Speaking of Carpenter, whose name is never far from mention this time of year, this Halloween sequel—released in 1982, a year after Halloween II continued the story of Carpenter’s slasher classic—was an experiment in making the series into an anthology by telling a story that didn’t involve Michael Myers knifing teens. It did, however, involve Halloween (specifically a bonkers plot about a witchcraft-fueled plot to infect America’s children with cursed masks), and though Carpenter produced rather than directed, his stylistic fingerprints are all over it. Love it or hate it, Halloween III must be seen to be believed, and it ain’t spooky season if you don’t get the Silver Shamrock jingle stuck in your head at least once.
