Credit: Universal Pictures / Miramax / Blumhouse ProductionsHalloween is easily one of the most unique franchises out there – it’s been rebooted and retconned more times than any other film series that comes to mind.
The three biggest examples of major retconning in the series are: Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998), which ignore the events of the Thorn trilogy (Halloween 4 through 6) so that it could follow up only John Carpenter’s original 1978 classic and its 1981 sequel; Rob Zombie’s 2007 reboot and its 2009 sequel, which, being remakes, ignore everything that came before; and, most recently, David Gordon Green’s Halloween trilogy, which acknowledge only the 1978 film as part of its continuity.
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Halloween Reboot Will Ignore 45 Years of Sequels
Now, the next Halloween reboot is gearing up to do the same thing. Illfonic’s Halloween: The Game, set for release across all major platforms this September, takes place during the events of the first film to give us “more of the night” Michael Myers “came home.”
The game is a third-person, asymmetrical survival horror developed by Illfonic (Friday the 13th: The Game, Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed), and takes place during the events of John Carpenter’s original 1978 film.
As the game acts as an official Halloween installment and takes place during Michael’s 1978 killing spree – with both familiar characters in Dr. Sam Loomis and a new lineup of “Haddonfield Heroes” expanding the lore – it’s the first entry in the franchise to essentially erase 45 years of Halloween sequels, from the first sequel in 1981 through to the most recent entry, Halloween Ends (2022).
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Halloween: The Game Could Become a Melting Pot of All the Sequels
With all that said, if the game proves to be a hit – there’s certainly a huge buzz surrounding it – the developers will likely add new content and expansions to the base game that reference and pay homage to every Michael Myers era, from the Thorn trilogy to Rob Zombie’s duology and beyond.
Here’s the description for the game, per the official website:
“Boogeyman or Hero: The Boogeyman is out. Team up in a 1v4 asymmetrical horror showdown on everyone’s favorite night of the year. Choose to save the quiet town of Haddonfield from bloodshed as a Hero of Haddonfield or stalk and terrorize the residents as Michael Myers.”
Halloween: The Game launches on September 8, 2026, for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC (via Steam and Epic Games Store).
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