Hospital emergency room Dr. Daniel “Dan” Challis (Tom Atkins) and Ellie Grimbridge (Stacey Nelkin), the daughter of a murder victim, uncover a terrible plot by small-town mask maker Conal Cochran (Dan O’Herlihy), a madman who’s planning a Halloween mass murder utilizing an ancient Celtic ritual. The ritual involves a boulder stolen from Stonehenge, the use of Silver Shamrock masks and a triggering device contained in a television commercial — all designed to kill millions of children. Commissioned by Rob T. (1/5/2022).

Release date: October 22, 1982 (USA)
Director: Tommy Lee Wallace
Music by: John Carpenter; Alan Howarth
Title: Halloween III: Season of the Witch
Box office: $14.4 million (US)
Budget: $2.5 million