How to Watch Halloween (Blumhouse Timeline) in Order
4 movies · 1978–2022
The Halloween Blumhouse timeline brings Michael Myers back to his terrifying origins, presenting a direct continuation of John Carpenter's legendary Halloween (1978) while ignoring every previous sequel and reboot. Beginning with Halloween (2018), the story takes place forty years after Michael's original killing spree in Haddonfield, Illinois. Laurie Strode, deeply traumatized by her encounter with the masked murderer, has spent decades preparing for his inevitable return. When Michael escapes captivity once again, a new wave of brutal murders forces Laurie, her daughter Karen, and her granddaughter Allyson to confront the evil that has haunted their family for generations. Unlike other continuities, Laurie and Michael are not siblings, making their conflict a terrifying confrontation between a survivor and the embodiment of seemingly unstoppable violence.
The story continues through Halloween Kills (2021) and Halloween Ends (2022), exploring how fear, revenge, and collective trauma can transform an entire community. While Halloween Kills unfolds during the same horrifying night as the 2018 film, showing Haddonfield's desperate attempt to destroy Michael Myers, Halloween Ends jumps forward four years to examine the lasting consequences of his violence. The trilogy introduces new characters, devastating losses, and unsettling questions about whether evil exists within a single monster or can spread through ordinary people. Combining intense slasher horror with psychological drama, the Blumhouse timeline delivers a modern conclusion to the decades-long nightmare of Michael Myers and Laurie Strode.
Watching for the first time?
Start in release order: Halloween (1978)
Following the story?
In chronological order, the first is: Halloween (1978)
Halloween (1978)
John Carpenter's original film introduces Michael Myers and Laurie Strode, establishing the terrifying 1978 massacre that shapes the entire Blumhouse timeline. Essential viewing and the only original film considered canon in this continuity.
Halloween (2018)
Forty years after surviving Michael Myers, Laurie Strode prepares for his inevitable return while protecting her daughter and granddaughter. Essential to the Blumhouse trilogy, directly continuing the 1978 original and ignoring every previous sequel.
Halloween Kills (2021)
Michael Myers continues his brutal killing spree as Haddonfield's survivors unite to hunt him down, turning fear into collective violence. Essential to the Blumhouse trilogy, directly continuing Halloween (2018) and expanding the original film's legacy through returning characters.
Halloween Ends (2022)
Four years after Michael Myers' last killing spree, Laurie Strode attempts to rebuild her life while a troubled young man, Corey Cunningham, becomes entangled in Haddonfield's legacy of evil. Essential as the final chapter of the Blumhouse trilogy, bringing Laurie and Michael's decades-long conflict to its conclusion.
Halloween (1978)
1978 — Halloween night in Haddonfield, Illinois (opening scene in 1963).
John Carpenter's original film introduces Michael Myers and Laurie Strode, establishing the terrifying 1978 massacre that shapes the entire Blumhouse timeline. Essential viewing and the only original film considered canon in this continuity.
Halloween (2018)
2018 — Halloween night, forty years after Michael Myers' original 1978 killing spree.
Forty years after surviving Michael Myers, Laurie Strode prepares for his inevitable return while protecting her daughter and granddaughter. Essential to the Blumhouse trilogy, directly continuing the 1978 original and ignoring every previous sequel.
Halloween Kills (2021)
2018 — The same Halloween night as Halloween (2018), with additional flashbacks to 1978.
Michael Myers continues his brutal killing spree as Haddonfield's survivors unite to hunt him down, turning fear into collective violence. Essential to the Blumhouse trilogy, directly continuing Halloween (2018) and expanding the original film's legacy through returning characters.
Halloween Ends (2022)
2019–2022 — Opening events take place on Halloween night in 2019; the main story unfolds in 2022, four years after Halloween Kills.
Four years after Michael Myers' last killing spree, Laurie Strode attempts to rebuild her life while a troubled young man, Corey Cunningham, becomes entangled in Haddonfield's legacy of evil. Essential as the final chapter of the Blumhouse trilogy, bringing Laurie and Michael's decades-long conflict to its conclusion.