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HALLOWEEN (1978)

On Halloween night in 1963 in the small town of Haddonfield, Illinois, six-year-old Michael Myers murders his older sister Judith with a large knife in their home. He is then sent to Smith's Grove Sanitarium with Dr. Samuel Loomis being assigned to his case. Fifteen years later on October 30, 1978, Loomis and his colleague Marion Chambers arrive at the sanitarium to escort a 21-year-old Michael to a court hearing. They discover all of the other inmates roaming around the yard, concerning Loomis who exits the car to investigate. Michael jumps on top of the car, which causes Marion to flee, allowing Michael to steal the car and drive away into the night. On the way back to Haddonfield, Michael kills a mechanic for some overalls and steals some rope, some knives, and a Halloween mask from various local stores upon returning to Haddonfield.

On the morning of Halloween, 17-year-old Anthony Cunningham meets up with a young boy named Tommy Doyle who he'll be babysitting that night. Anthony leaves a key at Michael's abandoned childhood home as his father is trying to sell the property, unaware of Michael's presence inside the house. Michael begins stalking Anthony throughout the day, who notices, only believing it to be some kind of Halloween joke. Loomis soon arrives in Haddonfield in pursuit of Michael, meeting Deputy Frank Hawkins, whose son Malcolm is friends with Anthony. As nightfall emerges, Loomis and Hawkins arrive at Michael's house, where Loomis continues to warn the deputy about the impending danger. Hawkins is skeptical but agrees to help anyways, leaving to patrol the area while Loomis remains at the house, expecting Michael to eventually return.

Anthony arrives to babysit Tommy while Malcolm babysits a young girl named Lindsey Wallace just across the street, unaware that Michael has followed them. Michael begins watching Malcolm, even killing the Wallace family dog. Malcolm eventually takes Lindsey over to Tommy's house so that he can go and pick up his girlfriend Annie. Michael attacks Malcolm after hiding in the backseat of the latter's car, strangling him before slitting his throat, and killing him. While playing a trick on Lindsey, Tommy spots Michael carrying Malcolm's body back into the house, beginning to freak out while claiming to have seen "the boogeyman," only for Anthony to dismiss it as nothing.

Anthony and Malcolm's friend Ben Tramer soon arrive at Lindsey's house with his girlfriend Lynda, finding the house to be empty. After calling Anthony, they go upstairs to have sex in one of the bedrooms, unaware of Michael's presence. After having sex, Ben goes downstairs to grab a drink for Lynda, only to be attacked by Michael in the kitchen, pinning him to the wall with a stab to the chest, killing him. Michael then masquerades as Ben in a ghost costume and goes to confront Lynda, who teases him to no avail. Growing frustrated, Lynda calls Anthony to ask about Malcolm, only to be attacked and strangled to death with the telephone wire just as Anthony picks up the phone. Meanwhile, Loomis spots the stolen car up the street, beginning to patrol the area upon realizing that Michael is near.

Curious, Anthony puts the kids to bed and goes to investigate Lindsey's house, finding the side door wide open and all of the lights off. Anthony soon discovers his friend's bodies in an upstairs bedroom, as well as Judith's tombstone that Michael had stolen from the cemetery earlier. Michael suddenly appears out of the darkness and slashes Anthony's arm, causing him to fall over the staircase banister. Anthony although injured manages to narrowly escape the house, racing back to Tommy's house across the street. Anthony manages to wake up Tommy after realizing that he lost the keys to the house. Tommy opens the door at the very last second, being ordered by Anthony to go get Lindsey and hide. Michael sneaks in through an open window and attacks Anthony again, who manages to stab Michael in the neck with a knitting needle, seemingly killing him.

Anthony goes to check on the kids, only to discover Michael still alive and in pursuit. The kids lock themselves in the bathroom while Anthony hides in a bedroom closet. Michael finds him, smashing through the wooden closet door. In the ensuing struggle, Michael drops his knife, allowing Anthony to stab him in the chest, seemingly killing him once again. Anthony tells the kids to go over to a neighbor's house and call the police, unaware that Michael has recovered. Loomis sees the kids running out of the house screaming and goes to investigate, finding Anthony and Michael fighting upstairs. Loomis shoots Michael in the chest six times, causing him to fall out of a second-story window over a nearby balcony. Loomis goes to investigate, discovering that Michael is missing. Unsurprised, Loomis confirms to Anthony that Michael is "the boogeyman." A montage of previous locations is shown with Michael's breathing being heard, indicating that he could be anywhere.

HALLOWEEN RETURNS (2018)

On October 29, 2018, infamous serial killer Michael Myers, who has been institutionalized at Smith's Grove Psychiatric Hospital for the past 40 years following his 1978 killing spree, is being prepared for transfer to a maximum security prison. True crime podcasters Aaron and Dana soon arrive at the hospital to potentially interview Michael, ultimately meeting Dr. Ranbir Sartain, Michael's new doctor who was a former pupil of Dr. Samuel Loomis before his death of natural causes. Sartain brings them to Michael, surrounded by other patients. Aaron brings out the mask that Michael wore in 1978, hoping to get a reaction out of him, but ultimately failing.

That same day, Aaron and Dana arrive at the heavily fortified house of a now 57-year-old Anthony Cunningham, the sole survivor of Michael's initial rampage. They bride him with $3,000 in order for an interview. Through Aaron, we learn that Anthony has been divorced twice and has a strained relationship with his son Axel and his daughter-in-law Kayla. His grandson Jackson on the other hand tries to have a relationship with Anthony but still urgers him to move on with his life.