Halloween Ends is bad
The difference between it and something like the Hellraiser reboot is how it treats the material. Hellraiser feels truer. Not trying to be a direct sequel, but showing someone mess with the Lament Configuration and summoning Pinhead. I think Halloween's issue is that it's reaching back and trying to be a sequel.
There is a theme where some of the story works as it's own movie, but unfortunately relies on mythos....which is it's undoing.
Follow up: Hellraiser was better because I won't mind seeing another entry. It's self contained. If we get more, it's just another poor soul with snow addiction to a sin.
Halloween...this wasn't good, but I also provided finality to a point where I don't want to see Michael. I was never his biggest fan, but I enjoyed whatever came out a couple years ago.
What makes Michael scary (no supernatural event), is what hurts his logical longevity. I get more out of other killers.