Horror film has traditionally disregarded the possibility that heroines can bring a permanent end to evil. HALLOWEEN ENDS (David Gordon Green, US 2022) is therefore a landmark, and its depiction of a woman victorious against evil also conveys a symbolic victory in theological terms. With the use of domestic tools as weapons for communal survival, the utilitarian power of Laurie Strode’s fight against her tormenter, Michael Myers, breaks the convention of horror lacking symbolic quality on the behalf of women. Through brave craftiness and rich symbolism of heroine leadership, the film is a dignifying, biblical-like story of deliverance by a heroine that has parallels with the story of Esther’s victory over Haman, who also had his murderous intentions thwarted.