Halloween Movies: H20 Timeline

1978 - 20024 Films6h 3m3.4 Average

H20 is a late 90s revival of the Halloween franchise that ignores everything after the 1981 sequel, bringing back Jamie Lee Curtis as Laurie Strode for a more grounded and emotionally focused take on her survival story.

This timeline strips away the supernatural Thorn mythology and family curse elements, returning to the simpler premise of Michael Myers as an unstoppable but human killer. This cleaner narrative explores Laurie's decades of trauma and paranoia, offering a more mature examination of how surviving such horror affects someone's entire life.

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Halloween poster

Halloween

19781h 31m4.5
Director: John Carpenter
Cast: Donald Pleasence, Jamie Lee Curtis, Nancy Kyes, P. J. Soles, Charles Cyphers

A masked killer escapes from a mental hospital and returns to his hometown on Halloween night, terrorizing the residents of Haddonfield, Illinois in this iconic slasher film that launched a legendary horror franchise.

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Halloween II poster

Halloween II

19811h 32m3.7
Director: Rick Rosenthal
Cast: Jamie Lee Curtis, Donald Pleasence, Charles Cyphers, Jeffrey Kramer, Lance Guest

Michael Myers continues his deadly pursuit of Laurie Strode, following her to Haddonfield Memorial Hospital where he terrorizes the staff in his relentless hunt for his target.

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Halloween H20: 20 Years Later poster

Halloween H20: 20 Years Later

19981h 26m3.2
Director: Steve Miner
Cast: Jamie Lee Curtis, Josh Hartnett, Adam Arkin, Michelle Williams, Adam Hann-Byrd

Twenty years after surviving Michael Myers' killing spree, Laurie Strode has been living under an assumed identity as a headmistress at a private school. But on Halloween night, the relentless killer tracks her down for a final confrontation.

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Halloween: Resurrection

20021h 34m2.1
Director: Rick Rosenthal
Cast: Jamie Lee Curtis, Brad Loree, Busta Rhymes, Bianca Kajlich, Katee Sackhoff

A group of reality TV participants spend a night in Michael Myers' childhood home for a live broadcast, but their entertainment quickly turns into a deadly nightmare when the infamous serial killer returns.

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