It's still Halloween night in Haddonfield. Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) has managed to escape from Michael Meyers (Dick Warlock*) and has been taken to the hospital for treatment of her injuries. Dr. Loomis (Donald Pleasance) is frantically searching for Meyers, who he no longer believes is human. Nobody thinks to check the hospital, though, and the bodies start piling up as Laurie once again is targeted.
It's not a bad sequel, as these things go. It picks up immediately and follows a more or less logical path with a few WTF off-shoots. First off, Samhain is not pronounced like it's spelled. It's pronounced SAH-win because Gaelic. Second, this is the movie where they retcon Laurie's backstory. Originally, she was a target of opportunity, fixated on by a very dangerous man. In the sequel, she becomes the long-lost sister, hidden away (in the same town, two doors down from the Meyers house) with a new name to avoid the scandal, as well as some claptrap about autumnal rituals of human sacrifice. It's borderline Satanic Panic and in my opinion, far less scary. You've gone from "this could happen to anyone" to "only blood relatives (and bystanders) need worry" and that's a much smaller pool.
* I know. He's actually done more credits under Richard Warlock, but come on. Dick Warlock is hilarious. Also, he has over 200 stunt credits ranging from 1960 to 2002 so throw some respect on that Dick.
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