John Carpenter, one of the most important horror film directors of all time, has responded to a controversial social media post about his 1978 filmHalloween. Using his own X/Twitter account,Carpenter was “kind” enoughto set the record straight on a whole new cut ofHalloweenthat audiences supposedly haven’t seen. Per Carpenter’s own words:“There is no different version of HALLOWEEN where Michael dies. This is total bullsh*t!”
Carpenter was referring to a tweet by@horrormuseum, in which it’s stated that there’s a version of the 1978 horror classic that no one has ever seen. Supposedly, the film is 95% different, and in the ending, Michael Myers dies. The source is cited as “a friend who worked on the Blu-ray restoration,” so it’s not very trustworthy,as Carptenter has brutally proven.
However, they seem to be taking feedback a little personally, although at the time of writing, they had seemingly not seen Carpenter’s own thoughts on the matter. In their subsequent posts, they seem to insist that the story is not actually an urban legend and that they have seen some shots from it.
Considering the man behind the original film is denying the existence of such an obscure cut, it is not hard to work out who the internet is more inclined to believe. Still, it’s pretty funny thatthe horror iconwas vocal enough to tweet about it, as he doesn’t often address this kind of content directly.
There are Several Versions of Halloween, But We May Have Seen Them All
The original 1978 filmHalloweentells the story of Michael Myers, a madman who brutally stabbed his sister when he was just a six-year-old boy. Fifteen years later, he escapes from the institution where he has spent the majority of his life and comes back home to Haddonfield, Illinois. It’s Halloween night, and Michael begins a new killing spree. However, when he crosses paths with Laurie Strode, the boogeyman of Haddonfield more than meets his match.
Halloween: How to Watch Each Timeline Chronologically and by Release Date
The Halloween movies can be a messy undertaking to piece together. Here is every film in the series split by timeline, in chronological order.
There are several versions ofHalloween, but as far as anyone is aware, they have all been made available at some point in time, whether on TV, home video releases or, as now, on streaming.Carpenter was required to do some reshootswhen the film was released on television, but those scenes aren’t very important to the story. Fangoria reported years ago that a box of negatives containing additional footage from the film had been discovered, but that story seemed to drift into obscurity very quickly. In the end, it seems that while fans of the movie will always have different cuts to choose from, they have most likely seen the definitive version in Carpenter’s original cinematic release.
You can streamHalloween(1978) on Shudder, but we couldn’t say which version you’ll be watching.
