Trick or treat with Michael Myers

MANILA, Philippines - Trick or treat, the masked killer is back. Michael Myers returns in the terrifying sequel to Rob Zombie’s visionary re-imagining of Halloween. It is that time of year again, and Myers has returned home to sleepy Haddonfield, Illinois to take care of some unfinished family business.

Unleashing a trail of terror that only horror master Zombie can, Myers will stop at nothing to bring closure to the secrets of his twisted past. But the town’s got an unlikely new hero, if they can only stay alive long enough to stop the unstoppable.

“When I finished the first Halloween, I was burnt out, exhausted, and never wanted to hear the words ‘Michael Myers’ again,” Zombie says. “But I feel that way after I finish anything that’s exhausting.”

Inspired and ready to return to the scene of the crime, Zombie begins his story where the first film ends. “Halloween II picks up with the last moments of Halloween and then jumps in right from there,” Zombie explains. “You could cut it together into one four-hour epic.”

“Rob envisioned a very gritty, realistic look,” producer Malek Akkad says. “It’s different from anything else. This one has a very realistic, gritty feel.”

In taking Halloween II in a new direction, Zombie departs from the existing mythology of the earlier Halloween films. He examines the tragedy the characters faced in the movie and builds his story without any guidelines or constraints.

Tyler Mane, who returns as the film’s villain, was eager to see Zombie top the thrills of the first film. Mane believes Zombie delivered and exceeded his expectations: “It is very intense. The kills are picked up a notch. They’re all gritty, dirty kills.”

Mane warns, “Michael Myers is back, bigger and badder than ever.”

Halloween II opens Oct. 21 in theaters.