# Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)

> A skeptical doctor and a determined young investigator uncover a toy magnate’s Halloween conspiracy to turn children into instruments of supernatural mass control.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/5742

## Facts

- Runtime: 98 min
- Genres: Horror, Science Fiction, Mystery, Thriller
- Director: Tommy Lee Wallace
- Cast: Tom Atkins, Stacey Nelkin, Dan O'Herlihy, Michael Currie, Ralph Strait, Jadeen Barbor, Brad Schacter, Garn Stephens
- TMDB rating: 5.3/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085636/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: eerie, paranoid, grotesque, halloween night, cult horror marathon

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- [Bloody Birthday (1981)](https://ember.film/movie/38005)
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- [Dead & Buried (1981)](https://ember.film/movie/14327)
- [The Believers (1987)](https://ember.film/movie/20136)
- [Scarecrows (1988)](https://ember.film/movie/25511)
- [The Horror Show (1989)](https://ember.film/movie/23940)
- [Pumpkinhead (1988)](https://ember.film/movie/15823)
- [Silent Night, Deadly Night 5: The Toy Maker (1991)](https://ember.film/movie/49627)
- [Prom Night (1980)](https://ember.film/movie/22722)

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