In 1978, John Carpenter gave the word a cult classic named ‘Halloween’ and, through it, a pop culture icon named Michael Myers. Even today, the film sits at a 96% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and has gotten up to thirteen more films added to the series. However, Carpenter himself never directed any of the other Halloween films after the original. The slasher film became hugely celebrated as a marvel of cinema and got a great appreciation for scaring the living daylight out of its audience.
How the film unwillingly gave way to sequels
The original film centred on Michael Myers, a deranged killer who stalks protagonist Laurie and her friends, later leaving her as the only survivor. The film has a terrifying ending that shows Myers having escaped. Carpenter intended was to leave the audience with that dread and not return with any more answers in the form of sequels. But somehow, this ambiguous ending paved the way for not just one sequel, but many more and even some reboots. Even though Carpenter was opposed to the idea of no longer ‘Halloween’ films, he agreed to co-write and co-produce ‘Halloween 2.’ As he feared, the film did Carpenter himself has referred to it as an “abomination.”
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Carpenter had different plans for the sequels if any
Even if sequels were to happen, John Carpenter’s hope from those would have been to have their characters and not just milk the first film. Failure to stick to this and a forceful sequel led to the Halloween franchise gaining quite the disapproval. Thankfully, the film’s newer reboots are bringing the franchise back on the right track with better writing, direction and execution. The upcoming film in this franchise is called ‘Halloween Kills,’ directed by David Gordon Green, one of the very few directors in the franchise to have directed more than one Halloween film.
