I love HALLOWEEN'18. But, when leaving the theater, there were 2 things that bugged me:
1. How was Michael captured in 1978? There's a missing link between Michael disappearing at the end of the original film & now being incarcerated for the last 40 years.
2. We don't see Michael's demise at the end. It's an obvious dodge for more sequels, when I felt like this could have been a very satisfying one n' done.
This edit aims to fix both of these issues & much more.
I've made many other alterations in order to Shape my ideal version.

A combo edit of Halloween (2018) and Halloween Kills made to feel like a singular experience both in narrative and runtime. Halloween Kills events have been shifted into the Halloween 2018 narrative while lots of music cues have been changed to better suit this particular edit. Some scenes have been cut to get us into the action sooner while other scenes have been cut due to poor audience reception (every single Tivoli bit is gone from Halloween Kills).

The best parts of Halloween II, (H81) Hall0ween 2018 (H18), and Halloween Kills (H21), To make one film that functions as a direct sequel to the original.

It's been 40 years since Laurie Strode survived a vicious attack from crazed killer Michael Myers on Halloween night. Locked up in an institution, Myers manages to escape when his bus transfer goes horribly wrong. Laurie and her estranged family now face a terrifying homecoming when "The Shape" returns to Haddonfield — but this time, she's ready for him.

Following the original shooting script for the film, shuffling around a lot in the first 2 thirds and adding back deleted scenes to fill some gaps in the story, I've tried to restore the film back to how it was originally structured.

Nothing major has been cut, it's the same terror-filled film you remember, just restructured for a fresh experience. Strap once more to believe in the boogeyman like never before.

My edit of Halloween (2018) aims to tighten up the pacing while eliminating some of the more polarizing elements of the film like Sartain wearing Michael's mask. I also made a point to eliminate some of the more cringeworthy lines throughout when possible and added in a deleted scene to help with a bit of character development. Doesn't reinvent the wheel but also not a minor edit that took an hour to do.