Every Halloween Movie Ending Ranked

Nearly every installment in the Halloweenfranchise has an ending that shows Michael Myers surviving unlikely situations, but some endings are better than others. Since the introduction of Michael Myers, Laurie Strode, and Dr. Loomis in 1978’s Halloween, the story of Michael and Laurie has changed multiple times over the years, yet Michael has never stopped stalking his number one victim. Regardless of the movie, the endings have a huge impact on the Halloween franchise.

As the most recent installment, Halloween Ends has huge retcons and plot holes like several of the predecessors. Whether shot, set on fire, or decapitated, Michael Myers always seemingly dies at the end of any Halloween movieand yet manages to survive. Based on creativity and impact on the story and franchise, the endings of the Halloween movies can be easily ranked.

13 Halloween 6: The Curse Of Michael Myers (1995)

Dr. Loomis Sacrifices Himself To Stop Michael Myers

As the sixth installment in the Halloween franchise, Halloween 6: The Curse of Michael Myers finally addresses if Michael Myers is human or supernatural, explaining his connection to a cult. Picking up six years after Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers, it’s an unnecessary addition which includes Tommy Doyle trying to save the baby Jamie is forced to birth and Dr. Loomis refusing to help a cult leader clone Michael’s evil.

Ultimately, the ending of Halloween 6 falls flat. Tommy injects Michael with a tranquilizer and beats him with a pipe, managing to flee while Dr. Loomis stays behind. The audience never sees Loomis die, but the screams can be heard in the backgroundwhile the camera stares at Michael’s mask on the floor. There’s no question if Michael is still alive, and the ending doesn’t propel Michael’s story whatsoever.

12 Halloween III: Season Of The Witch (1982)

The Mass Murders Are Not Stopped

Halloween III: Season of the Witch is a muddled movie with little connection to the famous franchise and the ending is no different. Halloween III’s alternate ending would have been horrific, but instead, the film remains hopeful.

Unfortunately, the ending of Halloween III has no punch and is purposefully left ambiguous. As such, there’s no closure for a movie that will not get a sequel.

Daniel contacts TV networks to pull a commercial that would activate microchips in Halloween masks to kill the wearer and release snakes to kill anyone nearby. Daniel only stops two of the three networks from airing the commercial.

Unfortunately, the ending of Halloween III has no punch and is purposefully left ambiguous. As such, there’s no closure for a movie that will not get a sequel. Furthermore, it doesn’t feel as if Daniel did everything he could possibly do to prevent the third TV station from airing the commercial – he merely yells and pleads over the phone. If he had gone down to the station and interrupted the broadcast himself, it would have been a more interesting ending.

11 Halloween 5: The Revenge Of Michael Myers (1989)

Michael Myers Is Arrested But Breaks Out Of Jail

The ending of Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers finds Michael Myers in jail, but it doesn’t last for long as the police station explodes. Though Halloween 5’s original opening fixes plot holes, the ending still leaves some questions – for instance, Jamie inexplicably runs into the police station to investigate when she’s told to stay put. After everything she has been through, she doesn’t flee the scene, knowing Michael is still alive and free.

Michael being free shouldn’t come as a surprise to Jamie. She’s the one who tells the officers that Michael will never die. She and Michael supposedly have a psychic link, so Jamie should know better than to follow police officers after an explosion and gunfire. Jamie would know Michael is the cause. Halloween 5’s ending just doesn’t make much sense, and, as such, is easily one of the worst Halloween endings.

10 Rob Zombie’s Halloween II (2009)

Laurie Kills Michael But Wears His Mask

Laurie’s hallucinations throughout Halloween II ruin the ending despite her becoming another Halloween character to wear the Michael Myers mask. In the Halloween II ending, Dr. Loomis and the police surround Michael and Laurie in a shed.

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Loomis tries to snap Laurie out of her hallucinations, but Michael stabs him and is shot through the shed window. Laurie comes to her senses and stabs Michael before walking out of the shed wearing his mask, only to end up in a psych ward with her mother’s ghost. Halloween II’s ending would be better without Laurie’s hallucinations.

While director Rob Zombie may be trying to show the connection between Michael and Laurie’s hallucinations, the story relies too much on it to show the similarities between the siblings. The hallucinations are an odd choice that feel out of place. The only saving grace to the ending is Laurie wearing the mask herself, which is an undoubtedly striking image.

9 Halloween: Resurrection (2002)

Michael Is Electrocuted & Left In A Fire

Halloween: Resurrection has four endings, but the theatrical ending fails to redeem an otherwise mediocre installment. The premise has promise, but the execution doesn’t deliver. A group of college students spend the night in Michael Myer’s abandoned childhood home only to discover it’s not abandoned, and Michael is very upset at the intrusion. The survivors escape the house after electrocuting Michael and leaving him to die in a fire.

Halloween: Resurrection’s ending leaves a cliffhanger, but all the characters were original and have no connection to Michael. When his eyes snap open in the morgue during the closing scene, it feels like there should be a sequel, but Michael wouldn’t even know who to go after since Laurie dies at beginning of the movie. Ultimately, it’s just an average, cliché ending for the Halloween franchise to show Michael cannot be killed.

8 Halloween Kills (2021)

Michael Myers Kills Laurie Strode's Daughter

There are plenty of Michael Myers theories that could have saved the Halloween reboot trilogy. Unfortunately, Halloween Kills couldn’t be saved as the ending misses the mark entirely. Standing outside the Myers home, Laurie’s daughter, Karen, thinks she sees a young Michael in an upstairs bedroom window and goes into the home to investigate, only to be murdered by the serial killer.

There are cops crawling everywhere outside the home, but Michael kills Karen as Laurie looks out her hospital room window. It’s a poignant moment as it's clear Michael will kill everyone standing between him and Laurie. However, it doesn’t make much sense for Karen to go into the house alone. She knows what Michael is capable of but chooses to ignore basic common sense, undermining the impact of her death.

7 Rob Zombie’s Halloween (2007)

The Movie Ends On A Cliffhanger As Michael Grabs Laurie

After playing Jamie Lloyd in Halloween 4, 5, and 6, Danielle Harris returns as Annie Brackett in Rob Zombie’s Halloween remake. Though the film is a new take on Michael Myers with some creative additions such as Michael’s backstory, Halloween has an interesting ending that gives the original Halloween ending a twist. Instead of only Michael falling off the balcony, Laurie falls with him and lands on top of him. Just as Laurie aims the gun at Michael,he grabs her wrist and the movie ends.

Halloween ends with a cliffhanger as the audience doesn’t know what happens next: if Laurie survives or if she kills Michael. Since it’s a remake, Zombie could take the film in any direction he wanted, so it was truly a mystery what would happen in the sequel. The balcony scene respects the source material while being original.

6 Halloween 2 (1981)

Laurie Shoots Michael Myers In The Eyes

Halloween 2 has another solid ending for Laurie and Michael Myers. Halloween 2 shaped the franchise and is a direct sequel following the events of Halloween as Laurie is recovering from Michael’s attacks in the hospital. The ending finds Laurie shooting both of Michael’s eyes before escaping as Dr. Loomis ignites the operating room. Michael walks out, engulfed in flames, and collapses.

Michael is always shot in the chest, and nothing ever happens. This is the first time he’s shot anywhere else, and the impact is significant. Michael may not be stopped completely, but he’s brutally wounded for once. The ending of Halloween 2 feels like a good stopping point for Laurie’s story as she’s transferred to another hospital, traumatized from Michael’s attacks.

5 Halloween 4: The Return Of Michael Myers (1988)

Jamie Lloyd Hints She Could Follow Michaels' Footsteps

The ending of Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers shows that history repeats itself. There are plot holes like Michael Myers not being blind in Halloween 4, and the audience doesn’t see Michael get back up after being shot multiple times and falling into a mine.

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However, there may be a new killer in Jamie as she’s seen wearing a clown costume and holding a bloody pair of scissors like when Michael killed his own sister. The ending doesn’t focus on whether Michael survives. Instead, it focuses on the youngest relative of Michael and how evil is possibly in her genes.

Halloween 4’s ending is unexpected and a refreshing break from Michael surviving. Obviously, Michael is going to survive like he always has, but Jamie’s ending is almost heartbreaking as she follows in her uncle’s footsteps.

4 Halloween Ends (2022)

Laurie Strode Finally Kills Michael Myers

The original ending of Halloween Ends was scrapped, leaving behind a satisfying conclusion to Michael’s story. Though Halloween Ends isn’t a great installment with the inclusion of Corey to take over for Michael, the ending finally shows that the people of Haddonfield have learned their lesson. After years of trying to burn and shoot Michael while assuming he dies, Laurie and Allyson dispose of Michael’s body in an industrial shredder.

Michael has proved time and time again that he won’t die. An industrial shredder confirms he will not be able to come back and attack anyone ever again. It’s a surefire way to be certain he is dead. Every time Laurie or the police have confirmed Michael to be dead, they have been wrong. It may have taken over 40 years, but Michael is finally destroyed.

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