Michael survived the end of the last Halloween by slipping out the back of the mine shaft and floating down a river where he is found by a hermit with a perekeet. The hermit "babysits" him for a year while Michael seems to be in a coma. On Halloween one year later he awakens, kills the hermit, and sets out once again to kill his niece Jamie Lloyd. Meanwhile, after the ending of the fourth Halloween, Jamie can't speak from the shock of what happened and seems to have some type of telepathic bond with her uncle. It seems she can tell where he is going to strike next. Dr. Loomis tries to get Jamie to help him find Michael so he can finally "stop the rage" once and for all.