John Carpenter's Halloween Getting Two Games From Evil Dead Publisher

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John Carpenter’s horror franchise Halloween is getting two new video game adaptations from Boss Team Games, the publisher of 2022’s Evil Dead: The Game.

That's according to IGN, which says both titles will be based on Carpenter's original 1978 film Halloween, which saw Jamie Lee Curtis' Laurie Strode take on masked serial killer Michael Myers. Details are scarce, but the games will allow players to “relive moments from the film and play as classic characters.”

The projects, which will be the first full-fledged video game adaptations of Halloween since it first appeared on the Atari 2600 in 1983, are being developed in collaboration with the franchise's producers; Carpenter is said to be “intimately involved” with one of the titles.

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“As a huge video game fan myself,” Carpenter wrote in a statement to IGN, “I’m thrilled to be able to help bring Michael Myers to life in this game and I hope to scare the crap out of you.”

There's still no sign of a release date for either Halloween project, and the only other detail gleaned from the announcement is that the game Carpenter will star in is being developed using Unreal Engine 5.

Boss Team Games' previous horror film adaptation, Evil Dead: The Game, was developed by Saber Interactive and received positive reception when it launched in 2022. However, the asymmetrical multiplayer title received only sporadic post-launch support, with Saber announcing that it would cancel the Switch version and end all development 18 months later.

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