Halloween Ends: The Official Movie Novelization
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Summary
The official novelization of the highly anticipated finale of the iconic Halloween horror franchise。
The town of Haddonfield still lives in the shadow of Michael Myers。 It has been four years since he mysteriously vanished。 As Laurie attempts to put the tragedies of her past behind her， Allyson is desperate to get away from life with her grandmother in the dead-end town scorched by bloodshed。
When local outcast Corey Cunningham discovers the truth of Michael’s whereabouts， he inadvertently unleashes a new wave of violence。 With Haddonfield once more the backdrop to murderous impulses， Allyson endeavors to escape as Laurie prepares for one final confrontation with her boogeyman。
The town of Haddonfield still lives in the shadow of Michael Myers。 It has been four years since he mysteriously vanished。 As Laurie attempts to put the tragedies of her past behind her， Allyson is desperate to get away from life with her grandmother in the dead-end town scorched by bloodshed。
When local outcast Corey Cunningham discovers the truth of Michael’s whereabouts， he inadvertently unleashes a new wave of violence。 With Haddonfield once more the backdrop to murderous impulses， Allyson endeavors to escape as Laurie prepares for one final confrontation with her boogeyman。
Reviews
Hannah
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good book that i read in basically one sitting！！ corey 😈
Chase
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I really enjoyed the movie， Halloween Ends， as well as the first two films that preceded it。 I don't think this book will change anyone's mind who did not like the movie。 However， there were lots of added elements to this novel that filled in some of the questionable parts of the movie， which made me appreciate the overall story more。 The theme of infectious evil was more developed here， and it makes the filmmakers' intentions much clearer。 I really enjoyed the movie， Halloween Ends， as well as the first two films that preceded it。 I don't think this book will change anyone's mind who did not like the movie。 However， there were lots of added elements to this novel that filled in some of the questionable parts of the movie， which made me appreciate the overall story more。 The theme of infectious evil was more developed here， and it makes the filmmakers' intentions much clearer。 。。。more
Hayden Gilbert
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“Tonight， we say goodbye to the boogeyman。”This is going to read as silly to anyone who’s not a crazy Halloween fan， but this book is absolutely fantastic。 As I’ve written before， I found the novelization for 2018 to be very weak。 It was mostly just descriptions of character’s clothes and lacked interiority。 The one for Halloween Kills was a little better as we got into the minds of a lot of characters and were treated to a wicked good slashery time。 However， since the story to Kills is really j “Tonight， we say goodbye to the boogeyman。”This is going to read as silly to anyone who’s not a crazy Halloween fan， but this book is absolutely fantastic。 As I’ve written before， I found the novelization for 2018 to be very weak。 It was mostly just descriptions of character’s clothes and lacked interiority。 The one for Halloween Kills was a little better as we got into the minds of a lot of characters and were treated to a wicked good slashery time。 However， since the story to Kills is really just a monster-run-amuck narrative， it’s a lot of action set pieces and little else。 This is the first of the bunch that feels like a real novel。 Paul Brad Logan outdid himself with this， and I genuinely think it’s an impressive work in its own right。I loved the movie， so I don’t know if this will win anyone over who didn’t， but wow。 There is so much additional content。 More Michael。 More fleshing out characters。 More of what happened between the massacre of Halloween night 2018 and “current day”。 And the best part， more horrifying vignettes around Haddonfield。 David Gordon Green， Danny McBride， and the writers they worked with have created my favorite version of Michael’s hometown， and this book brings it to life。 It truly feels Stephen King-worthy with how well built the world is。I prefer the hopefulness of the movie’s ending， but will cherish this as a worthy addition to the Halloween canon。 Absolutley indispensable！ 。。。more
Marc L。 Rissmann
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I absolutely know how novelizations work， but considering Paul Brad Logan also worked on the script after reading this book I can safely say they should have allowed him liberties。 This was excellent and filled in a lot of gaps between 1978 and 2018 and 2018 and 2022。 Much more Myers action then in the film we got and so much more character work in general。 It's a shame， we didn't get something closer to this。 I absolutely know how novelizations work， but considering Paul Brad Logan also worked on the script after reading this book I can safely say they should have allowed him liberties。 This was excellent and filled in a lot of gaps between 1978 and 2018 and 2018 and 2022。 Much more Myers action then in the film we got and so much more character work in general。 It's a shame， we didn't get something closer to this。 。。。more
Sam Norton
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It was fine。 FWIW， Laurie couldn't have seen Hawkins as a high school football player at a pep rally the fall of her senior year if he also was a deputy that arrested Michael in 1978。 It was fine。 FWIW， Laurie couldn't have seen Hawkins as a high school football player at a pep rally the fall of her senior year if he also was a deputy that arrested Michael in 1978。 。。。more
Cameron Fraser
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Definitely a better balance of the various storylines than the movie itself， but the ending is less upbeat and final compared to the movie。
Mark
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As novelizations go， this is really good。 I enjoyed all of the scenes that weren't in the movie。 It fleshed out the story a bit more。 As novelizations go， this is really good。 I enjoyed all of the scenes that weren't in the movie。 It fleshed out the story a bit more。 。。。more
Madison
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 my only complaint is the ending which takes away the semi-happy ending for Laurie。 she will always live with trauma but implying she cannot experience any level of happiness with Michael being ground meat makes me go 🤔
Dustin Leonard
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So much better than the movie ！！！
Davey Rumsey
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Bridges the gap between this and Halloween Kills， expands the scope of the film， and adds darker shades to the ending。 This book is proof of how rewarding novelizations can be。 Essential reading for fans！
Joey
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This is basically Halloween Ends: The Ultimate Extended Edition。 It really helps round out the story we got in the film and provide context and added scenes that would've made the film far less confusing。What happens in the five years between Kills and Ends？ About a quarter of the book goes into detail on this。So。。。 Michael just disappeared after killing Karen？ This fills in the gaps。Laurie just gives up and decides not to live in fear anymore knowing that Michael is still on the loose？ There's This is basically Halloween Ends: The Ultimate Extended Edition。 It really helps round out the story we got in the film and provide context and added scenes that would've made the film far less confusing。What happens in the five years between Kills and Ends？ About a quarter of the book goes into detail on this。So。。。 Michael just disappeared after killing Karen？ This fills in the gaps。Laurie just gives up and decides not to live in fear anymore knowing that Michael is still on the loose？ There's an explanation to this。Why doesn't Corey just leave town？ There are pages and pages dedicated to his mother's controlling nature。There's also a really interesting idea of Michael transferring evil to other people that either they abandoned in the move or just didn't translate well to the screen （I found the relationship between Michael and Corey super confusing， but it makes more sense in the novelization）。Of course， this is a novelization， so you'll get a bulk of the same story。 If you didn't like it in a theater， but felt like there were missing pieces that would've made it better， give this a shot。 。。。more
Billy
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Halloween Ends is ingeniously transformed by Paul Brad Logan into a novelization that expands on the film by offering readers more character background information and engaging scenes that patch the screenplay's holes。 You'll once more fear The Shape after reading Michael Myers' gruesomely unsettling descriptions。╌★★★★★ Halloween Ends is ingeniously transformed by Paul Brad Logan into a novelization that expands on the film by offering readers more character background information and engaging scenes that patch the screenplay's holes。 You'll once more fear The Shape after reading Michael Myers' gruesomely unsettling descriptions。╌★★★★★ 。。。more
Thomas Hobbs
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Books are always better than the movie。 In the book you always get behind the scenes that are not in the movie。 Also spoiler alert ⚠️ I have seen all Halloween movies and never ever have I in my wildest imagination seen Michael work with anyone else。 It would never happen same with Jason Voorhees。 I am highly disappointed 😞。
Kyle
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A pretty solid tie-in for the movie。 Definitely helped expand on some of the movie’s themes and also fill in a couple of gaps。 Overall， a fun and easy read。
Jaeden T
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Paul Brad Logan is a phenomenal writer in the final installment of the trilogy。 I was hooked by the first page and a half mostly because of his writing style and choice of words。 His writing reminded me of my own at times which helped to lure me in。 I also thought Logan's writing resembled that of William Peter Blatty at times。 The final installment to the trilogy was a bold and brave move to make。 I would say about half the book is new content that does not happen in the film， and the parts tha Paul Brad Logan is a phenomenal writer in the final installment of the trilogy。 I was hooked by the first page and a half mostly because of his writing style and choice of words。 His writing reminded me of my own at times which helped to lure me in。 I also thought Logan's writing resembled that of William Peter Blatty at times。 The final installment to the trilogy was a bold and brave move to make。 I would say about half the book is new content that does not happen in the film， and the parts that do happen have a backstory。 The writers for this film are leading the way in the horror franchise to let the audience know that its OK to end the franchise after awhile！ Michael and Laurie had their story told and it was time to end。 This was， in my opinion， the biggest risk to the new addition。 I hope other producers realize it's ok to end a franchise！ There's only so much that can happen before the franchise loses the fan base （which was happening to Halloween from the 90s to 00s）。 If PBL's other work is anything similar to this， then I can say I am a fan！ I'm sitting here thinking of any negative thoughts I can write but not a single one comes to mind。 I guess my final overall thought is: if you are a fan of Michael， then I can see why you may be upset。 If you're a fan of Haddonfield and/or "evil changes shape" then you will love the film that accompanies this novel。 。。。more
Isaías
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“This is the night we stop being afraid。”That original movie from 1978 changed my life， it means so much to me and I know this whole franchise very well， I enjoyed so many of its movies， others not so much but the whole world， with all its characters and all the different timelines have a huge place in my heart。David Gordon Green's trilogy started very strong but it went downhill in my eyes。 I am， unfortunately， one of the people who felt so disappointed with this movie， so much it actually “This is the night we stop being afraid。”That original movie from 1978 changed my life， it means so much to me and I know this whole franchise very well， I enjoyed so many of its movies， others not so much but the whole world， with all its characters and all the different timelines have a huge place in my heart。David Gordon Green's trilogy started very strong but it went downhill in my eyes。 I am， unfortunately， one of the people who felt so disappointed with this movie， so much it actually hurt me。 Still， the reviews about this novelization were very good， saying how it explained more stuff than in the movie felt more rushed， that there were more killings， more Michael Myers and a different ending so I gave it a go。 I read it in two sittings， the pacing flows very well， the writing felt so on-point， I liked how much more complex the story is， I loved that Dr。 Loomis is present here， at least in flashbacks， I loved all the entries in Laurie's memoir， I liked that we get to spend more time with characters like Frank and Lindsey after the movie tossed them aside， I liked all the references to the 1978 events， the climax in this book even felt emotional （the way I wished I felt at the movies） and the ending was bleak， which makes it maybe sad but in a way it makes the story go full circle。 I feel so much better about this entry now and I feel like I did reach closure， so I do recommend this novelization， specially if you were disappointed by the movie or felt that it didn't answer all the questions you had。 。。。more
Jamie （TheRebelliousReader）
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”I’ve said goodbye to my boogeyman， but the truth is， evil doesn’t die。 It just changes shapes。"4 stars。 I enjoyed this novelization and the film more than Halloween Kills though that isn’t a film that I hate like other fans of the franchise。 Anyway， this was a great read。 I loved how everything played out in this and the point of view scenes from Michael were eerie and so well done。 I also really like the ending and the potential it sets up for future films outside of this reboot trilogy （b ”I’ve said goodbye to my boogeyman， but the truth is， evil doesn’t die。 It just changes shapes。"4 stars。 I enjoyed this novelization and the film more than Halloween Kills though that isn’t a film that I hate like other fans of the franchise。 Anyway， this was a great read。 I loved how everything played out in this and the point of view scenes from Michael were eerie and so well done。 I also really like the ending and the potential it sets up for future films outside of this reboot trilogy （because we all know that this is not going to be the last one）。 The final confrontation between Laurie and Michael was awesome。 This was well written and entertaining。 I had a lot of fun reading this and I thought it was a really good end to this series。 。。。more
Dave
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SPOILERS AHEADWhile this novelization is a （slight） improvement on the film， and helps one understand the film a bit better， it is still a very odd story to end this trilogy with。 This novel will answer some questions you may have from watching the film （ Why is Laurie acting and living as she is 4 years after Michael disappeared -why isn't she still hung up on his acts against her）The babysitting scene with Corey plays out different here-if you think the kid's a brat in the film， just wait。。。 M SPOILERS AHEADWhile this novelization is a （slight） improvement on the film， and helps one understand the film a bit better， it is still a very odd story to end this trilogy with。 This novel will answer some questions you may have from watching the film （ Why is Laurie acting and living as she is 4 years after Michael disappeared -why isn't she still hung up on his acts against her）The babysitting scene with Corey plays out different here-if you think the kid's a brat in the film， just wait。。。 Michael being so feeble is explained here， as is the homeless person who is hanging out near where Michael is hiding。 Lindsey has a few more scenes here， and she's in the big crowd scene at the end （which she isn't in the film）Ben Tramer （who didn't get killed in this timeline） has a surprise tie in with a character in the story。The novel doesn't end exactly the same as the movie does。。。a dark cloud is still hanging over certain characters in the novel。。。。and the clouds seem to have a certain shape。。。。 。。。more
April B。
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This book was unfortunately a let down， not the authors fault， just based on a bad script， I didn't care for the introduction of the new characters and the ending was disappointing。 This book was unfortunately a let down， not the authors fault， just based on a bad script， I didn't care for the introduction of the new characters and the ending was disappointing。 。。。more
Corey Henio
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I know many people don’t like Halloween Ends or not satisfied with the movie， but I still think it’s good， and I’m cool with the ending。 This novelization of the movie has more details that couldn’t fit inside the film that I found interesting。 Even more Michael Myers that should have been in the movie， I mean after all it is call HALLOWEEN， us fans deserve more Mikey。 Well I’m actually being bias because there’s a character named after me。 Ha ha， I don’t think he was but I feel like they should I know many people don’t like Halloween Ends or not satisfied with the movie， but I still think it’s good， and I’m cool with the ending。 This novelization of the movie has more details that couldn’t fit inside the film that I found interesting。 Even more Michael Myers that should have been in the movie， I mean after all it is call HALLOWEEN， us fans deserve more Mikey。 Well I’m actually being bias because there’s a character named after me。 Ha ha， I don’t think he was but I feel like they should have done justice for Corey Cunningham because there was more to his story that the audience should see， like his history， presence， his goals and his ambition in life， yet the film just done him wrong。 Especially his overbearing mother who I’m so disgusted after reading her past。 There were other characters who should have had more screen time as well， come to think of it， this should have been a three or five episode miniseries。 Other than that， this was an excellent read especially for this beautiful season。 Happy Halloween everyone。 。。。more
vlado stojcevski
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Halloween Ends 。。。。。 Or does it ？？？finally the end of the saga 。。。。。 or was it ？？？please let this be the end of Michael Myers。this franchise has gone on long enough ！！！
Jenn N
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Answered so many questions that the movie left unanswered and filled in the gaps of the 4 year time difference between Kills and Ends。
Paul Downey
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More structured than the filmThis gives a far more cohesive story to Halloween Ends， and adds some nice Easter eggs and context to random scenes from the film。 A decent read
Jason
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p/b & a/b
Kris
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I actually think this is quite an interesting companion piece to the movie that really expands on the idea that this town is utterly infected by Michael's "evil。" Especially， the idea that the tramp that attempts to stab Corey has more of a motive than just: wrong place-wrong time。 Laurie gets a more fleshed out trauma that even includes some scenes with Loomis， Michael gets more kills， Corey's back-story gets way more context （his mom is just the worst）， and the town itself feels like this broo I actually think this is quite an interesting companion piece to the movie that really expands on the idea that this town is utterly infected by Michael's "evil。" Especially， the idea that the tramp that attempts to stab Corey has more of a motive than just: wrong place-wrong time。 Laurie gets a more fleshed out trauma that even includes some scenes with Loomis， Michael gets more kills， Corey's back-story gets way more context （his mom is just the worst）， and the town itself feels like this brooding， hellish Stephen King nightmare。 My only complaints were that the end really just doesn't feel right， even in the theatre- I couldn't shake the feeling that some element is missing。 Both Corey， Laurie and Michael's arc's don't quite feel finished。 If evil never dies， simply changes shape- then what does that mean for the death of Corey？ or even Michael？ However， reading this book made me love Rohan's performance even more。 He brought so much depth to this character than even I gave him credit for。 I can believe him as both a nerd with poor social queues and a toxic home-life， and as a brooding， misunderstood bad-boy。 He leans into the sensitivity and intensity of Corey's anger， which is a smart choice。The nitpicks I have of Corey's character， Rohan seems to know how to play into his character's strengths and weaknesses- when to play it soft， when to seem harsh， when to be mysterious。 You can hate the movie， but honestly， the scene in the diner with him still gives me chills。 The level of urgency in his expression is amazing。 Overall， a quick and interesting read for fans of the movie。 Frank will also forever be an MVP for me and I love that it's canon for him to be a big 'ole softie， romantic at heart。 。。。more
Megan
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AmazingAmazing！ Love the added kills and bonus details as well as the insight into each character's thought processes and state of being。 AmazingAmazing！ Love the added kills and bonus details as well as the insight into each character's thought processes and state of being。 。。。more
Jennifer Ocean
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The writing isn’t bad。 However the story and plot are awful。 It ruins the whole legacy the shape leaves。 And the whole Corey plot line pointless。
Rafael
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The worst in the series of recent "Halloween" novelizations。 Like the movie， the action is remarkably confusing and contrived; the novel tries its level best to contextualize and to expand on the movie， but it's not enough to make the story interesting。 Whether that is because of the limits of the source material， or whether that is because of the creative decisions that were made， I don't want to deliver judgment on; there are， after all， only so many stories you can tell about a murderous devi The worst in the series of recent "Halloween" novelizations。 Like the movie， the action is remarkably confusing and contrived; the novel tries its level best to contextualize and to expand on the movie， but it's not enough to make the story interesting。 Whether that is because of the limits of the source material， or whether that is because of the creative decisions that were made， I don't want to deliver judgment on; there are， after all， only so many stories you can tell about a murderous devil incarnate who goes around killing people with his bare hands。 That said: In my mind， as a third act， this should have been a story about the characters we already knew， and not about characters we as the readers are not acquainted with。 Some of those new stories surely gain some merit on their own， but in the context of the established story， they mostly just serve as distractions。 Less would have been more here， and a stronger focus on the established characters would probably have made for a better overall story。I'm reviewing this because， so far， all "Halloween" movie novelizations that I've read over the years have been pretty good， to the point where I didn't hesitate to preorder this one - and because I appreciate Paul Brad Logan as a writer。 His other books are a delight， and his work here isn't bad， either - just that the Halloween trilogy that started in 2018 has some narrative issues that even he cannot help it shake。 Like the movie， the novel is probably non-essential to the modern "myth" that the series has created。 That's as harsh a verdict as there can be one， since the clear intention of the remake series seems to have been just that。 - Would have loved to love this one， but for a movie， this was not convincing， and for a novel， it wasn't either。 。。。more
Rodney Shirwater
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