Uploaded October 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago
An in-depth look into John Carpenter's short lived involvement with the pre-production of Halloween 4, and how Michael Myers was written to be more like Freddy Krueger.
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Halloween Sequels that were REJECTED | Michael Takes Chicago: youtu.be/K4B1UNg1Mug
Halloween Sequels that were REJECTED | Re-Written into HALLOWEEN KILLS: youtu.be/tKb2CCA9MBk
All Michael Myers Masks Ranked: youtu.be/XNIVLiy9-Ik
All Halloween Films Ranked: youtu.be/gPKHTuE2DLw
With Halloween Kills releasing this month, we're going to take a look at the lost sequels of the Halloween franchise, otherwise known as the Halloween scripts that were never made. These include stories that involve alternate returns for characters like Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis), or Dr. Sam Loomis (Donald Pleasence), and others, as they face off against Michael Myers aka the Shape. This version in particular details a Halloween 4 script which Carpenter himself had collaborated on with writer Dennis Etchison, while he was still a producer and righter holder of the Halloween franchise. While the script is very bizarre, as it takes a departure into the full on supernatural, one can't help but notice the similarities to Freddy Krueger and the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise.
HALLOWEEN 4 - THE DENNIS ETCHISON SCRIPT
SETTING:
Haddonfield 1988
RETURNING CHARACTERS:
Michael Myers
Tommy Doyle
Lindsey Wallace
Sheriff Leigh Brackett
Deputy Gary Hunt
Mr. & Mrs. Wallace
Lonnie Elam
Marion Chambers
Robert Mundy
Dr. Sam Loomis (Videotape Cameo only)
CHAPTER GUIDE:
Intro 0:00
Post Halloween III Development Hell 1:24
Setting and Characters 4:44
Michael's Resurrection 6:48
Plot Summary 9:17
Why it wasn't made 14:27
Music used in this video:
Impending Boom by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution licence (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Source: incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100198
Artist: incompetech.com
Searching For You by White Hex
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#Halloween4 #HalloweenFranchise #LostSequel
An in-depth look into John Carpenter's short lived involvement with the pre-production of Halloween 4, and how Michael Myers was written to be more like Freddy Krueger.
UP NEXT:
Halloween Sequels that were REJECTED | Michael Takes Chicago: youtu.be/K4B1UNg1Mug
Halloween Sequels that were REJECTED | Re-Written into HALLOWEEN KILLS: youtu.be/tKb2CCA9MBk
All Michael Myers Masks Ranked: youtu.be/XNIVLiy9-Ik
All Halloween Films Ranked: youtu.be/gPKHTuE2DLw
With Halloween Kills releasing this month, we're going to take a look at the lost sequels of the Halloween franchise, otherwise known as the Halloween scripts that were never made. These include stories that involve alternate returns for characters like Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis), or Dr. Sam Loomis (Donald Pleasence), and others, as they face off against Michael Myers aka the Shape. This version in particular details a Halloween 4 script which Carpenter himself had collaborated on with writer Dennis Etchison, while he was still a producer and righter holder of the Halloween franchise. While the script is very bizarre, as it takes a departure into the full on supernatural, one can't help but notice the similarities to Freddy Krueger and the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise.
HALLOWEEN 4 - THE DENNIS ETCHISON SCRIPT
SETTING:
Haddonfield 1988
RETURNING CHARACTERS:
Michael Myers
Tommy Doyle
Lindsey Wallace
Sheriff Leigh Brackett
Deputy Gary Hunt
Mr. & Mrs. Wallace
Lonnie Elam
Marion Chambers
Robert Mundy
Dr. Sam Loomis (Videotape Cameo only)
CHAPTER GUIDE:
Intro 0:00
Post Halloween III Development Hell 1:24
Setting and Characters 4:44
Michael's Resurrection 6:48
Plot Summary 9:17
Why it wasn't made 14:27
Music used in this video:
Impending Boom by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution licence (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Source: incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100198
Artist: incompetech.com
Searching For You by White Hex
If you enjoyed this video and would like to support this channel and watch additional Patron-exclusive content, please check out my Patreon account and follow me on Instagram.
Patreon: patreon.com/zackcherry
Instagram: @retrobitchface
#Halloween4 #HalloweenFranchise #LostSequel
