The “Halloween” franchise is one of the most iconic and enduring in all of horror.
Beginning 45 years ago with director John Carpenter’s seminal classic, audiences have enjoyed the saga of Michael Myers and his brand of slasher goodness across many different incarnations — not to mention somewhat confusing timelines.
25 years ago, one of the most important entries in the series hit theaters in the form of “Halloween H20: 20 Years Later.” Arriving 20 years after the original, the film brought Jamie Lee Curtis back as Laurie Strode for the first time since 1981’s “Halloween II.” It was a big deal.
The only problem? Michael Myers looked like an absolute clown for the movie’s entire runtime thanks to his unforgivably bad mask.Let’s set the stage a touch.
The series had been kind of a mess because “Halloween 4″ killed off Laurie off-screen and things got really weird in 1995’s “Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers.
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