Through the murder of hundreds of children (and any adults who wore the masks at the right time), Cochran intended to resurrect the ancient aspects of the Celtic festival of Samhain, which many feel was a pointless and flawed plan, as the murders could be easily traced back to him. One of the reasons Halloween III: Season of the Witch wasn’t well-received when it was released (aside from the absence of Michael Myers) is because many found Cochran’s plan to be absurd. According to it, the screams of dying children could be heard “ throughout the station, the town, and the land beyond”.

The book reveals that Cochran survived, but also that Challis’ efforts (and Ellie’s death too) were in vain, and he couldn’t stop the broadcasting of the commercial. Like many other movies, Halloween 3 got a novelization by writer Dennis Etchison under the pseudonym Jack Martin, who also wrote the novelization to Halloween II. This decision was made to give Challis a bit of hope and the possibility of saving the kids in town. Related: Why Michael Myers Isn't In Halloween 3ĭirector Tommy Lee Wallace originally planned for Halloween III: Season of the Witch to end with the screams of all those children wearing the masks as they were murdered, but ultimately decided to go with the theme and have it play over the credits. Halloween 3 ends with Challis screaming at the final station to turn off the commercial, and it’s left unknown if they listened to him or not. Challis and Ellie go through a lot to stop Cochran’s plans, and by the end of the film, Challis is all by himself desperately trying to stop TV stations from airing the commercial. Through them, he plans on sacrificing all those children wearing his masks, which have a microchip that once triggered by a TV commercial, kills the wearers. Daniel Challis (Tom Atkins) and Ellie Grimbridge (Stacey Nelkin), the daughter of a murder victim, who uncover a dangerous plot by Conal Cochran (Dan O’Herlihy), owner of the company Silver Shamrock Novelties, which produces Halloween masks targeted at children and with a very catchy yet annoying jingle. Halloween III: Season of the Witch follows Dr.

Halloween III by Jack Martin