Directed by Rick Rosenthal, who also directed Halloween II, this eighth instalment continues to follow Laurie after the events of Halloween H20: 20 Years Later. After learning that she hadn't actually killed Michael in the last film (shocker!), Laurie is killed herself, and Michael returns to his childhood home. Meanwhile, a group of college students win a competition to spend the night in Michael's house on Halloween night, not knowing he is living there, and you can imagine how well that goes.
Following the success of the last film, more big names were added in to the cast, including Tyra Banks, Busta Rhymes, and Thomas Ian Nicholas, and despite the terrible critical reception, the film performed surprisingly well.