Picking up a year after the fourth chapter of the series concluded, Halloween 5 follows a now-mute and traumatised Jamie in a children's hospital under Loomis's care and exhibiting a telepathic link with her uncle (played by Don Shanks), who tries once again to hunt her down. Harris and Pleasence reprised their roles, and though the success of the fourth film had the team feeling eager to release the next instalment, the reception was mostly negative, with interest in the franchise starting to wane.