'Halloween Ends' review: Slasher sequel whose star deserved a better sendoff

Michael Myers (aka The Shape) in HALLOWEEN ENDS, directed by David Gordon Green

Just four years ago, Michael Myers stabbed his way to the top of the horror world again with the runaway hit Halloween. The fact that he's now falling down and impaling himself on his own blade (figuratively speaking) is both disappointing and head-scratching.

The success of the 2018 film lifted the franchise — and Jamie Lee Curtis' iconic survivor Laurie Strode — to new heights, though last year's Halloween Kills sidelined her for much of the bloody slasher action.