: In a widely praised finale, Laurie chooses to stop running, hunts Michael down, and seemingly decapitates him with an axe. Why It’s Unique

: Laurie lives in Northern California under the name Keri Tate , serving as the headmistress of a private boarding school.

is a landmark entry in the Halloween franchise, notable for bringing back Jamie Lee Curtis and attempting the series' first major continuity reset. Plot and Setting

: Michael discovers her whereabouts after ransacking the office of Dr. Loomis's former colleague. He travels to California to finish what he started, forcing Laurie to protect her 17-year-old son, John.

Set exactly 20 years after the original 1978 massacre, the film follows , who has faked her own death to hide from her brother, Michael Myers.