " by Blue Oyster Cult plays during the end credits of Halloween Ends and is first heard in Halloween (1978) during the scene where Laurie and Annie are driving around Haddonfield.

The 5th Timeline: The Standalone Anthology Film

Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)

Franchise fact: Jamie Lee Curtis had a small voice cameo in Halloween III .

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