Halloween III: Season of the Witch — Film Review
The slight drop-off in quality from the first Halloween and Halloween II is overshadowed by the terrifying quality drop as the franchise moves to its third feature, Halloween III: Season of the Witch. Fasten your seatbelts: this review is going to be a bumpy ride. The third installment in the Michael Myers franchise, released in 1982, doesn’t even feature Michael Myers. Spoiler! This is the scariest thing about this film, for the record. I’m not sure this film should be dropped into the serial killer creature category because it’s missing its serial killer, but we can argue later. Season of the Witch is about a Silver Shamrock company that produces Halloween masks. Its business practices are a bit shady, and when a man dies after his visit there, his daughter and a concerned doctor head over to the factory to investigate. It’s soon discovered Silver Shamrock has a bit more planned for its masks than just good, clean fun.
Given the two I rated for this film, it's no secret that I wouldn't say I liked it. My first and biggest beef with it is the lack of Michael Myers. Producing a movie as part of a franchise but leaving out its antagonist is an experiment gone wrong. Viewers will tune into this film, expecting to watch Myers kill many and run never, but they’ll be sorely disappointed. As if leaving out its signature villain wasn’t enough, the film leaves out a…
