Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)

Halloween is here once again, and while the season is still in
full swing, we thought we'd take a look at a John
Carpenter-produced sequel that (temporarily, at least) took his
beloved horror franchise into entirely new territory.
Halloween III: Season of the Witch,
directed by Carpenter's regular collaborator Tommy Lee Wallace,
might be one of the kookiest big-studio horror films ever made,
kicking Michael Myers to the curb and replacing him with
something altogether unexpected. Chris and Nick explore this wild
and crazy corner of the extended Carpenter universe (featuring
another killer musical score co-written by J.C. and more terrific
cinematography by future Oscar-winner Dean Cundey), and make some
futile attempts at solving its many mysteries. What mysteries,
you ask? Well, for starters, what kind of drugs were the writers
of this film on (and, where can we get some)? What, exactly, is
the movie's villain -- the somewhat Willy Wonka-esque Conal
Cochran -- trying to accomplish with his sinister plot to
gruesomely murder America's children on Halloween night? And, um,
how does middle-aged Tom Atkins keep ending up in bed with
attractive, much younger women in all of these Carpenter
movies? Maybe a content warning is in order, here: this episode
contains A LOT more profanity than your average Precinct 13
 outing, but we think it's pretty well justified -- this
movie isn't just crazy, it's f*cking crazy.  Anyway,
we've got all of that, plus a few more recommendations for your
spooky seasonal viewing pleasure, on a very special Halloween
episode -- put on your Silver Shamrock mask and enjoy!