Halloween director David Gordon Green reveals the horror sequels Easter egg which got him most excited Warning: This article contains minor spoilers for the new horror movie Halloween. Director David Gordon Greens just-released, Jamie Lee Curtis-starring horror sequel Halloween is packed with Easter eggs, which reference either John Carpenters original 1978 film or its sequels. The new movie also contains a glimpse of the Halloween masks featured in 1982s Halloween III: Season of the Witch. The Easter egg about which Green sounds most jazzed is a new version of an ad-libbed song which appeared in Carpenters original slasher classic. Halloween director John Carpenter names his all-time favorite horror movies