Halloween - The Complete Collection (Deluxe Edition)

Ken Tasho READ TIME: 2 MIN.

It's the moment every die-hard "Halloween" fan has been waiting for: The entire franchise finally has a home for every single, solitary Blu-ray in one enticing package. "Halloween: The Complete Collection (Deluxe Edition)" features 15 discs, an insane amount of bonus features, and for the very first time, "Halloween 6: The Producer's Cut" sees the light of day in an official release.

In a rare feat, two competing horror movie entertainment companies, Scream Factory and Anchor Bay, have teamed up to offer this delicious low-priced box set. This is a boon for fans that had to purchase separate Blu-ray purchases in the past. And the moniker of "complete collection" really speaks the truth here.

With the exception of the new "Halloween 6" and "Halloween H20" Blu-rays, each comes with holdover features from their previously released discs. While there isn't enough room here to list every special feature included, here's what you will get:

"Halloween" - the original comes in both the 35th anniversary edition released in 2013 and its premiere Blu-ray version released in 2008 (featuring a very bright picture as opposed to the preferred 2013 edition).

"Halloween II" - this is the 1981 version and also includes the television version in standard definition.

"Halloween III: Season of the Witch," "Halloween 4," "Halloween 5," and the theatrical version of "Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers" feature great high definition transfers and a slew of bonus material.

"Halloween H20: Twenty Years Later," arguably the best sequel in the series, fixes the aspect ratio of its previous Blu-ray edition and includes brand new features. The Scream Queen herself, Jamie Lee Curtis, does an audio commentary with director Steve Miner, and the two of them do on-air interviews with cast and crew also.

The last three entries into the series, "Halloween: Resurrection," and Rob Zombie's "Halloween (2007)" and "Halloween II (2009)" should be skipped in my opinion, but are included here to complete the set.

A 15th bonus disc in the collection inexplicably features even more "Halloween 4" and "Halloween 5" special features. But for the die-hard fan, the television version of 1978's "Halloween" can be watched on this disc, featuring three scenes that were shot and inserted during the filming of 1981's "Halloween II."

"Halloween: The Complete Collection (Deluxe Edition)"
Blu-ray set (15 discs)
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by Ken Tasho

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