Halloween III: Season of the Witch story
The film tells the story of Dr. Dan Challis, along with Ellie Grimbridge, who travel to the small town of Santa Mira, California, where he discovers that Silver Shamrock Novelties, a company run by Conal Cochran, is attempting to use the mystic powers of the Stonehenge rocks to kill children when they all wear his masks and watch the Silver Shamrock commercial, to be broadcast on Halloween night. It is the third installment in the Halloween film series.
14 total · 3 major · 11 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| human sacrifice | major | It turned out that Mr. Cochran was hatching a nefarious plot to sacrifice millions of children on Halloween. This he endeavored to achieve by selling Halloween masks all across the USA that would kill any wearers upon seeing a TV commercial that was to be broadcast on Halloween night. |
| infatuation | major | It wasn't long before Dan and Ellie fell for one another. |
| witchcraft | major | Mr. Cochran sought to bring about a resurrection of the ancient age of witchcraft by sacrificing millions of children wearing his masks on Halloween. |
| android | minor | Mr. Cochran's men in suits turned out to be automatons. |
| coping with the death of a parent | minor | Ellie showed token signs of grief upon confirming that the body of a brutally murdered man was indeed her father. |
| divorce | minor | Dan and Linda were divorced and she was displeased with his lack of following through on his commitment to spend time with their two kids. |
| father and daughter | minor | Dan paid a brief visit to his kids at his ex-wife's house. He gave his daughter a Halloween mask that she didn't much care for. |
| father and son | minor | Dan paid a brief visit to his kids at his ex-wife's house. He gave his son a Halloween mask that she didn't much care for. |
| husband and wife | minor | Buddy and Betty Kupfer. |
| mother and daughter | minor | Linda was caring for her kid daughter. |