The movie was written and directed by tommy lee wallace and produced by john carpenter and debra hill. Released in 1982, the original idea of revising the brand into an anthology of holiday horrors sans michael myers didnt exactly pan out and as such, the third installment is a bit of a standalone oddity. Season of the witch is a 1982 american science fiction horror film and the third installment in the halloween film series. Season of the witch soundtrack from 1982, composed by john carpenter, alan howarth. It is the first film to be written and directed by tommy lee wallace. This happens to be my favorite scene in the entire film.
Neca is bringing the iconic trick or treaters from halloween iii. He also did the voice of the announcer for the silver shamrock radio spots and commercials. Season of the witch is a 1982 american sciencefiction horror film. This mask is an identical replica of the mask created by conal cochran to kill innocent children on halloween night. Season of the witch collectors edition, out 91812 from shout. Now hold on, before you knock down my door with pitchforks and torches, hear me out. Season of the witch original motion picture score music.
Season of the witch was released into theaters on october 22nd, 1982. Season of the witch synopsis a couple tom atkins, stacey nelkin get wise to a madmans dan oherlihy explosive masks. Season of the witch boasts originality and examines the real legend of halloween, the festival of samhain. As many people know the series was supposed to turn into a tales from the crypttales from the darkside type anthology series with each film being a different story that takes place on halloween. Season of the witch ost1982 youtube the thing complete score ennio morricone duration. Oct, 2010 in the case of halloween iii, it s of a television reception kicking in and out, ultimately revealing a jackolantern. Season of the witch, the only installment in the series not to feature michael myers.
When a terrified toy salesman is mysteriously attacked and brought to the hospital babbling and clutching the years most popular halloween costume an eerie pumpkin mask doctor daniel challis tom atkins, the fog, night of the creeps is thrust into a terrifying halloween nightmare. The best movie you never saw tommy lee wallaces halloween iii. Interact with other listeners of the 80s slasher librarian and discuss the books and the movies from all the slasher franchises and any horror. Original theatrical trailer for the 1982 film halloween iii. Dan challis, along with ellie grimbridge stacey nelkin, who travel to the. Producer john carpenter halloween, the thing presents the third chilling installment in the shocking halloween collection. Daniel challis and ellie grimbridge stumble onto a gruesome murder scheme when ellies noveltysalesman father, harry, is killed while in possession of a halloween mask made by the silver shamrock mask company. Oct 18, 2019 the best movie you never saw tommy lee wallaces halloween iii. Sep 18, 2012 john carpenter halloween, the thing presents the third chilling film in the halloween franchise. Halloween iii season of the witch 1982 full movie video. People didnt like that plan so they abandoned it for the rest of the series and went back to the slasher formula everyone knew and loved for the. Season of the witch 1982 movies, tv, celebs, and more.
Doctor daniel challis seeks to uncover a plot by silver shamrock owner conal cochran. Season of the witch is often unfairly branded the unloved stepchild of the halloween franchise and an oddball entry in the catalog of carpenterspawned slasher films, but its one im irresistibly drawn to every fall when i pull out my primetime lineup of horror dvds. Sep 29, 2015 heres a clip containing cochrans speech about halloween from halloween iii. An amazing and easy to read novel, that gives you a more indepth and detailed account of the story of halloween 3, where halloween mask kill children through the power of ancient irishceltic witchcraft. A crazed warlock creates halloween masks that force the wearer to commit violent crimes on halloween night. I think the artwork on this limited edition steelbook, released by scream factory, is superb. Death waltz records john carpenter alan howarth buy from the following song is not owned by me, no copyright fringe. Season of the witch, no matter how different and unexpected and strange it was and precisely for those reasons, came as a blessed relief. Now hold on, before you knock down my door with pitchforks and torches, hear me. However, the key difference is that spiderman 3s ideas were good and halloween iiis were.
He wants to sell millions of halloween masks to the nations kiddies and then brainwash them to put them on at the same time, whereupon laser beams at the base of the neck will fry the tykes. Oct 16, 2018 john carpenter presents the third chilling film in the halloween franchise. Season of the witch theatrical trailer 1982 youtube. Season of the witch witch mask was sculpted by our art director, justin mabry, and is based on numerous screen shots to make it the most screen accurate mask ever released. There are a lot of problems with halloween iii, but the most basic one is that i could never figure out what the villain wanted to accomplish if he got his way. When a terrified toy salesman is mysteriously attacked and brought to the hospital babbling and clutching the years most popular halloween costume, an eerie pumpkin mask, dr.
Directed by 1 writing credits 3 cast 30 produced by 7 music by 2 cinematography by 1 film editing by 1 casting by 1 production design by 1 set decoration by 1 makeup. Season of the witch is a 1982 horror film and the third installment in the halloween series. Season of the witch 1982 movie tom atkins, stacey nelkin, dan oherlihy kids all over america want silver shamrock. The author of a series of magicandromancefilled novels comes to grey house to celebrate the release of her newest book, titled the enchantress unites.
Vhs trailer for the 1982 horror thriller halloween iii. Oct 12, 2018 its the halloween franchise movie without michael myers, yet, halloween iii. Released by alan howarth incorporated in 2007 ahicd 001 containing music from halloween iii. Oct 31, 2017 this halloween, lets take a look at halloween 3. Season of the witch feb 16, 2016 halloween iii is the third film in the original saga, and it doesnt have michael myers in it. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. When a terrified toy salesman is mysteriously attacked and brought to the hospital, babbling and clutching the years most popular halloween costume, an eerie pumpkin mask, doctor daniel challis is thrust into a terrifying halloween nightmare. This release features a new 4k scan of the original negative, it looks fantastic. The announcer in the commercial said that silver shamrock would be sponsoring the airing of the movie halloween on halloween night, to be followed immediately at 9 p.
The anthology of this movie is pretty great and the characters are amazing. This will be a film that i place onto my october halloween movie list. John carpenter and debra hill, the creators of halloween, return as producers. A corporate tycoons popular line of halloween masks play the ultimate trick on kids in this terrifying horror film. Season of the witch has long been considered the black sheep of the halloween franchise. Season of the witch is the best sequel in the entire franchise, specifically because it tries to do something different. Season of the witch may not have had michael myers in it, but its one of the better entries in the franchise. Halloween iii silver shamrock neca action figures hitting shelves in january ryan scott oct 3, 2019. But its cassie who ends up doing the uniting, bringing together the people of middleton to put on the special event while also coming to a special realization about sam. It was released in 1982 on vinyl through mca records and on cd through varese sarabande. The score is closer to halloween ii than halloween, with its reliance on. Halloween iii season of the witch 1982 theatrical trailer youtube.
Season of the witch wiki for more information about the film halloween iii. Dan challis, stacey nelkin as elle grimbridge and dan oherlihy as conal cochran. Halloween 3 season of the witch michael myers only. Season of the witch 1982, the only movie in the series not to feature michael myers. Season of the witch official trailer though the names the same as are some of the production credits, this film has nothing to do with halloween or halloween ii. The companys owner, conal cochran, wants to return halloween to its darker roots using his masks and his unspeakable scheme would unleash death and destruction across the country. It is the only halloween film that does not feature a plot revolving around the characters michael myers or laurie strode or any relative of hers. Kids all over america want silver shamrock masks for halloween. John carpenter produced and wrote the score for halloween iii.
Its the halloween franchise movie without michael myers, yet, halloween iii. With tom atkins, stacey nelkin, dan oherlihy, michael currie. Season of the witch is a true horror classic in its own right. Halloween iii doesnt even have michael myers in it. The children are all wearing their silver shamrock masks. The official sub reddit for the youtube channel the 80s slasher librarian come here for updates about the channel, the patreon, the facebook group, twitter, uploads, the upcoming podcast and more. Get it today with same day delivery, order pickup or drive up. An expanded 25th anniversary edition was released in 2007 through alan howarth incorporated. Daniel challis tom atkins, the fog, night of the creeps is thrust into a terrifying halloween nightmare. The only downsize with this book is the price, which is pretty high. This is one of my favourite scores of all time and i am honored to have the chance to release it. Season of the witch, and it is good to see that the director of the first film arguably the best horror movie ever directed was involved in the project. Death waltz records john carpenter alan howarth buy from the following song is not owned by me, no copyright fringe intended.
For our latest episode, we take a look at the controversial halloween iii. Heres a clip containing cochrans speech about halloween from halloween iii. Daniel dan challis tom atkins and ellie grimbridge stacey nelkin, the daughter of a murder victim, uncover a terrible plot. Season of the witch tom atkins, stacey nelkin, and dan oherlihy.
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