Quoted from Mudflaps:For me, the most iconic poster is from Halloween III. There’s something about the weird witch on the logo and the elongated kids trick or treating. But I’m a fan of that movie, so I’m biased.
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I had seen a couple Halloween films, but it wasn't my preference for horror. III looks much better than what I've seen, and I look forward to watching it soon (new motivation/interest in the series with the pin).
Seeing this pic, I wonder if Lock, Shock, and Barrel from The Nightmare Before Christmas were intentionally styled after the Season of the Witch characters.
No hard evidence with a Google search at first, but these two images coincidentally came up next to each other in a search and made me think it may be more than a coincidence. Similar masks/colors (skull/witch are a match, but perhaps just common), and one with a pointy hat for each.
EDIT: Seeing now the witch (from Halloween) doesn't have a purple cloak in the film (black), but still interesting if there's any link.
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