Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998)
Yes, it’s only 10 years since the fourth instalment, but 20 Years Later is meant to let you know that this movie is a direct sequel to the 1978 Halloween. The previous three films — including the ludicrous Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers, which featured a young Paul Rudd as a grown-up Tommy Doyle and linked Myers’ origin story to a Druid curse — effectively didn’t exist. In this Halloween, Curtis is back as a traumatised Laurie Strode who faked her own death so that she could go into hiding. She’s working as the headmistress of a boarding school in Northern California. She’s doing OK, supported by her guidance counsellor boyfriend (Adam Arkin), son John (Josh Hartnett) and his girlfriend Molly Cartwell (Michelle Williams). But, of course, Myers finds her and murderous mayhem ensues.