SlashersNo. 5377 · The 2026 edition
The Overarching Plot Of The 'Halloween' Movies Is Crazy AF
The interconnected storylines across the Halloween franchise are more tangled than you remember.
Our own summary of the original — the full post and photos live at cracked.com.
A deep dive into the convoluted timeline and multiple retcons of the Halloween film series, highlighting how the narrative has zigzagged through alternate sequels, reboots, and timeline resets, making Michael Myers' lore surprisingly complex and contradictory.
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A comedic Cracked rundown of the tangled continuity of the Halloween franchise, walking through each film and how the series keeps rewriting its own canon. It traces the original film through the sequels, the anthology detour, the H20 reboot, the Rob Zombie remakes, and the then-upcoming 2018 Blumhouse entry. The piece also mocks the increasingly contradictory mythology and the repeated returns of Jamie Lee Curtis.
The list
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Halloween II
Said to sequel the TV version of the first; reveals Laurie Strode as Michael's long-lost sister.
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Halloween III: Season of the Witch
Drops Michael Myers for an anthology; evil businessman kills kids via TV ad and Stonehenge.
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Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
Laurie killed off; story shifts to her daughter Jamie.
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Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
Continues following Jamie; part of the Thorn-era continuity.
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Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers
Kills off Jamie; young Paul Rudd stars; adds ancient Druid curse explanation.
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Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
Curtis returns as Laurie; direct sequel to Halloween II, ignoring later sequels.
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Halloween: Resurrection
Laurie dies in first 15 minutes; college students livestream a trip to Myers' house.
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Untitled Blumhouse Halloween (2018) 2018
Directed by David Gordon Green; sequel to only the original; Curtis returns again.
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Photos hosted by cracked.com.
