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Halloween II
EssentialMovie19811h 32m
Picks up the same night, in the hospital. Introduces the sibling twist that later films keep undoing.
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Can you skip Halloween II?
No. It carries part of the main Halloween throughline, and what comes after it assumes you have seen it. The next essential title is Halloween H20: 20 Years Later. In chronological order, reaching it takes about 3h 3m of essential viewing across 2 titles. See the full Halloween order.
Halloween guides
Where it sits in the Halloween order
- Release order
- #2 of 13
- Chronological order
- #2 of 13
- Released
- 30 October 1981
- In-universe era
- The Original Continuity
What to watch next
In release order
In chronological order