Halloween II (1981)

"He was my patient for fifteen years. He became an obsession with me until I realized there was neither reason nor conscious or anything about him that was... even remotely human."

- Sam Loomis

Halloween II is an American horror film of the slasher subgenre. Iat is the sequel to John Carpenter's 1978 classic Halloween. This film marks the directorial debut of Rick Rosenthal. The script was written by franchise creators John Carpenter and Debra Hill. It was produced by Universal Pictures and released theatrically in the United States on October 30th, 1981.

This film distinguishes itself from other sequels in that it takes place immediately following the events of the first film and even recaps the climatic showdown between Doctor Sam Loomis and Michael Myers from the first film. Although Carpenter didn't direct the sequel, he did have a directorial hand in the final cut and reshot some scenes to give the sequel an edgier feel to it.