The Jamie Lee Curtis Horror Flick Fans Love to Argue About Is Now on Netflix
Netflix just dropped one of Universal and Blumhouse’s most divisive slashers — a 2022 Jamie Lee Curtis shocker that split critics and fans and sits at 40% on Rotten Tomatoes — now streaming.
Well, here we are: Jamie Lee Curtis is back on Netflix, and she brought Michael Myers with her. Yep, Halloween Ends—the one that had horror fans and critics arguing in circles in 2022—is officially streaming now. If you missed its run in theaters (or were waiting to see if the online outrage was justified), now's your chance to judge for yourself from the comfort of your couch.
So, what is Halloween Ends?
Halloween Ends wraps up the reboot trilogy Universal Pictures and Blumhouse started back in 2018. This movie is basically Laurie Strode’s last hurrah—or final trauma session, depending on how you see it—going head-to-head with Michael Myers one more time, 45 years after the original murder spree in 1978. Yes, it really has been that long since Curtis first screamed her way into horror history.
The Cast: Old Faces, New Victims
- Jamie Lee Curtis as Laurie Strode, the ultimate final girl
- Andi Matichak as Allyson Nelson (Laurie’s granddaughter, keeping the trauma in the family)
- Kyle Richards as Lindsey Wallace, a returning character from way back
- Will Patton as Deputy Frank Hawkins (maybe the town’s only competent cop?)
- Rohan Campbell as Corey, who gets way more screen time than a lot of people expected
- James Jude Courtney as Michael Myers/The Shape, doing the heavy lifting as the silent murderer
- Nick Castle, the OG Michael Myers, lending his voice to the mask-wearing legend
Divided Horror Fans, Disgruntled Critics
Let’s be honest: Halloween Ends kind of broke the internet when it came out. The critical response was best described as 'meh'—Rotten Tomatoes has it at a solid 40%, and the ever-forgiving Popcornmeter (aka the audience) isn’t much kinder at 57%. There were plenty of hot takes on what worked (and a lot more on what didn’t).
Want the movie in a nutshell? The official line puts it like this:
'This is Laurie Strode's last stand. After 45 years, the most acclaimed, revered horror franchise in film history reaches its epic, terrifying conclusion as Laurie Strode faces off for the last time against the embodiment of evil, Michael Myers, in a final confrontation unlike any captured on-screen before. Only one of them will survive.'
How We Got Here: A Quick Recap
This trilogy reboot was the brainchild of director David Gordon Green and writer Danny McBride—yes, the same Danny McBride from all those comedies, which is still hilarious to me. Their 2018 Halloween ignored every other sequel, picking up right after John Carpenter’s original. That 2018 film actually rocked: critics and fans loved it, it pulled in over $259 million, and it sits at 79% on Rotten Tomatoes, making it the franchise’s second-best reviewed movie. Naturally, two sequels followed: Halloween Kills (which also got mixed reviews) and now Halloween Ends.
Is It Worth Streaming?
Love it or hate it, Halloween Ends is a big moment for horror junkies and anyone with a soft spot for Jamie Lee Curtis waving a knife at her masked nemesis. If you’ve got Netflix, you really have no excuse—just be ready for some... unusual plot choices and debates about whether Michael Myers got the ending he deserved.