10 Horror Movies That Missed Out The Money Shot

by Andrew Pollard

1. The Death Of Dr. Loomis - The Halloween Franchise

Halloween 6 Loomis
Dimension Films

Erratic? Sure. Intense? Absolutely. Questionable in his methods? Undoubtedly. Also one of the most beloved characters in the history of the horror genre? 100%.

Donald Pleasance's Dr. Samuel Loomis holds a special place in the heart of many a horror hound. The long-time psychiatrist of Michael Myers, Loomis was seen hunting the infamous Shape across Halloween, Halloween II, Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers, Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers, Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers, and of course had a goosebumps-inducing cameo in last year's Halloween Kills - not to mention having outings in Rob Zombie's pair of Halloween pictures, as played by Malcolm McDowell.

While McDowell's Loomis was seen stabbed to death by Michael at the close of Zombie's Halloween II, the demise of Pleasance's Loomis is one of the missing key parts of the franchise.

In the Halloween H20 timeline, we're informed that the original iteration of Sam died of a heart attack between movies. Diving deeper on this, Stefan Hutchinson and Marcus Smith's Halloween: Sam short story detailed how this heart attack took place in front of Michael after Myers had butchered Sam's old friend, Elizabeth Worthington.

For the canon of David Gordon Green's recent Halloween pictures, Loomis actually stopped being Michael's doctor shortly after the events of the 1978 movie, and Sam would pass away a little further down the line.

Regardless, Halloween fans never got to see the truly final battle between Sam Loomis and his long-time obsession.

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Once described as the Swiss Army Knife of WhatCulture, Andrew can usually be found writing, editing, or presenting on a wide range of topics. As a lifelong wrestling fan, horror obsessive, and comic book nerd, he's been covering those topics professionally as far back as 2010. In addition to his current WhatCulture role of Senior Content Producer, Andrew previously spent nearly a decade as Online Editor and Lead Writer for the world's longest-running genre publication, Starburst Magazine, and his work has also been featured on BBC, TechRadar, Tom's Guide, WhatToWatch, Sportkskeeda, and various other outlets, in addition to being a Rotten Tomatoes-approved film critic. Between his main day job, his role as the lead panel host of Wales Comic Con, and his gig as a pre-match host for Wrexham AFC games, Andrew has also carried out a hugely varied amount of interviews, from the likes of Robert Englund, Kane Hodder, Adrienne Barbeau, Rob Zombie, Katharine Isabelle, Leigh Whannell, Bruce Campbell, and Tony Todd, to Kevin Smith, Ron Perlman, Elijah Wood, Giancarlo Esposito, Simon Pegg, Charlie Cox, the Russo Brothers, and Brian Blessed, to Kevin Conroy, Paul Dini, Tara Strong, Will Friedle, Burt Ward, Andrea Romano, Frank Miller, and Rob Liefeld, to Bret Hart, Sting, Mick Foley, Ricky Starks/Saints, Jamie Hayter, Britt Baker, Eric Bischoff, and William Regal, to Mickey Thomas, Joey Jones, Phil Parkinson, Brian Flynn, Denis Smith, Gary Bennett, Karl Connolly, and Bryan Robson - and that's just the tip of an ever-expanding iceberg. Where his beloved Wrexham AFC is concerned, Andrew is co-host of the Fearless in Devotion podcast, which won the Club Podcast of the Year gong at the 2024 FSA Awards.