October 30, 2025
Untangling the Halloween Franchise: Every Timeline Explained
Hack or Slash - A Horror Movie Review PodcastAbout this episode
Over four decades, Halloween has rewritten its own history more times than Michael Myers has cheated death. In this bonus episode, we break down every continuity, from Carpenter's 1978 classic to the Blumhouse trilogy, and share the best ways to marathon the franchise without losing your mind. We walk through each timeline, debate which ones actually work, and reveal how we each watch the series every spooky season. Whether you're Team Thorn, Team H20, or Team Grandma With a Shotgun, this guide will help you choose your own Haddonfield adventure. Evil doesn't die. It just gets rebooted. Mentioned in the Episode Previous Halloween Franchise Episodes Support the Show We've launched our Patreon to have a place for listener support to help keep our show going. We are accepting support in the form of small monthly donations from our audience. The proceeds we gain from Patreon are put towards ongoing website fees, funding for new content, and equipment upgrades. In return, our patrons enjoy bonus content, early access, live streams, and exclusive channels in our Discord server. Support the Show on Patreon We're building a community where our listeners and horror fans as a whole can connect and share the ideas, movies, games, experiences, and stories they are most passionate about. Our community is completely free and powered by Discord, which you can access from both a web browser and mobile app. We're looking forward to your arrival! Join our Discord Server Contact Us You can connect with us by creepin' on us on Facebook , Twitter or Instagram , @HackorSlash. You can also share your opinions with us by leaving us an audio message on our website, hackorslash.live . Special Thanks We want to give a special thanks to these patrons for continuing to make this show possible Music Credits "Hack or Slash" by Daniel Stapleton "The Dread" Kevin MacLeod ( incompetech.com ) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/