REVIEW: New ‘Halloween Kills’ presents the classic adaptation of a horror movie; plus a little extra gore

“Halloween Kills” is the sequel to “Halloween,” which was released in 2018. The beginning of the film was primarily about how the ending of this film played out. The closing scene of “Halloween” (2018) showed Lori Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) with her daughter and granddaughter in the bed of a truck, rushing to the hospital. This followed directly after Strode’s second encounter with Michael. With Michael trapped in Strodes’ burning house, the firetrucks raced down the road towards it. Subsequently, Michael escaped because the firefighters were just fulfilling their duty, unknowing of who or what was in the house. 

The older film and the new are alike, as Michael is always going to come back home, and that’s exactly what he did after he escaped the fire. It’s like his spirit and Haddonfield are a pair of magnets struggling to connect on his journey home each Halloween night. In each movie, we get more and more incite on Michael and why he is the way he is. He’s human, but he’s described as incredibly strong, emotionless, and also commonly referred to as “pure evil.” Dr. Sartain (Haluk Bilginer), featured in “Halloween” (2018), believed that Michael was driven by an evil supernatural force. This would explain why he does not have human emotions like empathy, remorse, or guilt. Compiling these traits together, and the fact that he has yet to die after all he’s been through, makes for the perfect horror killer. This also adds to the horror/scary factor as well, as there’s no reason for his killing and no way anyone could have the strength to stop him. 

In the original “Halloween” (1978), the mask Michael wore was very blank and emotionless, just like the man behind it. As the movies progress, Michael’s mask becomes more and more distorted and sinister looking. This is a physical way of showing the “evil” growing behind the mask. In the film, it is said that every time Michael kills, he grows stronger, and that’s why it has been hard to kill him. However, we must also consider the fact that the fans enjoy the movies and the producers enjoy the money. 

This movie was exceptionally more gory than the previous films. This also added to the scare factor in the movie, as it shows the realistic side of everything that was happening to the people. 

“‘Halloween Kills’” features very graphic imagery and violence, which may not be suitable to all audiences.” Says The Buchteliete, a movie review website. They also described the movie as “blood-soaked.”

Overall, this movie would be enjoyable if the viewers are comfortable with gore included in horror-driven movies. It provides the viewer with the perfect characterization of a horror killer.