Every Halloween Movie Ranked From Worst To Best

Any long-running horror franchise you could name tends to stumble 5 or 6 films in. Sometimes they just continue down the same path regardless (i.e. Friday the 13th); other times they slam on the brakes (Nightmare on Elm Street, Saw, Paranormal Activity). Alas, more often than not those on the creative side get overly ambitious once they're past film 4, and decide they need to provide answers for the big unanswered questions: in this case, why is Michael Myers seemingly impossible to kill, and what motivates his endless killing spree?

These, of course, are questions that do not require an answer. Michael kills because that's just what he does, and can't die because he just can't: full stop. Unfortunately, 1995's sixth entry Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers decides to offer up a daft, convoluted explanation revolving around a black magic cult. Not that there's anything wrong with a bit of Satanic cult horror, but it's about as natural an extension of the Halloween series as sending Michael into space (what's the betting they've considered that direction?)

Even diehard Halloween fans are sure to be left nonplussed by the bizarre tone and content, not to mention the recasting of recurring character Jamie Lloyd, JC Brandy replacing Danielle Harris. The only real matters of note in the film are an early role for Paul Rudd, and the sad fact that this wound up one of the final performances of Donald Pleasance, who died shortly after playing Dr Loomis for a fifth time.