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Now showing on DuranDuranTulsa's Horror Show...Halloween III: Season Of The Witch (1982) on glorious vintage VHS 📼! #movie #movies #horror #halloween #HalloweenIII #HalloweenIIISeasonoftheWitch #johncarpenter #TommyLeeWallace #debrahill #ripdebrahill #tomatkins #staceynelkin #danoherlihy #NancyLoomis #nancykeyes #bradschacter #JoshuaJohnMiller #vintage #vhs #80s #durandurantulsa #durandurantulsashorrorshow

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Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)

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Halloween 3 Season of the witch🎃🎃🎃🎃 Sliver Shamrock ☘️🍀☘️🍀

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Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)

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Change is often good, and sometimes it can never be too late to change, even if it means stepping out of your comfort zone to do so, no matter what anybody thinks. In 1982, offering audiences a little respite from the relentless attack of The Shape, got the third franchise instalment that was a lot different from the first two. In Halloween III: Season of the Witch. The film finds fresh ground…

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scarymovies101 · 3 years

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Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)

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Halloween III: Season of the Witch | Tommy Lee Wallace | 1982

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Bad movie I have Halloween III:Season of the Witch 1982

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Halloween III: Season of the Witch - Tommy Lee Wallace 1982

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Today's review on MyOldAddiction.com, Halloween III: Season Of The Witch by #TommyLeeWallace, "There's a few creepy moments and sometimes it's fun, but for the most part it barely knows where to go next" TOMMY LEE WALLACE Bil's rating (out of 5): BB. USA, 1982. Dino De Laurentiis Company…

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scifihorroradventure · 6 years

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HALLOWEEN III: SEASON OF THE WITCH (1982)

When a man (Al Berry) clutching a Halloween mask is admitted to Dr. Challis (Tom Atkins)'s hospital, the man is soon killed by a mysterious stranger, who also kills himself shortly after. Meeting up with the victim's daughter Ellie (Stacey Nelkin), Challis decides to look into her father's death and find those responsible. Their search takes them to the headquarters of Silver Shamrock, a company currently selling a line of extremely popular Halloween masks. Challis and Ellie encounter a few other people, toy store owners who sell the masks in their stores, who have come to discuss their next shipments with Shamrock's president - Conal Cochran (Dan O'Herlihy). Ellie is soon kidnapped by Cochran's followers, which turn out to be robots. Capturing Challis as well, Cochran explains that he is a follower of the ancient ways of witchcraft and Halloween's original, darker origins, and is using ancient magicks to pull the ultimate prank - Sacrificing the children who have bought his masks, a sacrifice he demonstrates on the Kupfer family. Escaping his imprisonment, Challis rescues Ellie and the two use Cochran's own technology against him, killing him and burning Silver Shamrock to the ground. Unfortunately, the masks are still being worn by thousands of children and the commercial that activates their magic begins to play...

Halloween III: Season of the Witch is known by a lot of people as that Halloween movie. The unrelated one, the separate one, the one that has nothing to do with the saga of Michael Myers and Laurie Strode. Supposedly, the plan was to use Halloween III as a starting point to make the Halloween films a series of unrelated, anthology stories centered around the holiday. Unfortunately, with the original Halloween being an enormous hit and Halloween II only cementing the fact that the series was centered around the white-masked killer, Halloween III was doomed to failure no matter how good the film may or may not have been on its own. And how does it stand as its own film, a story of a believer in ancient magic using Halloween masks to slaughter children? Honestly, it has potential, but it's not perfect. It has a good premise and some genuinely creepy moments, but a lot of scenes are dedicated to Challis and Ellie simply sitting around and talking about how weird everything is. There are times where it almost doesn't even feel like a horror movie and comes across as more of a mystery/thriller type film.

The movie's most chilling sequence is easily when Cochran kills the Kupfer family, with Buddy Jr.'s mask apparently eating his head and releasing a torrent of snakes and insects to kill his parents. Unfortunately, while there are a few other gruesome kills throughout the movie (in fact, all the deaths in this film are surprisingly brutal, even for a horror movie), most of them don't really have the same unsettling supernatural feel as the Kupfer family's death, leaving the film without a lot of stand out horror sequences. Then there is the fact that Cochran's business suit minions are robots and his entire operation is so technology-heavy, with the masks even utilizing computer chips to activate their powers. Considering his plan is about dark magic and witchcraft and the ancient mystic power of Stonehenge, such a heavy emphasis on technology seems odd and out of place. Sure, a robot army can be creepy and all (the concept works perfectly in The Stepford Wives, among others), but why couldn't the henchmen simply be loyal followers of Cochran, or perhaps brainwashed by his power? Why do the masks need computer chips? Scrapings from Stonehenge (which has dark, supernatural properties) are already mixed into the latex, so why can't their death-dealing abilities simply be innate powers of the masks themselves? This doesn't ruin the film by any means, but it does succeed in making Cochran's scheme far more complicated than it needs to be.

Tom Atkins plays the heroic if not slightly sleazy Dr. Challis. A divorced man, he tries to be a good father for his kids but does not succeed, cancelling on them at the drop of a hat anytime something comes up. Though perhaps that isn't fair, as the film doesn't really give us a chance to become familiar with Challis and his family before we get thrust into the main plot. It's almost funny that he gets involved in Ellie's search for the truth so quickly and so heartily considering the police are still investigating her father's death and at the time he has no real reason to believe they won't solve it. Then, of course, there's his penchant for sleeping with a girl so young looking he actually has to ask her how old she is... After he's already had sex with her. This may have been an attempt by the movie to lampshade the age gap between Atkins and Stacey Nelkin, but it's not placed very well and either way it makes the hero a little more 'ew' than was no doubt intended. The aforementioned Nelkin plays Ellie - a pretty young woman looking for her father's killer - well enough, but sadly Ellie's fairly bland as a heroine. Being sad over her father's death is all we really get from her and she disappears for a good chunk of the movie once the final act begins. Once she's seemingly reunited with Challis, the twist that she's actually a robot is a good one, but it raises so many questions - Was she outright replaced by a robot duplicate? Was she turned into a robot? Was she a robot from the beginning (which could arguably be hinted at with "Aren't you just the least bit tired?" "No.")? If she was one of Cochran's robots, why did she help destroy Silver Shamrock, and why didn't she shut down once the control panel was destroyed like all the others? Such a huge twist might've worked better had it happened earlier in the film and was a little more clear as to exactly what the twist was. Irish actor Dan O'Herlihy brings us Conal Cochran, a good and very different villain from Michael Myers. Quiet and intense, he clearly finds joy in the idea of slaughtering untold numbers of innocent children. The scene where he monologues to Challis about the ancient ways of Halloween is captivating and one of the more memorable scenes. His death is a satisfying one, but the close up of his face turning into what looks like aluminum foil probably should've been cut and kept as simple as dying from the laser.

Thankfully, time has been kind to Halloween III. While it was panned upon initial release due to its lack of Michael Myers and overall connection to the first two films (aside from occasionally showing the original Halloween playing on TV...), people have since come to enjoy the film on its own merits. While not the most amazing horror movie, it does deserve this newfound love. The scares, while not plentiful, are effective; the special effects are done well and quite unsettling, and the Silver Shamrock commercial jingle is a tune that will never leave your head after you hear it. While Michael Myers has come back plenty of times, Conal Cochran and his malicious masks have yet to enjoy a revival of their own.

Rating: ★★★ ½

Cast: Tom Atkins ... Dr. Daniel Challis Stacey Nelkin ... Ellie Grimbridge Dan O'Herlihy ... Conal Cochran Ralph Strait ... Buddy Kupfer Jadeen Barbor ... Betty Kupfer Brad Schacter ... Little Buddy Garn Stephens ... Marge Guttman Michael Currie ... Mr. Rafferty Wendy Wessberg ... Teddy Al Berry ... Harry Grimbridge Essex Smith ... Walter Jones Nancy Kyes ... Linda Challis

Director: Tommy Lee Wallace. Prodicer: Barry Bernardi (associate producer), John Carpenter, Debra Hill, Joseph Wolf (executive producer), Irwin Yablans (executive producer), Moustapha Akkad (executive producer, uncredited), and Dino De Laurentiis (executive producer, uncredited). Writer: Tommy Lee Wallace, John Carpenter (uncredited), and Nigel Kneale (uncredited). Music: John Carpenter and Alan Howarth. Special Effects: William Aldridge (assistant), Jon G. Belyeu, Thomas R. Burman (special makeup), John Logan (special makeup effects artist, uncredited), and Don Post (Halloween mask creator).

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HALLOWEEN III: SEASON OF THE WITCH (1982) – Episode 198 – Decades of Horror 1980s

“It's almost time, kids. The clock is ticking. Be in front of your TV sets for the Horrorthon, followed by the Big Giveaway. Don't miss it. And don't forget to wear your masks. The clock is ticking. It's almost time.” Everybody sing! Three more days to Halloween, Halloween, Halloween … Join your faithful Grue-Crew - Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, Crystal Cleveland, and Jeff Mohr - as they give evidence to their belief that every day is Halloween by covering Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982) in January.

Decades of Horror 1980s Episode 198 – Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)

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Kids all over America want Silver Shamrock masks for Halloween. Doctor Daniel Challis seeks to uncover a plot by Silver Shamrock owner Conal Cochran.

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Director: Tommy Lee Wallace

Writer: Tommy Lee Wallace; Nigel Kneale (uncredited). John Carpenter (uncredited)

Producers: Debra Hill, John Carpenter

Cinematographer: Dean Cundey

Music: John Carpenter, Alan Howarth

Cast

Tom Atkins as Dr. Dan Challis

Stacey Nelkin as Ellie Grimbridge

Dan O'Herlihy as Conal Cochran

Michael Currie as Rafferty

Ralph Strait as Buddy Kupfer

Jadeen Barbor as Betty Kupfer

Brad Schacter as Buddy Kupfer Jr.

Garn Stephens as Marge Guttman

Al Berry as Harry Grimbridge

Wendy Wessberg as Teddy

Essex Smith as Walter Jones

Nancy Kyes as Linda Challis

Jonathan Terry as Starker

Maidie Norman as Nurse Agnes

Paddi Edwards as Secretary

Joshua John Miller as Willie Challis

Michelle Walker as Bella Challis

Dick Warlock as Assassin Android

Jamie Lee Curtis as The Voice of The Curfew Announcer / Voice of The Telephone Service Provider / Laurie Strode (voice acting, archival footage, uncredited)

Halloween III: Season of the Witch is Crystal’s pick and it has always been her favorite of all of the followups to the original Halloween (1978) and loves it just as much today as the first time she saw it. Those who know Crystal know she has a thing for androids and that goes for Tom Atkins and Dan O’Herlihy as well. Chad is really into this “no Michael Myers” concept of Halloween III and an anthology-like series of Halloween movies. He loved H3 the first time he saw it and he loves it still. For Bill, there’s a huge dropoff in the sequels to Halloween (1978). As for H3, he had to get over the “no Michael Myers” hump, and even though the story makes no sense, he now enjoys it more each time he sees it. H3’s 14-time repetition of its famous jingle annoyed Jeff to no end when he first saw the movie. But like Bill, he now enjoys the film and even the jingle.

Halloween III: Season of the Witch gets a universal thumbs-up from your 1980s Grue-Crew! If you haven’t seen it for a while, or if it previously left a bad taste in your mouth, it might be time to check it out again. After all, it’s only 280 days to Halloween, Halloween, Halloween…

At the time of this writing, Halloween III: Season of the Witch is available for streaming on multiple PPV services and on physical media as a 4K UHD Collector’s Edition from Shout! Factory.

Every two weeks, Gruesome Magazine’s Decades of Horror 1980s podcast will cover another horror film from the 1980s. The next episode’s film, chosen by Chad, will be From Beyond (1986). Lovecraft, Gordon, Crampton, and Combs for episode 199!

Please let them know how they’re doing! They want to hear from you – the coolest, grooviest fans: leave them a message or leave a comment on the gruesome Magazine Youtube channel, on the website or email the Decades of Horror 1980s podcast hosts at [email protected]

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duranduratulsa · 6 months

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Now showing on my Halloween 🎃 movie 🎥 marathon...Halloween III: Season Of The Witch (1982) on glorious vintage VHS 📼! #movie #movies #horror #halloween #halloween3 #HalloweenIIISeasonoftheWitch #johncarpenter #TommyLeeWallace #debrahill #ripdebrahill #tomatkins #staceynelkin #danoherlihy #NancyLoomis #bradschacter #JoshuaJohnMiller #vintage #vhs #80s

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classichorror · 1 year

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Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)

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H40: Forty Years of Terror Shapes the Ultimate 'Halloween' Franchise Reunion

H40: 40 Years of Terror Brings Together the Ultimate 'Halloween' Franchise Reunion

H40: 40 Years of Terror will be the most massive Halloween movie franchise event yet, celebrating the 40th anniversary of John Carpenter’s original Halloween and four decades of Michael Myers with the largest gathering of men who have portrayed The Shape ever at one place, not to mention more than 60 cast members, directors, and producers from all of the films.

This will be purely and simply the…

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ozu-teapot · 3 years

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Halloween III: Season of the Witch | Tommy Lee Wallace | 1982

Brad Schacter, Jadeen Barbor, Ralph Strait

#Jadeen Barbor #Brad Schacter #Ralph Strait #Tommy Lee Wallace #Halloween III: Season of the Witch #1982 #Halloween 3 #Halloween 3 1982

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Halloween III: Season of the Witch - Tommy Lee Wallace 1982

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