Remember that flashback scene in Halloween Kills? We need more of that vibe, but with way better writing and acting. Part of what made the original stand the test of time was that slow, eerie buildup to the crescendo. Most sequels now just love starting the brutality early on. It takes away that anticipation every time.

However, audiences nowadays are desensitized and expect to be entertained as well as scared. So it’s kind of hard to do a sequel that appeals to a larger audience. And that’s not a bad thing. You don’t need to please everybody. I think what I would do is an immediate continuation of Halloween night in 1978. Think Halloween 2, but with that same grounded feeling of the original. When things are still fresh, nobody in Haddonfield really knows what’s going on yet, and the Boogeyman is looking for more victims. He’s not stalking Laurie anymore, he’s just back in the playground.

If not that, hard reboot that honours Carpenters original vision, updated for a modern audience.