Ten years after he first returned to Haddonfield, Michael Myers is back to kill his niece Jamie (played by Danielle Harris) It is revealed at the beginning of this film that Michael Myers survived being blown up and severely burned by Dr. Loomis (played by Donald Pleasence) in the hospital at the end of Halloween II. Michael slept in a coma while being cared for by a hermit. Michael wakes up the day before Halloween, murders the hermit, and goes to Haddonfield. Fortunately, Dr. Loomis also survived the explosion and he's back to help keep Jamie safe from her murderous uncle. We also find out that Jamie is the child of Laurie and the paramedic Jimmy that was introduced in Halloween II. Jamie is an orphan and has been adopted by the Carruthers family. Jamie's step-sister Rachel (played by Ellie Cornell) has been tasked with taking Jamie trick or treating. Rachel and Jamie eventually end up at the sheriff's house only to find that Rachel's boyfriend Brady (played by Sasha Jenson) had been "hanging out" with the sheriff's flirtatious daughter Kelly (played by Kathleen Kinmont). The film takes an interesting turn at the end that is further meant to play into the story line that this and the subsequent two films subject the audience to.
As I said in a previous post, this is the first of the worst films of the franchise in my opinion. Technically the basis for this storyline was started in Halloween II with a reference to Samhain. I suppose it is worth watching if you are curious but I don't recommend it. The story line is convoluted to begin with and becomes worse over the course of the next two films. I suppose that the turn that the film takes was new for its time but it's not really surprising now. Fun fact, this is the first movie that Michael Myers is credited as Michael Myers and not Michael Myers/The Shape.
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