History Film / HalloweenTheCurseOfMichaelMyers

** Michael's mask is back to not having eye-covers like the original mask, unlike the masks from 4 and 5 which had eye covers.
* SeriesFauxnale: Of a sort. While it is not the last ''Halloween'' film to follow the original movie, it serves as the last of entry in the storyline set up in the fourth film. It helps that while the film seemingly wraps up character arcs for characters like Loomis and Jamie, it was still left open ended enough for a possible continuation. In fact, there was plans to continue the story with a follow up film, but the next film was ''Film/HalloweenH20TwentyYearsLater'', which ignores everything after the second movie; and even then there was plans to tie in that film with this one, albeit they didn't go beyond deleted scenes and script drafts.

%%* ShellShockedVeteran: Tommy.
* ShootTheShaggyDog: After getting mocked for being related to Michael, becoming mute due to a powerful connection with Michael, all her friends, her sister, and her dogs killed, Jamie is kidnapped by the cult of Thorn and is forced to have sex with Michael, and she's finally impaled by farm equipment. Jamie could be the contender for the most depressing character in all of the horror genre. She literally gets shot to death in the Producer's Cut.

** Danny Strode is named for Danny Torrence.
** The room Tommy breaks open to rescue Kara is room 237.

* SoftGlass: Probably one of the craziest examples ever happens when Kara flies face first through a window and belly flops to the ground two stories below with no discernible injuries from either the glass or the fall. Honestly, with MadeOfIron abilities like that, why the hell is she afraid of Michael Myers?
* SpannerInTheWorks: The midwife throws off the Cult's whole operation simply by helping Jamie escape with her baby. The entire movie hinged on this one act of kindness.

* StoppedNumberingSequels: Notable, since even the third movie, which was supposed to change the franchise to an anthology series, still had "3" in the title. Averted with the Producer’s Cut of the film, which still refers to it as ''Halloween 6''.
* SuddenSequelDeathSyndrome: [[spoiler:Jamie Lloyd, Doctor Wynn, and possibly Michael or Doctor Loomis]].

* {{Retcon}}[=/=]RememberTheNewGuy: Apparently it was Mrs. Blankenship, not Judith and her boyfriend Danny, who was babysitting 6-year-old Michael on that fateful Halloween night in 1963. This could explain why the original film opens with Michael crossing the street to his own house, since Blankenship lives directly across from them.
* RetiredBadass: Dr. Loomis by start of the film, as he thinks that the nightmare is truly over. Hearing Jamie calling a radio show brings him back into action.
* SeriesContinuityError: Downplayed as the Myers house of this movie is modeled to resemble the same one seen in the original film...though it’s never explained how it went from being a mini-mansion in Part 5 to the normal size Myers house from old.

* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: In the beginning of the film, a caller on the Barry Sims show says she's in love with Michael because he's so uninhibited and untamed.

* DecoyProtagonist: The film begins with Jamie escaping the Cult of Thorn with her baby in tow and Michael in hot pursuit. However, [[spoiler: Michael impales her on a corn thresher (or simply stabs her in the producer's cut), before the focus switches to Tommy Doyle and the Strode family, namely Kara and her son Danny.]]

** [[spoiler:Jamie]] being impaled on a corn thresher.

* HateSink: John Strode and Barry Sims. You can't truly hate Michael Myers, but these two are both loathsome people.

* HenpeckedHusband: Inverted with meek Debra Strode dealing with her asshole husband. She finally stands up to him after Dr. Loomis warns her to get her family out this house before Michael comes back.
* ICantHearYou: When Jamie gets inside the truck she found, she tries to tell its owner that Michael is near him but he can't make out what she's saying because the windows are closed.

** Jamie getting impaled on a corn thresher, plus John Strode gets pinned to a fuse box later on.
** Lets also not forget the midwife who helped Jamie escape with her baby has her head driven through a conveniently placed spike on the wall and is left hanging (eh-hem, ''the first kill of the film, mind you'').
* {{Jerkass}}: John Strode and Barry Sims. The former is the abusive father of Kara and Tim, [[spoiler:who gets himself, his wife and Tim killed because he neglected to tell them that their house was where Michael Myers use to live]], and the latter is an obnoxious, rude and sleezy radio DJ who ignores Jamie's cries for help. [[spoiler:Needless to say, nobody was upset when Michael killed both of them, with John Strode in particular getting one of the franchise's most brutal deaths]].

** [[spoiler:Jamie Lloyd]], who winds up impaled on and ripped open by tractor harrows courtesy of Michael.
** She may count as an older example but, [[spoiler:Debra Strode as well after all she puts up with from her husband.]]

** Jamie Lloyd and Kara Strode. Jamie is a subversion because [[spoiler:Michael still kills her]], but still manages to keep her baby out of his hands. Kara takes on shades of ActionGirl when she tries to keep Michael from killing Danny.
** Debra Strode's a subdued example. She does what she can to support Kara even though John's such an asshole and lambasts her for doing so. However, the moment Dr. Loomis tells Debra her family's in danger because of Michael Myers's return, Debra immediately calls John to tell him she's taking the kids somewhere safe and she's not sticking around for him. [[spoiler:Sadly, she dies just like Jamie because Michael was already lurking in the house]].

** Jamie knows how to drive, despite having been held prisoner since a very young age, just like Michael inexplicably knew, despite having been institutionalized since he was 6.

** The sequence of Michael murdering the post-coital Beth and Tim, Kara running across the street when she realizes what's happened, finding their dead bodies, being attacked by Michael herself, then fleeing back across the street while still being pursued by the knife-wielding Michael, is very similar to the sequence in the first movie with Bob, Lynda, and Laurie. She even finds Debra's body hanging upside down just like Bob's was.

* NeckSnap: Early in the film, a trucker who encounters an escaping Jamie winds up with his neck twisted by Michael nearly 360 degrees.
* OddballInTheSeries: Not as severe as other entries as it’s more of a casting example, but as mentioned in AbsenteeActor, this is the only film to not feature Creator/JamieLeeCurtis or Creator/DanielleHarris, both of whom starred in the franchise throughout (the former in the first 3, H20, Resurrection and 2018, and the latter in parts 4-5 and the Music/RobZombie duology).

* {{Recut}}: One of the most stunning examples of this. Apparently, the film ran over time and budget, so [[invoked]][[ExecutiveMeddling the suits decided to take it over and had new scenes shot for the film]]. Their version is the Theatrical Cut. When the film was shown on TV, someone got a hold of the now infamous Producer's Cut. While the violence and cursing were trimmed, an ''assload'' of alternate takes and different opening narration were shown, ''and the entire last 20 minutes of the film is RADICALLY different from the Theatrical Cut''. The main change is that the explanation for Michael's killing ways is altered: The Theatrical version offered a scientific reason, but the Producer's Cut says the reason is supernatural (which also explains why Michael is also growing bigger in each previous film. It's because his power is growing). It also shows a final scene with Dr. Loomis realizing that he has been cursed by Thorn. This was likely altered when Creator/DonaldPleasence died. An early trailer showed that the film was originally going to called ''Halloween 666: The Curse of Michael Myers''. This version was only available through low-quality bootleg video releases until 2014 when it's original masters were located and restored, and later included on the deluxe version of the ''Halloween'' Complete Collection Blu-ray set before getting a standalone Blu-ray of it's own.

* {{Retcon}}[=/=]RememberTheNewGuy: Apparently it was Mrs. Blankenship, not Judith and her boyfriend Danny, who was babysitting 6-year-old Michael on that fateful Halloween night in 1963.

* DeadGuyOnDisplay: [[spoiler:Barry Simms's body is strung up in a tree in a line of lights by Michael]].

* GrewASpine: Debra does this after putting up with John's bullshit when she calls him following her meeting with Dr. Loomis. She tells John about [[spoiler:Jamie Lloyd's death]] and calls him out on having moved them into ''Michael Myers's house'', telling John she's getting the kids and leaving with or without him. [[spoiler:Unfortunately, Michael was already in the house and kills her later on.]]

** Along with the poor doctor who has his head forced through a gated door in the theatrical version by Michael.

* NeckSnap: Early in the film, a trucker who encounters an escaping Jamie winds up with his neck twisted nearly 360 degrees by Michael.

* BloodSplatteredInnocents: A little girl notices "it's raining red" at one point. [[spoiler:Barry Simms' body was strung up in the tree the girl was standing under.]]
* CainAndAbel: John is the Cain to Laurie's father Morgan's Abel. While Morgan was at least a better father and husband to his family as shown in the original film with the only thing that strains the relationship between Laurie and him is the fact he withholds the truth about Laurie's lineage from her, John however is the opposite as he is an AbusiveDad towards his own daughter unlike Morgan's decent relationship with his until the events of the first film.

* DeadGuyOnDisplay: [[spoiler:Barry Simms' body is strung up in a tree in a line of lights by Michael]].
* DeathBySex: No sooner are [[spoiler:Tim and Beth]] able to enjoy a few moments after sleeping together does Michael kill them.
* DecoyProtagonist: The film begins with Jamie escaping the Cult of Thorn, her baby in tow, with Michael in hot pursuit. However, [[spoiler: Michael impales her on a corn thresher, before the focus switches to Tommy Doyle and the Strode family, namely Kara and her son, Danny.]]

* DramaticThunder: Used when Mrs. Blankenship mentions the boogeyman and later when Beth describes Judith's death.

* EvilerThanThou: After hearing the Cult leader's UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans reasoning, all Loomis can say is, "And I thought Michael was a monster."
* EvilUncle: John Strode, due to being the brother of Laurie's father, can be considered to be this due to being an AbusiveDad towards his own family and a ShadyRealEstateAgent who [[spoiler:neglects to inform his family the house he bought from his brother is the Myers home]]. However, it is unknown if John and Laurie had ever interacted before.

* FailedASpotCheck: In the Producer’s Cut, [[spoiler:Barry Sims gets into a van that he thinks is his, but it has the Smith’s Grove Sanitarium identification. As Michael kills him, the camera pans out to another van a couple spots away, which has Barry’s radio station logo on it]].
* FinalGirl: Laurie's adoptive cousin, Kara, is built up as this, having to keep her young son, Danny, safe from Michael and the Cult of Thorn. Tommy could also count as one of the rare male examples of this trope.

* CultDefector: In the opening scene, a nurse who is part of the Cult of Thorn helps Jamie and her baby escape from the cult after experiencing CuriousQualmsOfConscience. [[RedemptionEqualsDeath It's one of the last things she ever does.]]

* BlindWithoutEm: Debra, apparently, given the way she fumbles for her glasses after dropping them. And they've been broken in the fall, rendering them useless even when she does put them back on.

* RealityEnsues: As a result of Michael's repeated rampages on Halloween, two separate ones on the same night (the first and second film), one occurring ten years later, and then ''another'' one only a year later, leads to the citizens of Haddonfield banning Halloween. But it doesn't stop Michael, of course...

* LoonyFan: Barry's radio show callers.

* TeenPregnancy: Is implied to be the case regarding Kara and Danny. And then there’s Jamie, who’s around 13-14, and Steven.

** Lets also not forget the midwife who helped Jamie escape with her baby, has her head driven through a conveniently placed spike on the wall and is left hanging (eh-hem, ''the first kill of the film, mind you'').

** Lets also not forget the midwife, who helped Jamie and her baby escape, has her head driven through a conveniently placed spike on the wall and is left hanging (eh-hem, ''the first kill of the film, mind you'').

* SeriesFauxnale: Of a sort. While it is not the last ''Halloween'' film to follow the original movie, it serves as the last of entry in the stroyline set up in the fourth film. It helps that while the film seemingly wraps up character arcs for characters like Loomis and Jamie, it was still left open ended enough for a possible continuation. In fact, there was plans to continue the story with a follow up film, but the next film was ''Film/HalloweenTwentyYearsLater'', which ignores everything after the second movie; and even then there was plans to tie in that film with this one, albeit they didn't go beyond deleted scenes and script drafts.

* TeenPregnancy: Is implied to be the case regarding Kara and Danny. And then there’s Jamie, who’s around 13-14, and Steven

* {{Recut}}: One of the most stunning examples of this. Apparently, the film ran over time and budget, so [[ExecutiveMeddling the suits decided to take it over and had new scenes shot for the film]]. Their version is the Theatrical Cut. When the film was shown on TV, someone got a hold of the now infamous Producer's Cut. While the violence and cursing were trimmed, an ''assload'' of alternate takes and different opening narration were shown, ''and the entire last 20 minutes of the film is RADICALLY different from the Theatrical Cut''. The main change is that the explanation for Michael's killing ways is altered: The Theatrical version offered a scientific reason, but the Producer's Cut says the reason is supernatural (which also explains why Michael is also growing bigger in each previous film. It's because his power is growing). It also shows a final scene with Dr. Loomis realizing that he has been cursed by Thorn. This was likely altered when Creator/DonaldPleasence died. An early trailer showed that the film was originally going to called ''Halloween 666: The Curse of Michael Myers''. This version was only available through low-quality bootleg video releases until 2014 when it's original masters were located and restored, and later included on the deluxe version of the ''Halloween'' Complete Collection Blu-ray set before getting a standalone Blu-ray of it's own.

* StockSubtitle: An unintentional example. Writer Daniel Farrands suggested it not because of the plot, but because of the TroubledProduction. Moustapha Akkad liked the title so much that it stuck with the film.
* StoppedNumberingSequels: Notable, since even the third movie, which was supposed to change the franchise to an anthology series, still had "3" in the title. Averted with the Producer’s Cut of the film, which still refers to it as Halloween 6.

* MamaBear: Jamie Lloyd and Kara Strode. Jamie is a subversion because [[spoiler:Michael still kills her]], but still manages to keep her baby out of his hands. Kara takes on shades of ActionGirl when she tries to keep Michael from killing Danny.

* HenpeckedHusband: Inverted with meek Debra Strode dealing with her asshole husband.

* GreaterScopeVillain: [[spoiler:Dr. Terence Wynn]]/The Man in Black returns, accompanied with an explanation of his plans for Michael. Subverted in that Michael turns against him and his cult, taking back his role as a sole main villain.

* Expy: Kara and Danny are a weird one for Laurie and Tommy. Kara is a mousy and studious auburn, who is mainly tasked with keeping her young charge safe from Michael Myers.

* FinalGirl: Laurie's adoptive cousin, Kara, is built as this. Compared to her best friend, Beth, and brother, Tim, Kara is quiet, thoughtful, and responsible, and is ultimately the only surviving female, but [[spoiler: Tommy, Danny, and possibly Loomis, also survive.]]

** Jamie getting impaled on a tractor, plus John Strode gets pinned to a fuse box later on.
** Lets also not forget the midwife, who helped Jamie and her baby escape, has her head driven through a conveniently placed wall spike and is left hanging (eh-hem, ''the first kill of the film, mind you'').

* AbsenteeActor: This is, to date, the only film with Michael Myers to not feature Creator/JamieLeeCurtis or Creator/DanielleHarris. It's the only one in the entire ''franchise'' if you count Jamie Lee's uncredited voice cameo in ''Film/HalloweenIIISeasonOfTheWitch''. However, this film does feature Danielle's original character, Jamie, played by a different actress (see below).

* {{Recut}}: One of the most stunning examples of this. Apparently, the film ran over time and budget, so [[ExecutiveMeddling the suits decided to take it over to see how they could screw it up]]. Their version is the Theatrical Cut. When the film was shown on TV, someone got a hold of the now infamous Producer's Cut. While the violence and cursing were trimmed, an ''assload'' of alternate takes and different opening narration were shown, ''and the entire last 20 minutes of the film is RADICALLY different from the Theatrical Cut''. The main change is that the explanation for Michael's killing ways is altered: The Theatrical version offered a scientific reason, but the Producer's Cut says the reason is supernatural (which also explains why Michael is also growing bigger in each previous film. It's because his power is growing). It also shows a final scene with Dr. Loomis realizing that he has been cursed by Thorn. This was likely altered when Creator/DonaldPleasence died. An early trailer showed that the film was originally going to called ''Halloween 666: The Curse of Michael Myers''. This version was only available through low-quality bootleg video releases until 2014 when it's original masters were located and restored, and later included on the deluxe version of the ''Halloween'' Complete Collection Blu-ray set before getting a standalone Blu-ray of it's own.

* SeriesContinuityError: The Myers house looks nothing like it did in the first and second films, and definitely nothing like it did in the previous film, where it was practically a mansion. At the time this movie was made, it was on the same continuity as the first two films, so there's no excuse for the glaring discrepancy.

* StockSubtitle: Though reportedly, writer Daniel Farrands suggested it not because of the plot, but because of the TroubledProduction.
* StoppedNumberingSequels: Notable, since even the third movie, which was supposed to change the franchise to an anthology series, still had "3" in the title.

* EvilUncle: John Strode, due to being the brother of Laurie's father, can be considered to be this due to being an AbusiveDad towards his own family and a ShadyRealEstateAgent who [[spoiler: neglects to inform his family the house he bought from his brother is the Myers home]]. However, it is unknown if John and Laurie had ever interacted before.

* ShadyRealEstateAgent: John Strode. He is a real estate agent like his brother and Laurie's father Morgan, however, he is an AbusiveDad and [[spoiler: neglects to informs his family that the house they're living in is the Myers house]].

* ShoutOut: Two to ‘’Film/TheShining’’.

* BloodSplatteredInnocents: A little girl notices "it's raining red" at one point. [[spoiler: Barry Simms' body was strung up in the tree the girl was standing under.]]

* CompositeCharacter: [[spoiler:The characters of Dr. Wynn from the original ''Halloween'' and the Man in Black from ''Revenge of Michael Myers'' are retroactively fused together in this film]].