Halloween - Watch Order: 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

Fifteen years after murdering his sister on Halloween Night 1963, Michael Myers escapes from a mental hospital and returns to the small town of Haddonfield, Illinois to kill again.

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Halloween II

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

After failing to kill stubborn survivor Laurie and taking a bullet or six from former psychiatrist Dr. Sam Loomis, Michael Myers has followed Laurie to the Haddonfield Memorial Hospital, where she's been admitted for Myers' attempt on her life. The institution proves to be particularly suited to serial killers, however, as Myers cuts, stabs and slashes his way through hospital staff to reach his favorite victim.

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Halloween H20: 20 Years Later

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

Two decades after surviving a massacre on October 31, 1978, former baby sitter Laurie Strode finds herself hunted by persistent knife-wielder Michael Myers. Laurie now lives in Northern California under an assumed name, where she works as the headmistress of a private school. But it's not far enough to escape Myers, who soon discovers her whereabouts. As Halloween descends upon Laurie's peaceful community, a feeling of dread weighs upon her -- with good reason.

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Halloween: Resurrection

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

Reality programmers at DangerTainment select a group of thrill-seeking teenagers to spend one night in the childhood home of serial killer Michael Myers. Their planned live broadcast turns deadly when Michael decides to crash the party.

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