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Original titles: Halloween III: Season of the Witch, Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers
Fanedit title: The Night of Samhain
Studios: Dino De Laurentiis Company, Universal Pictures, Dimension Films, Nightfall, Trancas International, Halloween VI Productions
Faneditor: Last Survivor
Originally released: 1983, 1995
Fanedit release: October 2020
Original running time: 193 minutes approx
Fanedit running time: 118 minutes approx
Cut time: 75 minutes cut
Started edit: June 2020
Finished edit: October 2020
Synopsis and Purpose of Edit:
Both Halloween III: Season of the Witch and Halloween 6: The Curse of Michael Myers could be considered the black sheep of the Halloween franchise. Halloween III because it doesn’t feature Michael Myers at all and instead centres on the horrific intentions of a certain Conal Cochran to kill millions of children over America… Halloween 6 because it delves into the reasons why Michael Myers kills and we discover it’s all to do with some druid style cult operating under the evil influence of the ancient rune, Thorn. Whatever your thoughts on each film, there’s little denying that they stand out from the rest of the series. Now, for this Halloween, both films collide for a new experience in horror which finally sees Michael Myers enter the world of the Silver Shamrock!
Intention… I’ve always loved Halloween III, even from the first time I saw it. For years however, I’ve always wondered how fun it would be to get Michael Myers into the film’s storyline. Thankfully, when the infamous Producer’s Cut of Halloween 6:The Curse of Michael Myers was officially released, the heavy concentration on the cult aspect of the story naturally lends itself to the similar cult which runs through Halloween III. Thus, the intention here is to fully embrace the cult storylines of both films to present one night of terror, when the events of HIII and H6 take place at the same time.
Cutlist:
Too many scenes to breakdown separately… however, one of the key elements to know here is that 99% of the footage used from Halloween 6 is from the Producer’s Cut.
Emphasis is on driving the narrative forward to embrace and centre on the cult aspect from both movies. It’s very much about the celebration of Halloween, going back to the traditions of sacrifices etc. This does mean certain characters are completely cut out of this edit and it means some kills are also cut.
Halloween 6 has been colour graded to try and match Halloween III as much as possible
Sound replacement work in various scenes
New start and end credit sequences created
Emphasis is on driving the narrative forward to embrace and centre on the cult aspect from both movies. It’s very much about the celebration of Halloween, going back to the traditions of sacrifices etc. This does mean certain characters are completely cut out of this edit and it means some kills are also cut.
Halloween 6 has been colour graded to try and match Halloween III as much as possible
Sound replacement work in various scenes
New start and end credit sequences created
Special Features:
Audio Commentary
Technical Details:
16:9 Anamorphic. MP4
AAC Stereo.
Software used: Vegas Pro 16, Vocal Remover, iZotope RX-7 Audio Editor, PgC Dmux, VirtualDub, DVD Fab.
Special Thanks:
Sophie Welch, BionicBob, Toodles and anyone who followed the "In the Works" thread on this site.
