10 Things You Learn Rewatching Halloween: The Curse Of Michael Myers (1995)

The Man in Black was easily Halloween 5's worst contribution to the series. By the admission of the filmmakers themselves, they had no idea where this plot thread was going to go and just threw it in to add an attempt at mystery to the film to please producer Moustapha Akkad.

But there had to be a better answer to this question than the Cult of Thorn. In an attempt to both resolve the dangling threads from Halloween 5 and explain some of Michael's more supernatural abilities, writer Daniel Farrands created this complex mythology, revolving around ancient runes and cults.

This idea isn't a great one to start with, and the execution does it no favors. The Cult is never even close to compelling because the film never gives us any clue as to their motivations other than to curse children and control them for murderous purposes.

And while Farrands may claim he originally envisioned the Cult as more of a "Rosemary's Baby, plain-clothes" affair, the version that's in the film is nothing short of laughable. Their underground lair, their wardrobe, their entire aesthetic. Everything about them feels like it belongs on a discount-rack rather than being featured in a feature film.