FilmRSci-Fi Horror Witchcraft & Occult Psychological

Halloween III: Season of the Witch1982

Name: Halloween III: Season of the Witch
Genre: Sci-Fi Horror, Witchcraft & Occult, Psychological
Released: 1982-10-22
Rating: 5.2

“The night no one comes home.”

Directed by Tommy Lee Wallace

5.2

Crypt Score

Blended from 4 sources

IMDb 5.2Rotten Tomatoes 47%Metacritic 50TMDB 5.2

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Year

1982

Runtime

98 min

Box Office

Budget

$2,500,000

Revenue (worldwide)

$14,402,425

Domestic

$14,400,000

🏆 1 win & 1 nomination total

The premise

After a terrified toy salesman is mysteriously attacked and brought to the hospital, clutching the year's most popular Halloween mask, Dr. Daniel Challis sets out to investigate the strange events and finds himself thrust into a nightmarish conspiracy.

Horror Vault's take

When a terrified man arrives in Dr. Daniel Challis's emergency room clutching a Halloween mask and babbling about imminent danger, his death sets off a chain of disturbing questions with no easy answers. Challis teams up with the dead man's daughter to trace the mask back to its mysterious manufacturer — a company whose reach and influence seem disturbingly vast. What unfolds is a paranoid, slow-burn nightmare that weaponizes the cheerfulness of Halloween itself against the viewer. Season of the Witch dares to ask what might lurk behind the most innocent symbols of the holiday.

Content: Graphic Violence, Gore, Disturbing Imagery Involving Children, Body Horror