7. Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995, Joe Chappelle)
I consider myself to be a bit of a Halloween nerd. And as such, Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers is the ultimate nerdgasm for a guy like me. It is deep in the Michael Myers mythology, explains at great length the reasons he has for doing the things he does, and opens the door for a whole manner of new directions for the character to take in future movies. Sadly, the rest of the world did not agree and as such The Curse of Michael Myers was completely dismissed with the cinematic release of Halloween H20 3 years later. If you're anything like myself and haven't seen Curse yet, then I urge you to find a copy now. If you're really lucky you may even find a copy of the never-released 'Producer's Cut,' which is an even cooler version of the movie that explains even more about Michael and the spell he is under. Chances are though that you're nothing like me and would rather spend eternity arguing my decision to place Halloween 6 at number 7 in this list than contemplate sitting through the movie again. Each to their own, I guess. The film explains that Michael was somehow marked at birth with the curse of Samhain and as such was destined to become the monster he became. No amount of nurture at home would ever prevent Michael from seeking out his family and murdering them brutally - until his bloodline is totally wiped out he will be the pawn of a notorious murder cult forever. A young, pre-fame Paul Rudd stars as the kid Michael terrorised in the original Halloween, whose obsession with all things Myers lands him on the masked psycho's radar. The fact that Rudd helps to hide away Jamie Lloyd's daughter after her death does little to help him either, but will he be able to keep her safe from her great uncles murderous clutches or will Michael finally be able to kill off his last surviving family member once and for all?