It hasn’t even been a year since evil died that fateful night in Halloween Ends and it’s extremely possible that he will return to terrorize Haddonfield once more. In the newest issue of TFFD, we’re breaking down the rumors we’ve heard about the future of Halloween. As always, take anything we say with a grain of salt as it’s all rumors here.

OTN can confirm that Miramax is indeed a massive bidding war going on for the rights to the Halloween franchise, which our friends at Bloody Disgusting first reported. While multiple studios are vying for the rights, we’ve been told that as of now, Paramount is extremely interested in the property and is prepared to outbid whoever stands in their way.

Right now, there’s no direct competitor for Paramount. If there was gonna be anyone competing with them, I wouldn’t be surprised to see Blumhouse, who most recently had the rights and produced David Gordon Green’s Halloween trilogy, take a stab (get it?) at regaining the rights. While Jason Blum has said they are done with the franchise but it’s entirely possible he’s changed his mind since then.

Paramount is Blumhouse’s main competitor vying for the title of being THE horror studio in Hollywood. Recently, the juggernaut has released a slew of horror hits including A Quiet Place I and II, Scream, Smile and Scream VI. Sequels to all three of these franchises are on their way as they were critically and commercial hits. Adding Halloween to their arsenal would be a massive get for them and they could probably pull it off.

However, should they gain the rights to the franchise, would we see Michael Myers terrorize Haddonfield again, or would they go in a different direction? Well, we might have some idea of that as well.

About a year ago, sources told OTN that one of, if not the top priority, for franchise producer Malek Akkad was a television show set in the same universe as Halloween III: Season of the Witch. The series would be 6 episodes long. While unconfirmed, we were told that, at the time we heard this news first, the series would likely not be associated with Blumhouse.

Blumhouse and Paramount did not respond to requests for comment at the time of publishing. Should they respond, we will update this article.

Miramax has lots of options on the table and with the writers finally getting a deal for fair pay and compensation, which they more than deserve, it’s only a matter of time before we know more.