“Because it’s an anthology film, it lends itself to telling another four stories which would intertwine – but I think you could take the film and explore how Halloween was celebrated in different locations, different time periods, and the one consistent character would be Sam, the mascot.” Much like the first film, Dougherty said he’d design the sequel from the back forward – and he already knows who his main character would be. "I know how the next one ends, I know who the main villain would be – let’s just say that there’s a whole contingent of people out there who hate Halloween, who try to convince people that Halloween is a genuinely evil holiday that should be avoided. And I’d like to see Sam go up against one of those types ... No, no [it’s not a character from the first film]. I just know the type of character – when I sat down to write ‘Trick ‘r Treat,’ I knew that the final battle would be between Sam and a kind of Scrooge – Brian Cox’s character is very much Scrooge for Halloween. I know who that antagonist would be in the next film." And if Dougherty – an “X2” writer who is currently hard at work on everything from a “Dead17” movie to a big-budget blockbuster entitled “Calling All Robots” – gets too busy to oversee the next film the way he did “Trick ‘r Treat,” he said he’d be willing to bring some other filmmakers into the fold. Full Article at OH NO THEY DIDN'T