Halloween III: Season of the Witch Has One of the Darkest Endings in Horror History

 

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I can barely remember watching Halloween 3: Season of the Witch, but the one thing I never forgot was that incredible ending. I was in complete shock with how ballsy that ending was, and it’s the only reason why this film sticks with me. Every time Halloween comes around, my mind drifts to this ending. 

It’s crazy to think that Halloween III is from the same franchise of Michael Myers. From what I learned, this franchise was supposed to turn into an anthology series, but fans loved Michael Myers so much, that they were pretty upset with how random the third entry was. 

I like to think that this film does take place in the same universe, why not throw in a dude attempting to fight off robots while Jamie Lee Curtis battles a killer?

Yeah, the third film involves robots. That are trying to take over broadcast stations to kill a lot of kids, who are wearing a specific mask. 

I don’t remember for the life of me why the masks was so important, but all I remember is that the mask will cause multiple deaths if the broadcast isn’t stopped. 

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Dr. Daniel is able to stop two of the broadcasts, but toward the end of the film, he is attempting to put a stop to a third broadcast. 

He starts to plead with the person on the other end of the phone, asking them to please shut off the broadcast. He continues to plead as the commercial begins to play, and the film ends with Dr. Daniel yelling: “STOP IT!” as the film fades to black. 

I love how you can feel his despair with those two simple lines. Damn, that that is freaking brutal. And the worst part, was that this ending was almost originally darker. John Carpenter almost wanted to go with another ending that would seal the deal with the ‘bad ending. 

The film was supposed to end with children screaming behind a black screen, proving that Dr. Daniel was indeed too late. I’m so curious as to why this ending wasn’t used for the final cut, but once I do watch this movie again, I will be sure to do a lot of research for this movie. 

I’m pretty happy with the ending that we got, and to me, leaving it open ended is more disturbing, and makes you wonder what kind of chaos and horror took place before the screen faded to black. 

It’s a devastating ending, and one of the most memorable endings I have seen in a horror movie!