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(WGN) — We all know there’s no shortage of scary movies to watch this time of year, but can you really go wrong with one that shares the same name as the holiday itself?

If you haven't seen any of the "Halloween" movies, don't fret!

Here’s a quick rundown of the "Halloween" films by release date — and how they fit into the franchise’s notoriously tangled timeline.

"Halloween" (1978)

The first and undoubtably best installment in the "Halloween" franchise and one of the greatest horror films of all time.

It's when moviegoers first met Michael Myers, then just a 6-year-old boy who, on Halloween night 1963, murdered his older sister Judith with a kitchen knife for no apparent reason whatsoever.

Fifteen years later, Myers escapes fr

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