Lee Wallace’s directorial debut has some effective atmosphere, a solid cast led by the great Tom Atkins, and a fantastic final scene, but it’s also overlong and too slow at times.

| May 3, 2023

It has taken 40 years for Halloween III to gain the cult status it rightfully deserves. Next time, that Silver Shamrock commercial plays, always remember kids, take those masks off.

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Jan 31, 2023

Despite the fact that Halloween III: Season of the Witch is Michael Myers-less, it's a great sequel that makes Carpenter's first film even scarier.

| Jan 9, 2023

It cannot match the first Halloween, but Halloween III: Season of the Witch is still a solid piece of horror filmmaking.

| Oct 21, 2022

It's a shame this movie's legacy was killed by having the name "Halloween" attached. While Myers is nowhere to be found, what you do have is one of the most unique and creative horror flicks of the 80s. This is a twisted and campy classic for October.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 19, 2022

It is lightweight and undemanding but it is occasionally frightening and there is a fine line in parody which all goes to make Halloween III worthwhile.

| Aug 1, 2022

If nothing else, the movies repetitive, relentless, electronic Silver Shamrock jingle is bound to incept its way into your mind every Halloween season.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Mar 11, 2022

Halloween III: Season of the Witch is a horror movie worth discovering, revisiting, and most importantly experiencing.

| Nov 2, 2021

Halloween III: Season of the Witch progresses into an increasingly underwhelming midsection focused almost entirely on Dan and Ellie's less-than-engrossing exploits...

| Original Score: 2/4 | Oct 16, 2021

Expectations or not, it's just not very good. No wonder Michael Myers came back. At least that vapid presence was scary.

| Oct 22, 2020

A goofy premise, but its distinctly 80s mix of sci-fi and horror works surprisingly well meshing perfectly with the Halloween theme.

| Jun 3, 2019

Absolutely atrocious. I admire the fact that they did try to propel the story in a different direction. But the story they chose was insanely boring.

| Original Score: D- | Nov 3, 2018

Halloween III cynically critiques consumerism all while tethering itself to a brand name in the craven pursuit of more money.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Oct 21, 2018

This movie is a dirty trick on all Halloween fans.

| Oct 19, 2018

Halloween III: Season of the Witch, no matter how different and unexpected and strange it was (and precisely for those reasons), came as a blessed relief.

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Oct 17, 2018

It's a movie about the widespread death and destruction via techno-magic and it's just a huge disappointment that it took years after its initial release for Halloween III to find an audience.

| Jul 3, 2018

It's a better movie than it gets credit for and carries all the hallmarks of a classic '80s sc-fi horror thriller.

| Jan 24, 2018

The actual movie is filled with amusingly strange ideas, some supremely dark, horrific material, and some flat-out kooky stuff.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Apr 26, 2016

It's no wonder they gave up after this, and brought back Michael Myers.

| Oct 28, 2013

[UPDATED 2024 REVIEW] Halloween III, while not a complete success, at least offers something different from the norm.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Oct 13, 2012