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Halloween / Michael Myers

Compare the genuinely different Michael Myers histories, with film adaptations beside their source stories, licensed comics and prose, and the 1978-set game. Dates distinguish stated intervals from estimates; inaccessible comic interiors remain explicit research gaps.

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Halloween / Michael Myers: watch and reading order

Choose the modern 1978 → 2018 → Kills → Ends route, the Jamie Lloyd / Thorn sequels, or H20 / Resurrection. Rob Zombie’s remake and Season of the Witch have distinct histories. Kills takes place in 2018; Ends separates its 2019 opening from the 2022 main story. Licensed prose and comics remain inclusive with qualifications, and the new game sits beside the original night as a reimagining.

Story order follows events within a history. Release order follows when works came out. Use the filters below to compare them; estimates and earlier scenes stay labelled.

1978 → Halloween / Kills / Ends 1978 → II → 4–6 1978 → II → H20 / Resurrection & tie-ins Rob Zombie’s remake history Season of the Witch Other licensed stories / crossovers
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The modern trilogy follows the original film, without the sibling reveal or the 1981 hospital sequel.

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1978 → Halloween / Kills / Ends

October 31, 1963
Film segment · Embedded segmentConfirmed canonReleased 1978

Halloween — Judith Myers prologue

October 31, 1963 Relative / stated chronology

Michael’s childhood crime begins this history.

Placement Optional scene within the original film; same 1963 origin retained by these three routes.

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October 30–31, 1978

SAME STORY POSITION · FORMATS & ADAPTATIONS

FilmConfirmed canonReleased 1978; television version 1981

Halloween (1978) — main story / television scenes

October 30–31, 1978 Relative / stated chronology

An escaped killer stalks Haddonfield.

Placement Original film and its additional television scenes are one story edition. Extra scenes are qualified against the selected sequel history.

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NovelAssumed canonReleased 1979; illustrated reprint 2023

Halloween — Curtis Richards novel / illustrated reprint

October 1978; earlier backstory embedded Relative / stated chronology

The original night in expanded prose.

Placement Grouped with its source film. Added ancestral / childhood material is not automatically confirmed in the screen history. Reprint is the same novel.

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Illustrated storyAssumed canonReleased 2021

The Legend of Halloween

1963 origin / Halloween 1978 main story Relative / stated chronology

The original film retold in illustrated verse.

Placement Same-story retelling belongs beside Halloween; not a sequel set in its publication year.

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GameAssumed canonReleased 2026

Halloween: The Game — single-player campaign

October 30–31, 1978 Relative / stated chronology

Experience the original night from Michael’s perspective.

Placement Developer calls this a reimagined extended cut; place beside its source story. Player-driven additional events are qualified rather than declared universal film canon.

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GameNon-canon connectedReleased 1983

Halloween — Atari 2600

est. Halloween 1978; film-derived scenario Evidence-based estimate

A babysitter rescues children from an escaped killer.

Placement Original manual describes the film-derived premise but no year. Same adaptation position, qualified rather than a fictional sequel in 1983.

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October 31, 1978
Film segment · Embedded segmentConfirmed canonReleased 2021

Halloween Kills — Hawkins’s 1978 recollection

October 31, 1978 Relative / stated chronology

Hawkins remembers the original pursuit.

Placement Embedded 1978 flashback rather than a 2021 event.

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October 2018

SAME STORY POSITION · FORMATS & ADAPTATIONS

FilmConfirmed canonReleased 2018

Halloween (2018)

October 2018 Relative / stated chronology

Laurie prepares for Michael’s return.

Placement Forty years after the original 1978 attack; the 1981 sequel does not occur on this route.

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NovelAssumed canonReleased 2018

Halloween (2018) — John Passarella novelization

October 2018; earlier material embedded Relative / stated chronology

The modern return in expanded prose.

Placement Same central events as the film. Expanded passages are qualified as adaptation material.

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Halloween night, 2018

SAME STORY POSITION · FORMATS & ADAPTATIONS

FilmConfirmed canonReleased 2021

Halloween Kills

Halloween night, 2018 Relative / stated chronology

Haddonfield’s survivors organize a manhunt.

Placement Continues the 2018 night. The three-year real release gap is not a story gap.

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NovelAssumed canonReleased 2021

Halloween Kills — Tim Waggoner novelization

Halloween night, 2018; 1978 recollections embedded Relative / stated chronology

The manhunt with expanded character material.

Placement Beside the film; alternate / expanded prose events do not silently override the screen cut.

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Halloween 2019
Film segment · Embedded segmentConfirmed canonReleased 2022

Halloween Ends — babysitting prologue

Halloween 2019 Relative / stated chronology

A babysitting accident changes Corey’s life.

Placement Separate 2019 opening; not folded into the 2022 main story. Exact prop audit remains open.

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October 2022

SAME STORY POSITION · FORMATS & ADAPTATIONS

FilmConfirmed canonReleased 2022

Halloween Ends — main story

October 2022 Relative / stated chronology

Corey’s ostracism intersects with Laurie’s final confrontation.

Placement Studio states four years after Kills: 2018 + 4 = 2022.

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NovelAssumed canonReleased 2022

Halloween Ends — Paul Brad Logan novelization

2019–2022 frame; 2022 main story and older backstory Relative / stated chronology

The finale with expanded history between the films.

Placement Grouped with its source. Individual new flashbacks need original text before exact interleaving; do not treat the whole book as a single 2022 day.

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Era unverifiedERA / ORDER OPEN
ComicAssumed canonReleased 2026

Halloween: The Game — Digital Deluxe comic

Era unverified; original digital comic needed Placement unresolved

The deluxe edition includes a licensed digital comic.

Placement Edition contents verified; title and interior not available in this pass. The game’s 1978 setting alone does not prove this comic uses the same dates.

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SELECTED CONTINUITY

1978 → II → 4–6

October 31, 1963
Film segment · Embedded segmentConfirmed canonReleased 1978

Halloween — Judith Myers prologue

October 31, 1963 Relative / stated chronology

Michael’s childhood crime begins this history.

Placement Optional scene within the original film; same 1963 origin retained by these three routes.

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October 30–31, 1978

SAME STORY POSITION · FORMATS & ADAPTATIONS

FilmConfirmed canonReleased 1978; television version 1981

Halloween (1978) — main story / television scenes

October 30–31, 1978 Relative / stated chronology

An escaped killer stalks Haddonfield.

Placement Original film and its additional television scenes are one story edition. Extra scenes are qualified against the selected sequel history.

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NovelAssumed canonReleased 1979; illustrated reprint 2023

Halloween — Curtis Richards novel / illustrated reprint

October 1978; earlier backstory embedded Relative / stated chronology

The original night in expanded prose.

Placement Grouped with its source film. Added ancestral / childhood material is not automatically confirmed in the screen history. Reprint is the same novel.

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October 31 – November 1, 1978

SAME STORY POSITION · FORMATS & ADAPTATIONS

FilmConfirmed canonReleased 1981

Halloween II (1981)

October 31 – November 1, 1978 Relative / stated chronology

The pursuit continues at Haddonfield Memorial.

Placement Immediate continuation of the original night; release year is not the fictional year.

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NovelAssumed canonReleased 1981

Halloween II — Jack Martin novelization

October 31 – November 1, 1978 Relative / stated chronology

The hospital sequel retold in prose.

Placement Same-story adaptation; additional prose scenes require separate screen-canon qualification.

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October 30–31, 1988

SAME STORY POSITION · FORMATS & ADAPTATIONS

FilmConfirmed canonReleased 1988

Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers

October 30–31, 1988 Relative / stated chronology

Jamie Lloyd becomes Michael’s target.

Placement Official ten-year jump from 1978 fixes 1988.

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NovelAssumed canonReleased 1988; revised edition 2003

Halloween IV — Nicholas Grabowsky novel / revised edition

October 1988; earlier material embedded Relative / stated chronology

The Jamie Lloyd story in expanded prose.

Placement Same story as the fourth film. Revised text / new material belongs with this adaptation, not a new 2003 fictional sequel.

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October 30–31, 1989
FilmConfirmed canonReleased 1989

Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers

October 30–31, 1989 Relative / stated chronology

Jamie’s connection to Michael deepens.

Placement A year after Halloween 4; earlier escape recalled within the film.

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October 30–31, 1995
FilmConfirmed canonReleased 1995; alternate cut later released

Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers — theatrical / producer’s cuts

October 30–31, 1995 Relative / stated chronology

Tommy Doyle confronts the Thorn legacy.

Placement Official six-year interval after 1989 fixes 1995. Cuts share a story position but differ in explanation and outcome.

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1978 → II → H20 / Resurrection & tie-ins

< 1978OVERLAPPING ERA
ComicAssumed canonReleased 2008

Halloween: Charlie — Nightdance collection bonus

Before 1978; exact decade unverified Relative / stated chronology

Russellville’s Charlie Bowles story expands the background.

Placement The original film already mentions the earlier killings. Do not invent an exact year from the 2008 collection date; broad pre-1978 window overlaps the earlier history.

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October 31, 1963
Film segment · Embedded segmentConfirmed canonReleased 1978

Halloween — Judith Myers prologue

October 31, 1963 Relative / stated chronology

Michael’s childhood crime begins this history.

Placement Optional scene within the original film; same 1963 origin retained by these three routes.

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October 1978; earlier personal history embedded
Prose shortAssumed canonReleased 2008–2009 web publication

Halloween: White Ghost

October 1978; earlier personal history embedded Relative / stated chronology

The tow-truck driver’s final journey.

Placement Author explicitly ties its present action to Michael’s escape / original coveralls scene. It is prose, not a fully illustrated comic. Original full text still needed for exact earlier dates.

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Halloween night, 1978
ComicAssumed canonReleased 2008

30 Years of Terror — Trick or Treat

October 1978 main recollection; later modern-era frame Relative / stated chronology

The MacKenzies receive an urgent visit.

Placement 1978 side story around Tommy and Lindsey’s flight. Mary’s later elderly frame is separately represented below; do not date the later return 1978. Complete original interior not inspected.

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October 30–31, 1978

SAME STORY POSITION · FORMATS & ADAPTATIONS

FilmConfirmed canonReleased 1978; television version 1981

Halloween (1978) — main story / television scenes

October 30–31, 1978 Relative / stated chronology

An escaped killer stalks Haddonfield.

Placement Original film and its additional television scenes are one story edition. Extra scenes are qualified against the selected sequel history.

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NovelAssumed canonReleased 1979; illustrated reprint 2023

Halloween — Curtis Richards novel / illustrated reprint

October 1978; earlier backstory embedded Relative / stated chronology

The original night in expanded prose.

Placement Grouped with its source film. Added ancestral / childhood material is not automatically confirmed in the screen history. Reprint is the same novel.

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October 31 – November 1, 1978

SAME STORY POSITION · FORMATS & ADAPTATIONS

FilmConfirmed canonReleased 1981

Halloween II (1981)

October 31 – November 1, 1978 Relative / stated chronology

The pursuit continues at Haddonfield Memorial.

Placement Immediate continuation of the original night; release year is not the fictional year.

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NovelAssumed canonReleased 1981

Halloween II — Jack Martin novelization

October 31 – November 1, 1978 Relative / stated chronology

The hospital sequel retold in prose.

Placement Same-story adaptation; additional prose scenes require separate screen-canon qualification.

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1978 case history; other file dates unverifiedOVERLAPPING ERA
Web fictionAssumed canonReleased 2000s official website

HalloweenComics — newspaper / morgue narrative files

1978 case history; other file dates unverified Relative / stated chronology

In-universe documents expand the Haddonfield case.

Placement Author verifies published obituary / morgue information, distinct from location histories he says remained unpublished. Individual surviving files require archive inspection.

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After October 1978; 1978–1979 school year
ComicAssumed canonReleased 2008–2009

The First Death of Laurie Strode #1–2 — published run

After October 1978; 1978–1979 school year Relative / stated chronology

Laurie struggles after the first two films.

Placement The author dates the intended conclusion to Halloween 1979, but only #1–2 were published. Group published connected run; do not count the unmade third issue as released.

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October 1989
ComicAssumed canonReleased 2008

30 Years of Terror — Repetition Compulsion

October 1989 Relative / stated chronology

Loomis tries to anticipate Michael.

Placement Reported dated setting; this H20-route story does not reinstate Halloween 5’s Jamie storyline. Original full interior not inspected.

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est. 1991; contemporary pageant clueOVERLAPPING ERA
ComicAssumed canonReleased 2008

30 Years of Terror — P.O.V.

est. 1991; contemporary pageant clue Evidence-based estimate

A pageant winner faces the Shape.

Placement Reviewer reports Miss Haddonfield 1991; exact attack date requires original panels. Original full interior not inspected.

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est. early 1990s; before Sam / H20OVERLAPPING ERA
ComicAssumed canonReleased 2006

Halloween: Autopsis

est. early 1990s; before Sam / H20 Evidence-based estimate

A photographer pursues Loomis and the Shape.

Placement Page-level chronology suggests 1993; keep an estimate until original comic confirms. DVD-insert publication date does not date this story.

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Tommy’s adulthood; est. 1990sOVERLAPPING ERA
ComicAssumed canonReleased 2008

30 Years of Terror — Tommy and the Boogeyman

Tommy’s adulthood; est. 1990s Evidence-based estimate

Tommy turns trauma into comic stories.

Placement Author commentary explains the Thorn films as Tommy’s fictional comics on this route. No merger of real film histories. Original full interior not inspected.

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est. late twentieth century; Halloween seasonOVERLAPPING ERA
NovelAssumed canonReleased 1998

Halloween — The Mad House

est. late twentieth century; Halloween season Evidence-based estimate

A documentary crew visits Smith’s Grove.

Placement Licensed Berkley original with a different cast. Included as assumed connected material on the inclusive H20 route; exact compatibility and inter-book order remain unverified. Broad contemporary window does not equate publication and fictional years.

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est. late twentieth century; Halloween seasonOVERLAPPING ERA
NovelAssumed canonReleased 1997

Halloween — The Old Myers Place

est. late twentieth century; Halloween season Evidence-based estimate

A new family moves into the Myers house.

Placement Licensed Berkley original with a different cast. Included as assumed connected material on the inclusive H20 route; exact compatibility and inter-book order remain unverified. Broad contemporary window does not equate publication and fictional years.

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est. late twentieth century; Halloween seasonOVERLAPPING ERA
NovelAssumed canonReleased 1997

Halloween — The Scream Factory

est. late twentieth century; Halloween season Evidence-based estimate

A haunted attraction becomes Michael’s hunting ground.

Placement Licensed Berkley original with a different cast. Included as assumed connected material on the inclusive H20 route; exact compatibility and inter-book order remain unverified. Broad contemporary window does not equate publication and fictional years.

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est. 1995 main frame; World War II / 1963 / 1998 material embedded
Illustrated prose shortAssumed canonReleased 2008

Halloween: Sam

est. 1995 main frame; World War II / 1963 / 1998 material embedded Evidence-based estimate

Loomis’s final year and earlier life.

Placement Contemporary 2008 announcement overrides later 2010 database date. Candidate January / February 1995 dates need original PDF before being presented as exact.

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October 1998
FilmConfirmed canonReleased 1998

Halloween H20: 20 Years Later

October 1998 Relative / stated chronology

Laurie faces Michael under a new identity.

Placement Twenty years after the first two films. This history replaces the Jamie Lloyd route.

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Modern era; decades after 1978OVERLAPPING ERA
Comic segment · Embedded segmentAssumed canonReleased 2008

30 Years of Terror — Trick or Treat, later Mary frame

Modern era; decades after 1978 Relative / stated chronology

An elderly Mary remembers the original night.

Placement Later framing scene in the already indexed story. No exact year inferred from the anthology’s 2008 release.

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est. 1998–2001; Laurie’s institutional periodOVERLAPPING ERA
ComicAssumed canonReleased 2008

30 Years of Terror — Visiting Hours

est. 1998–2001; Laurie’s institutional period Evidence-based estimate

Laurie imagines a different life.

Placement Framing imagined scenes do not create an actual alternate childhood. Broad frame between H20 and Resurrection requires interior confirmation. Original full interior not inspected.

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Halloween 2000; earlier recollections embedded
ComicAssumed canonReleased 2008

Halloween: Nightdance #1–4

Halloween 2000; earlier recollections embedded Relative / stated chronology

Lisa Thomas encounters Michael in Russellville.

Placement Group the continuous main run. 2000 reported by the work review; full lettered interiors / earlier flashbacks remain to check.

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2001; three years after H20
Film segment · Embedded segmentConfirmed canonReleased 2002

Halloween: Resurrection — Laurie prologue

2001; three years after H20 Relative / stated chronology

Michael finds Laurie in a psychiatric facility.

Placement Official synopsis gives a three-year interval from 1998. Do not date this opening 2002 merely from release.

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est. 2002; Halloween season
FilmConfirmed canonReleased 2002

Halloween: Resurrection — webcast story

est. 2002; Halloween season Evidence-based estimate

A webcast turns the Myers house into a killing ground.

Placement Later webcast section follows the prologue. Precise elapsed interval / original prop date still needs film inspection; 2002 remains qualified.

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est. 2003–2004; after ResurrectionOVERLAPPING ERA
ComicAssumed canonReleased 2003

Halloween: One Good Scare

est. 2003–2004; after Resurrection Evidence-based estimate

Lindsey Wallace seeks help from David Loomis.

Placement Source accounts conflict on 2003 versus a 2004 later scene. Keep a range until original comic resolves both frames; no new continuity solely for this uncertainty.

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SELECTED CONTINUITY

Rob Zombie’s remake history

est. age 9–10
Film segment · Embedded segmentConfirmed canonReleased 2007

Halloween (2007) — Michael’s childhood

est. age 9–10; fifteen years before adult return Evidence-based estimate

Michael’s childhood and confinement in the remake.

Placement Rights-holder says nine; secondary accounts commonly say ten. Keep the age range qualified pending original comparison. Numeric sort anchor is not a stated calendar year.

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Inspection: Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected

Edition / access: Exact Amazon destination recovered from the rights-holder’s corresponding film page. Check edition / region; television additions or alternate cuts are not automatically included.

View on Amazon US ↗Halloween (2007) — unrated collector’s edition
est. 15 years later
FilmConfirmed canonReleased 2007

Halloween (2007) — adult return

15 years after childhood prologue; est. age 24–25 Evidence-based estimate

A reimagined return to Haddonfield.

Placement Rights-holder states fifteen years later. Childhood-age discrepancy carries into the estimated adult age; no calendar-2007 date asserted.

Research & access notes

Inspection: Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected

Edition / access: Exact Amazon destination recovered from the rights-holder’s corresponding film page. Check edition / region; television additions or alternate cuts are not automatically included.

View on Amazon US ↗Halloween (2007) — unrated collector’s edition
1 year later
FilmConfirmed canonReleased 2009

Halloween II (2009) — theatrical / director’s-cut variants

One year after the remake in official theatrical synopsis; longer interval in director’s cut Relative / stated chronology

Laurie struggles with the aftermath of the remake.

Placement Use elapsed time: the official summary states one year. Director’s-cut two-year claim requires original cut comparison; alternate endings are not blended.

Research & access notes

Inspection: Official theatrical synopsis read; complete theatrical / director’s cut comparison remains open.

Edition / access: Exact Amazon destination recovered from the rights-holder’s corresponding film page. Check edition / region; television additions or alternate cuts are not automatically included.

View on Amazon US ↗Halloween II (2009) — film edition

Era / story position not yet established

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Season of the Witch

Late October; est. 1982

SAME STORY POSITION · FORMATS & ADAPTATIONS

FilmConfirmed canonReleased 1982

Halloween III: Season of the Witch

Late October; est. 1982 Evidence-based estimate

Silver Shamrock prepares a deadly broadcast.

Placement Separate narrative where Halloween is a film on TV. Contemporary calendar year remains estimated pending original caption / prop inspection.

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Inspection: Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected

Edition / access: Exact Amazon destination recovered from the rights-holder’s corresponding film page. Check edition / region; television additions or alternate cuts are not automatically included.

View on Amazon US ↗Halloween III: Season of the Witch — film edition
NovelAssumed canonReleased 1982

Halloween III: Season of the Witch — Jack Martin novelization

Late October; est. 1982 Evidence-based estimate

The mask conspiracy retold in prose.

Placement Same-story adaptation, not a Michael Myers sequel. Original text still needed for exact year / additional backstory.

Research & access notes

Inspection: Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected

Edition / access: Corresponding out-of-print adaptation identified; exact Amazon product unverified.

View novel inventory ↗View novel inventory

Era / story position not yet established

These entries still lack enough evidence for a useful story-era insertion. Supported estimates and source-story retellings appear in the main timeline; remaining gaps need further research.

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Other licensed stories / crossovers

1978-derived characters; Entity’s realm has no established calendarOVERLAPPING ERA
GameNon-canon connectedReleased 2016

Dead by Daylight — Halloween chapter / character stories

1978-derived characters; Entity’s realm has no established calendar Relative / stated chronology

Laurie and the Shape enter the Fog.

Placement Licensed crossover rather than a film sequel. Content delisted January 19, 2026; do not advertise new unlocks as available.

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Inspection: Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected

Edition / access: Corresponding chapter delisted; existing owners may retain characters. No unrelated game edition sold as if it unlocks the chapter.

Read official availability notice ↗Read official availability notice
After H20; est. late 1990s frame, earlier recollectionsOVERLAPPING ERA
ComicNon-canon connectedReleased 2000–2001

Halloween / II: The Blackest Eyes / III: The Devil’s Eyes

After H20; est. late 1990s frame, earlier recollections Evidence-based estimate

Tommy Doyle pursues an alternative legacy of Michael.

Placement Three connected Chaos one-shots grouped. Alternate Laurie outcome conflicts with Resurrection; do not silently bridge the two film routes.

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Inspection: Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected

Edition / access: Corresponding licensed narrative inventory. No unrelated movie offered as if it contained this comic; original edition availability remains unverified.

Read story / edition research ↗Read story / edition research
Modern-era Halloween; supernatural realm outside ordinary calendarOVERLAPPING ERA
GameNon-canon connectedReleased 2024

RetroRealms: Halloween — campaign / character variants

Modern-era Halloween; supernatural realm outside ordinary calendar Relative / stated chronology

Michael enters a nightmare arcade adventure.

Placement Licensed crossover campaign and character variants grouped; no invented 2024 fictional year. Not evidence the Evil Dead screen world shares Halloween’s history.

Research & access notes

Inspection: Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected

Edition / access: Exact publisher Steam listing. Requires RetroRealms Arcade; other character campaigns sold separately.

View official game ↗View official game
October 30–31, 2003
ComicNon-canon connectedReleased 2003

Retribution and Descent — Returns to Haddonfield convention story

October 30–31, 2003 Relative / stated chronology

A prosecutor challenges an elderly Loomis’s account.

Placement Work review identifies the midnight date. Loomis alive in 2003 conflicts with the H20 route; this is not One Good Scare. Complete original interior not inspected.

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Inspection: Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected

Edition / access: Halloween Returns to Haddonfield souvenir magazine contains this original story; stock / price not asserted.

View corresponding convention edition ↗View corresponding convention edition

Era / story position not yet established

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Keep the footnotes.

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