A character in Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)

Daniel Challis quotes from Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)

Tom Atkins

Tied for most-quoted character in Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982): in 4 of its 11 quotes

A line from Daniel Challis

I saw something that night... I don't know, your father came into the hospital. He- I thought he was crazy, out of his mind. He's hanging onto a Halloween mask, he wouldn't let it go... And what he said was, "They're gonna kill us all". And in a little while he was dead. And I don't know what the hell is going on!

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Enjoy the horror-thon, doctor... and don't forget to watch the big giveaway afterwards.

Daniel Challis

Why, Cochran, why?

Do I need a reason? Mr. Kupfer was right, you know... I do love a good joke and this is the best ever, a joke on the children. But there's a better reason... you don't really know much about Halloween... you thought no further than the strange custom of having your children wear masks and go out begging for candy.

It was the start of the year in our old Celtic lands, and we'd be waiting... in our houses of wattles and clay. The barriers would be down, you see, between the real and the unreal, and the dead might be looking in... to sit by our fires of turf. Halloween... the festival of Samhain! The last great one took place three thousand years ago, when the hills ran red... with the blood of animals and children.

Daniel Challis

Sacrifices.

It was part of our world... our craft.

Daniel Challis

Witchcraft.

To us, it was a way of controlling our environment. It's not so different now... it's time again. In the end... we don't decide these things, you know... the planets do. They're in alignment, and it's time again. The world's going to change tonight, doctor, I'm glad you'll be able to watch it. And... happy Halloween.

Daniel Challis
[last lines; on the phone with the TV network; the Silver Shamrock commercial begins]

If it goes on, it means the death of millions of people, everyone watching, don't you understand that? Well... well say it's a bomb then, say whatever you want, just get it off the air! Please, you jus... No, no I can't prove it, you gotta believe me! Believe me! Take it off the air now, please! You've got to, it...

[the commercial is interrupted]

Please excuse the interruption, we're having technical problems. Please stand by.

[Kid changes channel. The commercial is interrupted]

We are experiencing technical difficulties. Please stand by.

Daniel Challis
[Kid changes channel again, the commercial plays and shows no signs of stopping]

The third channel, it's still on. Please, take off the third channel. The third channel, it's still running. Stop it, please, for God's sake, please stop it. There's no more time! Please stop it. Stop it now. Turn it off! Stop it! Stop it! Stop it! Stop it! STOP IT!!!!

Daniel Challis

Maybe I ought to get another room.

That would look sort of suspicious, wouldn't it?

Daniel Challis

What I mean is, if it'd make you more comfortable, I can sleep in the car... be a lot better than this floor, anyway.

Where do you want to sleep, Dr. Challis?

Daniel Challis
[staring at her]

That's a dumb question, Miss Grimbridge.

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