query: who played michael myers in halloween 4?

title: Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers

text: characters and themes," said director Dwight H. Little. "What I'm trying to do is capture the mood of the original "Halloween" and yet take a lot of new chances. What we're attempting to do is walk a fine line between horror and mystery. "Halloween 4" will not be an ax-in-the-forehead kind of movie." Paul Freeman agreed. "This film does contain some humorous moments, but it's not of the spoof or send-up variety. It's humor that rises out of the film's situations and quickly turns back into terror." George P. Wilbur, who was cast as Michael Myers, wore hockey pads under

title: Michael Myers (Halloween)

text: ten films, as well as novels, multiple video games, and several comic books. The character is the primary antagonist in the "Halloween" film series, except "", which is not connected in continuity to the rest of the films. Since Castle, Moran, and Wallace put on the mask in the original film, six people have stepped into the same role. Castle, George P. Wilbur, and Tyler Mane are the only actors to have portrayed Michael Myers more than once, with Mane being the only one to do so in consecutive films. Michael Myers is characterized as pure evil, both directly in

title: Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers

text: for role of Dr. Loomis during film making of Halloween from 1978 where he was offered that role, but declined due to low pay, only later to regret in later years. Denise Richards also auditioned for the part of Beth, but the studio passed on her, giving the role to Mariah O'Brien. Stunt performer George P. Wilbur, who portrayed Michael in the , reprised his role as Michael Myers. However, once reshoots took place, Wilbur was replaced by A. Michael Lerner as director Joe Chapelle found Wilbur to be "too bulky." Fred Walton (director of "When a Stranger Calls" and

title: Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers

text: "April Fool's Day") was originally attached to direct the film but dropped out. Special effects artist John Carl Buechler created the mask for the film, which was based heavily on the mask featured in the poster for "Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers". Buechler hand-crafted the mask over actor George P. Wilbur's face. Filming began in late October 1994 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Within the first week of shooting, however, the city experienced an early winter snowstorm, which complicated the production. As a result, several scenes which were supposed to take place on exterior locations had to be

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text: (George P. Wilbur) is revealed to have been in a comatose state since the explosion. Michael wakes from his coma when he learns Laurie Strode has died in a car accident, but has a seven-year-old daughter, Jamie Lloyd (Danielle Harris). Returning to Haddonfield, he causes a citywide blackout and massacres the town's police force, before being shot by the state police and falling down a mine shaft. "" (1989) begins immediately after the fourth film ends, with Michael Myers (Donald L. Shanks) escaping the mine shaft and being nursed back to health by a local hermit. The next year, Michael

title: Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers

text: replaced George P. Wilbur in the role of Michael Myers, as the studio executives wanted him to appear less bulky. This resulted in continuity error as the last third of the film features a slimmer Myers. However, Wilbur makes a cameo appearance as a doctor who is killed by Myers in the finale. Some of the additional footage incorporated into the finale of the film was shot at Queen of Angels Hospital in Los Angeles. In addition to the re-shoots prompted by the poor test screening, the film also underwent significant editing in post-production, resulting in brisker pacing and a

text: as the Sheriff's daughter, Kelly. George P. Wilbur was cast to play Michael Myers. Principal photography began on April 11, 1988. Instead of filming in Pasadena, California (the original filming location and stand in for Haddonfield) due to high-rising costs, filming took place in and around Salt Lake City, Utah. As filming was taking place in March, during springtime, the producers were forced to import leaves and big squash, which they would use to create pumpkins by painting them orange. "One of the obvious challenges in making a part four of anything is to interest a contemporary audience in old

text: titled "Halloween IV: The Special Limited Edition". Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers is a 1988 American slasher film directed by Dwight H. Little, written by Alan B. McElroy, and starring Donald Pleasence, Danielle Harris, and Ellie Cornell. The fourth installment in the "Halloween" film series, it focuses on Michael Myers returning home to kill his niece Jamie Lloyd, the daughter of Laurie Strode, with his former psychiatrist Dr. Sam Loomis once more pursuing him. As its title suggests, the film marks the return of Michael Myers after his absence from the

text: co-producer Debra Hill retired the Michael Myers storyline after the second installment of the series, intending to feature a new Halloween-season-related plot every sequel, of which "Halloween III" would be the first. "Halloween 4" was originally intended to be a ghost story; however, due to the disappointing financial performance of the third film, "Halloween 4" reintroduced Michael Myers. Released in the United States in October 1988, "Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers" earned near $7 million during its opening weekend, and went on to gross a total of $17.8 million domestically. A sequel, "", was released in 1989. On

text: Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers is a 1988 American slasher film directed by Dwight H. Little, written by Alan B. McElroy, and starring Donald Pleasence, Danielle Harris, and Ellie Cornell. The fourth installment in the "Halloween" film series, it focuses on Michael Myers returning home to kill his niece Jamie Lloyd, the daughter of Laurie Strode, with his former psychiatrist Dr. Sam Loomis once more pursuing him. As its title suggests, the film marks the return of Michael Myers after his absence from the previous installment, "". Initially, John Carpenter and

title: Michael Myers (Halloween)

text: part of a maze entitled "Halloween: The Life and Crimes of Michael Myers" Pop artist Eric Millikin created a large mosaic portrait of Michael Myers out of Halloween candy and spiders as part of his "Totally Sweet" series in 2013. In 2018 Spirit Halloween released a lifesize animated Michael Myers prop to coincide with the Halloween 2018 film. Michael Myers (Halloween) Michael Myers is a fictional character from the "Halloween" series of slasher films. He first appears in John Carpenter's "Halloween" (1978) as a young boy who murders his sister, Judith Myers, and then, fifteen years later, returns home to

title: Michael Myers (Halloween)

text: Michael Myers (Halloween) Michael Myers is a fictional character from the "Halloween" series of slasher films. He first appears in John Carpenter's "Halloween" (1978) as a young boy who murders his sister, Judith Myers, and then, fifteen years later, returns home to Haddonfield to murder more teenagers. In the original "Halloween", the adult Michael Myers, referred to as The Shape in the closing credits, was portrayed by Nick Castle for most of the film, with Tony Moran and Tommy Lee Wallace substituting in the final scenes. The character was created by Debra Hill and John Carpenter and has appeared in

text: further with the series, and bring back Michael Myers. Producer Paul Freeman, a friend of Akkad with a long list of credits to his name, explained to "Fangoria" magazine in 1988 that everybody came out of "Halloween III" saying, "Where's Michael?" John Carpenter was approached by Cannon Films, who had just finished 1986's release of "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2", to write and direct "Halloween 4". Debra Hill planned to produce the film, while Carpenter teamed up with Dennis Etchison who, under the pseudonym Jack Martin, had written novelizations of both "Halloween II" (1981) and "Halloween III: Season of the

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text: of the scenes involved Michael Myers. The "Cold Case" episode "Bad Night" has the main characters reopening a 1978 murder case after new evidence indicates the victim was not killed by a mentally disturbed man who, after seeing "Halloween" in theatres, went on a killing spree dressed as Michael. Michael Myers makes a cameo appearance in Rob Zombie's "The Haunted World of El Superbeasto", released on 22 September 2009. Michael Myers appears in the DLC pack for the video game "", Onslaught, as a playable character. Myers also makes a playable appearance in the "Halloween" chapter of the video game

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text: the title highlighting his revival. The silver screen is not the only place Michael Myers has appeared: there have been literary sources that have created an expanded universe for Michael Myers. Michael Myers made his first appearance in the film, "Halloween" (1978). In the beginning of "Halloween", a 6-year-old Michael (Will Sandin) murders his teenage sister Judith (Sandy Johnson) on Halloween, 1963. Fifteen years later, Michael (Nick Castle) escapes Smith's Grove Sanitarium and returns to his hometown of Haddonfield, Illinois. He stalks teenage babysitter Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) on Halloween, while his psychiatrist Dr. Sam Loomis (Donald Pleasence) attempts

text: modern reviews being more positive. "JoBlo.com" said, "The movie is tight, has good murders and a kicked my butt ending. The Shape is back and in good form; this is my favorite "Halloween" next to the first one." "IGN" declared ""Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers" stands out as the second best film in the entire series." "Dread Central" said, ""Halloween 4" is a strong sequel, horror film and "Halloween" movie." "DVD Talk" said "Despite its flaws, "Halloween 4" is one of the best slashers from the late 1980s, standing out in an era when the subgenre was in

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text: "Dead by Daylight", alongside Laurie Strode. In one of the various merchandises to feature the character, Michael Myers made his video game debut with the 1983 Atari video game "Halloween". The game is rare to find, often being played on emulators. No characters from the films are specifically named, with the goal of the game focusing on the player, who is a babysitter, protecting children from a "homicidal maniac [who] has escaped from a mental institution". Michael was one of several horror icons to be included in the 2009 version of Universal Studios Hollywood's Halloween Horror Nights event, as a

title: Michael Myers (Halloween)

text: a documentary film crew that travels to haunted locations; they are currently headed to Smith Grove Mental Hospital. The crew is quickly confronted by Michael Myers. The character's first break into comics came with a series of comics published by Brian Pulido's Chaos! Comics. The first, simply titled "Halloween", was intended to be a one-issue special, but eventually two sequels spawned: "Halloween II: The Blackest Eyes" and "Halloween III: The Devil's Eyes". All of the stories were written by Phil Nutman, with Daniel Farrands—writer for "Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers"—assisting on the first issue; David Brewer and Justiniano worked

text: in which a fire breaks out in Haddonfield Hospital, by having both Myers and Loomis display burn scars on their respective hands and faces. The cast of "Halloween 4" included only one actor from the first two films, Donald Pleasence, who reprised his role as Samuel Loomis, Michael Myers' psychiatrist. According to Little, Pleasance was "committed conceptually" to the role, but did not sign on to the project until having read a finished screenplay. Before McElroy's script was chosen, the producers asked Jamie Lee Curtis to reprise her role as Laurie Strode, the original's heroine. Curtis had become a success

title: Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers

text: Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers is a 1989 American slasher film and the fifth installment in the "Halloween" film series. It was directed and co-written by Dominique Othenin-Girard and starred Donald Pleasence, who again portrayed Dr. Sam Loomis, and Danielle Harris, who reprised her role as Jamie Lloyd. The film focuses on Michael Myers returning to Haddonfield to murder his niece, Jamie, who first appeared in "". Dr. Loomis tries to stop him with the help of Sheriff Meeker. The film's on-screen titles do not display ""The Revenge of Michael Myers""

title: Michael Myers (Halloween)

text: from the "lumbering Jason-clone" the film sequels had made him. On 25 July 2006, as an insert inside the DVD release of "Halloween: 25 Years of Terror", the comic book "Halloween: Autopsis" was released. Written by Stefan Hutchinson and artwork by Marcus Smith and Nick Dismas, the story is about a photographer assigned to take pictures of Michael Myers. As the photographer, Carter, follows Dr. Loomis; he begins to take on Loomis's obsession himself, until finally meeting Michael Myers in person, which results in his death. In 2008, Devil's Due Publishing began releasing more "Halloween" comic books, starting with a

text: has been released, along with "Halloween 4", the "Halloween: 25 Years of Terror" documentary and the Blu-ray, DVD and Extended Edition releases of "Halloween" (1978) for the commemorative "Halloween" 30th Anniversary box set in 2008. A Blu-ray edition was released in the United States on August 21, 2012. The film was released on DVD/Blu-ray on October 2, 2013 in Australia and the DVD/Blu-ray extras are commentary, on the set footage and trailer. Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers is a 1989 American slasher film and the fifth installment in the "Halloween" film

title: Michael Myers (Halloween)

text: alongside the first film sequel, with the novel following the film events, with an additional victim, a reporter, added to the novel. The final novelization to feature Michael was "Halloween IV", released October 1988. The novel was written by Nicholas Grabowsky, and like the previous adaptations, follows the events of "Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers". Over a four-month period, Berkley Books published three young adult novels written by Kelly O'Rourke; the novels are original stories created by O'Rourke, with no direct continuity with the films. The first, released on October 1, 1997, titled "The Scream Factory", follows a

title: Michael Myers (Halloween)

text: escape the dense continuity of the film series and recreate the tone of the 1978 film; Michael becomes inexplicably fixated on Lisa, just as he did with Laurie in the original "Halloween", before the sequels established that a sibling bond was actually his motivation for stalking her. Included in the "Nightdance" trade paperback is the short prose story "Charlie", which features Charlie Bowles, a Russellville serial killer who taps into the same evil force which motivates Michael Myers. To celebrate the anniversary of the "Halloween" series, Devil's Due released a one-shot comic entitled "Halloween: 30 Years of Terror" in August

title: Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers

text: Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (also known as Halloween 6 or Halloween 666) is a 1995 American slasher film directed by Joe Chappelle and written by Daniel Farrands. The film stars Donald Pleasence in one of his final film appearances. The film also features the first starring role by Paul Rudd and Marianne Hagan. The sixth installment in the "Halloween" film series, it follows Dr. Sam Loomis coming out of retirement to face Michael Myers once more again. At his aid is Tommy Doyle, a returning character from the original "Halloween" film. The

title: Michael Myers (Halloween)

text: on the illustrations. Tommy Doyle is the main protagonist in each of the issues, focusing on his attempts to kill Michael Myers. The first issue includes backstory on Michael's childhood, while the third picks up after the events of the film "Halloween H20". In 2003, Michael appeared in the self-published comic "One Good Scare", written by Stefan Hutchinson and illustrated by Peter Fielding. The main character in the comic is Lindsey Wallace, the young girl who first saw Michael Myers alongside Tommy Doyle in the original 1978 film. Hutchinson wanted to bring the character back to his roots, and away

title: Michael Myers (Halloween)

text: the films, by the filmmakers who created and developed the character over nine films, as well as by random participants in a survey. The mask Michael Myers wears is a Captain Kirk mask which was painted white. The mask was made from a cast of William Shatner's face which was originally used in the 1975 horror film "The Devil's Rain". Michael Myers appears in all of the Halloween films except "", which does not feature any of the characters from the preceding two films and has nothing to do with the character. Michael returned in the following film, "", with

title: Michael Myers (Halloween)

text: 2008, written by Hutchinson. An anthology collection inspired by John Carpenter's original film, Michael appears in various stories, tampering with Halloween candy, decapitating a beauty queen, tormenting Laurie Strode, and killing a school teacher. A common characterization is that Michael Myers is evil. John Carpenter has described the character as "almost a supernatural force—a force of nature. An evil force that's loose," a force that is "unkillable". Nicholas Rogers elaborates, "Myers is depicted as a mythic, elusive bogeyman, one of superhuman strength who cannot be killed by bullets, stab wounds, or fire." Carpenter's inspiration for the "evil" that Michael would

text: scrapped due to budget issues. Instead, a more "soap opera" feel was incorporated , which included a love triangle subplot between Rachel, Brady, and Kelly Meeker, the sheriff's daughter. Director Dwight H. Little stated in 2006 that his interpretation of McElroy's screenplay had the Michael Myers character played as a literal escaped mental patient, not a supernatural figure. Little approached the screenplay as though Myers was pursuing Jamie as a means of "connecting with her," but that he had no social capacity to interact with her, and thus resorted to violence. The screenplay references the events of "Halloween II" (1981),

title: Michael Myers (Halloween)

text: Loomis' friend and colleague from Smith's Grove. Wynn is revealed to have been manipulating Michael Myers all along, and was his mysterious savior in "Halloween 5". Michael kills Jamie, but not before she hides her infant, who is discovered and taken in by Tommy Doyle (Paul Rudd). While trying to protect the baby from Michael and Wynn, Tommy learns that the cult may be the cause of Michael's obsession with killing his entire family, in addition to his seemingly supernatural abilities. Michael ultimately turns against the cult, and is finally subdued by Tommy, who injects him with large quantities of

title: Michael Myers (Halloween)

text: side several times in ["Halloween 5"]. He thinks he could cure Michael through his feelings." Daniel Farrands, writer of "The Curse of Michael Myers", describes the character as a "sexual deviant". According to him, the way Michael follows girls around and watches them contains a subtext of repressed sexuality. Farrands theorizes that, as a child, Michael became fixated on the murder of his sister Judith, and for his own twisted reasons felt the need to repeat that action over and over again, finding a sister-like figure in Laurie who excited him sexually. He also believes that by making Laurie Michael's

title: Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers

text: the right direction. Anchor Bay Media and Scream Factory gave the producers cut an official release on Blu-ray in September 2014. A few select scenes from the Producer's Cut can be seen in the television version of the film. The scenes were re-inserted to increase the running time of the film. Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (also known as Halloween 6 or Halloween 666) is a 1995 American slasher film directed by Joe Chappelle and written by Daniel Farrands. The film stars Donald Pleasence in one of his final film appearances. The film

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text: ending scene of Michael being shot six times, and then disappearing from the ground outside the house, was meant to terrify the imagination of the audience. Carpenter tried to keep the audience guessing as to who Michael Myers really is—he is gone, and everywhere at the same time; he is more than human; he may be supernatural, and no one knows how he got that way. To Carpenter, keeping the audience guessing was better than explaining away the character with "he's cursed by some..." For Josh Hartnett, who portrayed John Tate in "Halloween H20", "it's that abstract, it's easier for

title: Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers

text: the script, Farrands contacted the writers of "Halloween 4" and "5" for additional information, but they were unable to provide clear answers, leaving him to "pick up the pieces." Farrands expanded the "Curse of Thorn" plot line, in which Jamie Lloyd is kidnapped by a covert cult who has cursed Michael Myers via the Runic symbol of Thorn, which compels him to kill and also affords him immortality. Farrands had in part based the idea on dialogue present in "Halloween II" (1981) about the night of Samhain, during which the "veil between the living and the dead is thinnest," the

title: Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers

text: used "Return", "Revenge", and "Curse" subtitles as "Halloween"s fourth, fifth and sixth films, respectively. "Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers" was released on September 29, 1995 in the United States, and brought in a $7,308,529 opening weekend gross, coming in second to serial killer thriller "Seven", being the first film in the series to be on par with "Halloween II"s opening weekend gross (both "Halloween 4" and "5" had earned under $7 million). The film went on to gross a total of $15,116,634 at the U.S. box office, from an estimated $5 million budget. The film has a 6% approval

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text: way. Loomis learns that Laurie is Michael's younger sister, and rushes to the hospital to find them. Laurie shoots Michael in the eyes, blinding him, and Loomis causes an explosion in the operating theater, allowing Laurie to escape. Michael, engulfed in flames, stumbles out of the room before finally falling dead. Michael Myers does not directly appear in "" (1982), which does not include any story elements from the first two installments. It does include Michael in a brief television commercial for the first film. "" (1988) picks the story up ten years after the events of "Halloween II". Michael

text: Witch" (1982) to write a script to "Halloween 4". Originally, Joe Dante was Carpenter's choice for director on the project itself. However, Akkad rejected the Etchison script, calling it "too cerebral" and insisting that any new "Halloween" sequel must feature Myers as a flesh and blood killer. In an interview, Etchison explained how he received the phone call informing him of the rejection of his script. Etchison said, "I received a call from Debra Hill and she said, 'Dennis, I just wanted you to know that John and I have sold our interest in the title 'Halloween' and unfortunately, your

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text: must track Laurie (Taylor-Compton) down so that they can "come home". In the film, Michael and Laurie have a mental link, with the two sharing visions of their mother. During the film's climax, Laurie kills Michael by stabbing him repeatedly in the chest and face with his own knife, with the final scene suggesting that she has taken on her brother's psychosis as she dons his mask. Michael Myers appears in David Gordon Green's "Halloween" (2018), a direct sequel to the original film that disregards him as the brother of Laurie Strode. Having been arrested following his killing spree in

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text: of evil in the short story "Charlie"—included in the "Halloween Nightdance" trade paperback—and says that Michael Myers spent fifteen years "attuning himself to this force to the point where he is, as Loomis says, 'pure evil'". "Nightdance" artist Tim Seeley describes the character's personality in John Carpenter's 1978 film as "a void", which allows the character to be more open to interpretation than the later sequels allowed him. He surmises that Michael embodies a part of everyone; a part people are afraid will one day "snap and knife someone", which lends to the fear that Michael creates on screen. He

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text: Rhymes) escape by finally electrocuting Michael. Michael's body and the bodies of his victims are then taken to the morgue. As the medical examiner begins to inspect Michael's body, he awakens. A new version of Michael Myers appears in Rob Zombie's "Halloween" (2007), a reboot of the franchise. The film follows the basic premise of the original film, with an increased focus on Michael's childhood: ten-year-old Michael (Daeg Faerch) is shown killing animals and suffering verbal abuse from Judith (Hanna R. Hall) and his mother's boyfriend Ronnie (William Forsythe), both of whom he later murders. During his time in Smith's

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text: Richards released a novelization of the film. The book follows the events of the film, but includes references to the festival of Samhain. A prologue provides a possible explanation for Michael's murderous impulses, telling the story of Enda, a disfigured Celtic teenager who butchers the Druid princess Deirdre and her lover as revenge for rejecting him; the king subsequently has his shaman curse Enda's soul to walk the earth reliving his crime for eternity. It is later revealed that Michael Myers suffers nightmares about Enda and Deirdre, as did Michael's great-grandfather before shooting two people to death at a Halloween

title: Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers

text: which according to Daniel Farrands, came before an official title had been decided, and that the trailer title was a combination of an earlier script titled "The Origin of Michael Myers" by another writer, and Farrands' original script titled "Halloween 666". At one point, executive producer Moustapha Akkad asked Farrands for a title, who suggested "The Curse of Michael Myers" due to the troubled production. Although Farrands's comment was in jest, Akkad took the name to heart and decided upon it. Farrands also added that this coincidentally made the subtitles similar to those in "The Pink Panther" films, which also

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text: He was rated second in the category "monster enjoys killing" by the participants, and believed to have "superhuman strength". Michael was rated highest among the characters in the "monster is an outcast" category. John Carpenter, serving as an executive producer and creative consultant for the 2018 sequel to "Halloween" (1978), expressed his disagreement with Rob Zombie's portrayal of the lead slasher, "I thought that he took away the mystique of the story by explaining too much about [Michael Myers]. I don't care about that. He's supposed to be a force of nature. He's supposed to be almost supernatural." Co-writer Danny

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text: the character talk at that point would demystify him too much, and because the act of Michael handing Laurie the photograph of them together was enough. Describing aspects of Michael Myers which he wanted to explore in the comic book "Halloween: Nightdance", writer Stefan Hutchinson mentions the character's "bizarre and dark sense of humor", as seen when he wore a sheet over his head to trick a girl into thinking he was her boyfriend, and the satisfaction he gets from scaring the characters before he murders them, such as letting Laurie know he is stalking her. Hutchinson feels there is

text: "Halloween 4". The writer's strike was to begin on March 7 that year. This forced McElroy to develop a concept, pitch the story, and send in the final draft in under eleven days. McElroy came up with the idea of Brittany "Britti" Lloyd, Laurie Strode's daughter, to be chased by her uncle, who has escaped from Ridgemont after being in a coma for ten years. Dr. Samuel Loomis, who has also survived the fiery explosion at the end of "Halloween II", goes looking for Michael with Sheriff Meeker. The setting of the place was once again Haddonfield, Illinois. The character

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text: group of friends who set up a haunted house attraction in the basement of Haddonfield City Hall, only to be stalked and killed by Michael Myers while they are there. "The Old Myers Place" is the second novel, released 1 December 1997, and focuses on Mary White, who moves into the Myers house with her family and takes up residence in Judith Myers' former bedroom. Michael returns home and begins stalking and attacking Mary and her friends. O'Rourke's final novel, "The Mad House", was released on 1 February 1998. "The Mad House" features a young girl, Christine Ray, who joins

text: second version from the company containing a "Widescreen Presentation" on September 5, 2002. Anchor Bay Entertainment released the film for the first time on DVD in "Special Edition" on January 28, 2002, while Digital Entertainment did release the film to DVD several months later on September 5, 2002 to coincide with their newest VHS release, and an additional release via distribution company, Hollywood on October 27, 2003, which also released a set containing Ulli Lommel's "The Boogeyman" and "Boogeyman II", and "Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers", and another set containing the film alongside Mario Bava's "A Bay of

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text: plot of the film formally introduced the "Curse of Thorn", a mystical symbol that first appeared in "" (1989) and revealed in the film to be the source of Michael Myers's immortality and drive to kill. "Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers" was released almost six years after the previous "Halloween" film, making it one of the longest gaps in the series. Shot in Salt Lake City in the winter of 1994–95, the film underwent a series of reshoots after it performed poorly with test audiences, resulting in a final product that was significantly different—both tonally and narratively—from the original

text: subtitle which was used in all of the promotional material, TV spots, trailers, and merchandising; it simply says ""Halloween 5"". A sequel, "", was released in 1995. On October 31, 1988, Michael Myers is shot and falls down a mine shaft. Escaping into a nearby creek, he stumbles upon a local hermit and falls into a coma, placing him in the hermit's care, being nursed back to health. One year later, on October 30, 1989, Michael awakens, kills the hermit, and returns to Haddonfield to find his niece Jamie Lloyd again, who narrowly avoided being killed by Michael the year

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text: four issue mini series, titled "Halloween: Nightdance". Written by Stefan Hutchinson, "Nightdance" takes place in Russellville, and follows Michael's obsession with Lisa Thomas, a girl who reminds him of his sister Judith. Lisa is afraid of the dark after Michael trapped her in a basement for days, and years later, he starts sending her disturbing, childlike drawings and murdering those around her on Halloween. Meanwhile, Ryan Nichols is hunting Michael down after seeing him attack and kidnap his wife. In the end, Michael frames Ryan for the murders and buries Lisa alive. Hutchinson explains that "Nightdance" was an attempt to

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text: "Hung on a Rope", "20/20 Faith", and "Horses & Needles". "Disconnected" by the group I Found God is also featured in the film. Track listing The film's troubled production resulted in two cuts of the film, which prompted a legal battle between the film's production company, Nightfall, who wanted to release the original cut, and its distributor, Dimension Films, who had incorporated reshoots and additional material. Ultimately, Dimension Films won the dispute, and their cut of the film was officiated for theatrical release. An earlier teaser trailer of the film employed the title Halloween 666: The Origin of Michael Myers,

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text: "flashier" cinematic style that favored "blood and guts," but, according to Farrands, ultimately resulted in a "more confusing" movie. According to writer Farrands, the stylized flash cuts prominent in the final theatrical cut of "Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers" were not originally intended, and he likened the style of the final product to an "MTV video rather than a "Halloween" film." Composer Alan Howarth similarly called the final product a "fix job," with numerous elements of the production being in flux both during and after principal photography. In addition to Howarth's score being redone, the film's sound design was

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text: addition to deleted scenes and archival behind-the-scenes footage and interviews, and a tribute to Donald Pleasence. Lionsgate released yet another standalone Blu-ray on September 15, 2015 containing "The Producer's Cut", but without any of the bonus features featured on the 15-disc release. While the film was initially released on VHS in Australia with a rating of MA15+, the DVD was not released until October 8, 2014, with no extras. "Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers" is notorious among "Halloween" fans for having multiple versions. The "Producer's Cut" is the best known; however, a Director's Cut also exists with footage cut

text: Blood". After which, Anchor Bay acquired rights to all subsequent home video releases, and again released "Halloween 4" with the 1986 film "House" in a "Double Disc Box Set" on February 6, 2006. A re-issued DVD was made available once again courtesy of Anchor Bay on October 11, 2010 which features the theatrical trailer and the featurette, "Inside Halloween 4". Anchor Bay released the film as part of a DVD set, "Halloween Collection" on October 15, 2012, which contained the first five "Halloween" films. "Halloween 4" was released on Blu-ray on October 15, 2012, which contains new Dolby TrueHD 5.1

text: steep decline." The film was first released on VHS in May 1989 as a rental title by CBS/FOX home entertainment. It was made available for sell-through in October 1989 to coincide with the theatrical release of "". In 2006, Anchor Bay Entertainment released special editions of this film and its sequel for DVD. Supplements include the "Halloween 4"/"5" panel at the Return to Haddonfield convention, theatrical trailer, "Halloween 4" Final Cut – a "behind-the-scenes" documentary, a commentary with Danielle Harris and Ellie Cornell, and another commentary by Alan B. McElroy and Anthony Masi. "Halloween 4", along with "Halloween 5", and

title: Michael Myers (Halloween)

text: 1978, this film establishes that Michael (James Jude Courtney) spent forty years back in Smith's Grove Sanitarium before escaping again and returning to Haddonfield for another killing spree. Here he comes face-to-face again with Laurie Strode (Curtis), who has been preparing for his return. Michael is taken to Laurie’s home by his deranged psychologist, where he engages in a showdown with Laurie, who severely injures him and severs two of his fingers. Michael is ultimately trapped in Laurie’s burning house by Laurie, her daughter Karen, and her granddaughter Allyson. Michael Myers made his literary debut in October 1979 when Curtis

title: Michael Myers (Halloween)

text: a perverse nature to Michael's actions: "see the difference between how he watches and pursues women to men". He also suggests that Michael Myers' hometown of Haddonfield is the cause of his behavior, likening his situation to that of Jack the Ripper, citing Myers as a "product of normal surburbia - all the repressed emotion of fake Norman Rockwell smiles". Hutchinson describes Michael as a "monster of abjection". When asked his opinion of Rob Zombie's expansion on Michael's family life, Hutchinson says that explaining why Michael does what he does "[reduces] the character". That being said, Hutchinson explores the nature

text: October 30, 1988, Michael Myers, who has been in a comatose state for ten years since the explosion at Haddonfield Memorial Hospital, is transferred from the Ridgemont Federal Sanitarium to Smith's Grove Sanitarium by ambulance. En route, Michael wakes from his coma when he learns that his sister Laurie Strode, who died in a car accident, has a daughter, Jamie Lloyd. He attacks the ambulance personnel, causing the vehicle to crash, and makes his way to Haddonfield in search of his niece. Dr. Samuel Loomis goes to Haddonfield after learning that Michael's transfer vehicle has crashed. He arrives at a

text: went to get a Halloween costume in "". Unable to find a small Victorian house like the Myers house in "Halloween", the filmmakers chose a bigger, more mansion-like house because they needed a house that could provide wide rooms, hallways, an attic, a basement, and a laundry chute. Donald Pleasence accidentally broke Don Shanks' nose on the set when they were filming the scene where Dr. Loomis beats The Shape with a 2×4 block of wood. Don Shanks was also injured when he was filming the scene where The Shape crashes Mike's Camaro into the tree. Othenin-Girard had forgotten to

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text: Freddy Krueger, Frankenstein's monster, Jason Voorhees, Godzilla, Chucky, Hannibal Lecter, King Kong, the Alien, and the shark from "Jaws"—which surveyed 1,166 people nationwide (United States), with ages ranging from 16 to 91. It was published in the "Journal of Media Psychology". In the survey, Michael was considered to be the "embodiment of pure evil"; when compared to the other characters, Michael Myers was rated the highest. Michael was characterized lending to the understanding of insanity, being ranked second to Hannibal Lecter in this category; he also placed first as the character who shows audiences the "dark side of human nature".

text: a Blu-ray, standard DVD and extended edition of "Halloween", was released with the first disc of the documentary, "Halloween: 25 Years of Terror", and The Shape's mask in 2008 in a limited 30th anniversary box set of the first film. The film was released on Blu-ray in Germany on May 4, 2012, in the US on August 21, 2012. In the United Kingdom, "Halloween 4" was originally released on VHS format, where distribution rights were initially held by Braveworld in the early 1990s, and then, Legend distribution. On June 17, 2002, Digital Entertainment released the film on VHS, while a

title: Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers

text: the film's conclusion. In a retrospective interview, Farrands noted that the finale in this cut of the film was sufficiently "creepy" and "Gothic," but conceded that it lacked intensity, which is largely what prompted Dimension Films to begin reshoots. "The Producer's Cut" of the film garnered a cult following, according to writer Farrands: "It's amazing the life that ["Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers"] has continued to have because there is this alternate version that has been, kind of in-the-vault all these years." In the finale of "The Producer's Cut", Kara is to be used as a human sacrifice for

title: Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers

text: and ordering many of the reworked sequences to be reshot. Associated producer Malek Akkad explained the film's lack of a cohesive "vision" being the result of director Chappelle "answering" to the visions of the distributor, Dimension Films; Moustapha Akkad's production company, Nightfall Productions; and writer Daniel Farrands. Tensions between what Dimension, Nightfall, and Farrands envisioned for the film resulted in a finished product that had needed "more forethought," according to Akkad. In early 1995, after filming and editing was completed, "Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers" was given a test screening in New York City which, as described by actress

title: Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers

text: one time of the year during which Myers became "active, and seeks out his bloodline." References to Druidism as well as Myers's grandfather "hearing voices" had also appeared in the 1978 novelization of "Halloween" by Curtis Richards. While the character of Jamie Lloyd dies early in the film, the initial versions of Farrands' script had her character surviving until the final act, at which point she was ultimately killed by Michael. Other elements of Farrands' working script that ultimately had to be trimmed down included an extension of the Curse of Thorn subplot, which had the entire town of Haddonfield

title: Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers

text: by the MPAA. The theatrical version was the only version commercially available—with the Director and "Producer"s cuts existing as low-quality bootlegs—until the "Producer's Cut" was included in the official "Complete Collection" box set released by Scream Factory and Anchor Bay Entertainment in 2014. The original cut of the film that screened for test audiences prior to the reshoots became known colloquially as "The Producer's Cut", and bootlegged copies of it surfaced among film collectors. This cut of "Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers" features numerous differences, ranging from different scores and musical cues to substantial shifts in plot, particularly regarding

text: script was not part of the deal." Carpenter and Hill had signed all of their rights away to Akkad, who gained ownership. Akkad said, "I just went back to the basics of "Halloween" on "Halloween 4" and it was the most successful." As Carpenter refused to continue his involvement with the series, a new director was sought out. Dwight H. Little, a native of Ohio, replaced Carpenter. Little had previously directed episodes for "Freddy's Nightmares" and the film "Bloodstone". On February 25, 1988, writer Alan B. McElroy, a Cleveland, Ohio native, was brought in to the write the script for

title: Halloween (franchise)

text: Mezco Toyz, Sideshow Collectibles and NECA. Even Dr. Loomis has been immortalized in plastic alongside Michael Myers in a two-figure set produced by NECA. The Michael Myers mask has been reproduced over the years by Don Post, the mask company responsible for the creation of the masks from several of the "Halloween" films (the Silver Shamrock novelty factory seen in "Halloween III" was actually shot on location in one of Don Post's factories). While Don Post reproductions of the Michael Myers mask are still commonly found in costume stores every Halloween, the license to produce Michael Myers masks has since

text: and leave Rachel to babysit Jamie, causing her to miss her date with her boyfriend, Brady. After school, Rachel takes Jamie to buy some ice cream and a Halloween costume. At that point, Michael has already arrived in Haddonfield, and nearly attacks Jamie in the store. Later that night, as Rachel takes Jamie trick-or-treating, Michael goes to the electrical substation, and causes a citywide blackout. Meanwhile, Loomis arrives in Haddonfield and warns the new sheriff, Ben Meeker, that Michael has returned. Michael massacres the town's police force, and a lynch mob is formed by the town's men to kill Michael

title: Michael Myers (Halloween)

text: McBride felt that previous sequels had made Michael less scary by giving him an inhuman level of invulnerability, preferring to humanize the character: "I think we're just trying to strip it down and just take it back to what was so good about the original... I want to be scared by something that I really think could happen. I think it's much more horrifying to be scared by someone standing in the shadows while you're taking the trash out as opposed to someone who can't be killed pursuing you." In "Robot Chicken's" nineteenth episode, "That Hurts Me", Michael Myers (voiced

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text: been given to Cinema Secrets, the company commissioned with the creation of the Michael Myers mask for "Halloween: Resurrection". , Universal Pictures has granted license to Trick or Treat Studios to produce two versions of the Michael Myers mask from "Halloween II", one "clean" version and one with the famous "blood tears". Many versions of the original "Halloween" as well as several of its sequels have been released on DVD and Blu-ray by Anchor Bay Entertainment, Universal Pictures and Dimension Films. In December 2007, there were reports that the Producer's Cut of "Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers" might get

title: Halloween (2007 film)

text: Halloween (2007 film) Halloween is a 2007 American slasher film written, directed, and produced by Rob Zombie. The film is a remake/reimagining of the 1978 horror film of the same name; the first in the rebooted "Halloween" film series and the ninth installment of the "Halloween" franchise. The film stars Tyler Mane as the adult Michael Myers, Malcolm McDowell as Dr. Sam Loomis, Scout Taylor-Compton as Laurie Strode, and Daeg Faerch as the ten year old Michael Myers. Rob Zombie's "reimagining" follows the premise of John Carpenter's original, with Michael Myers stalking Laurie Strode and her friends on Halloween night.

title: Michael Myers (Halloween)

text: to track him down. Murdering Laurie's friends, Michael finally attacks Laurie himself, but she manages to fend him off long enough for Loomis to save her. Loomis shoots Michael six times, knocking him off the balcony; when Loomis goes to check Michael's body, he finds it missing. Michael returns in the sequel, "Halloween II" (1981). The film picks up directly where the original ends, with Dr. Loomis still looking for Michael. Michael (Dick Warlock) follows Laurie (Curtis) to the local hospital, where he wanders the halls in search of her, killing security guards, doctors, and nurses that get in his

text: success of "" had revived Michael Myers' fame as the 1980s slasher movie craze had begun to subside; 1980s-started film series like "Friday the 13th" and "A Nightmare on Elm Street" were also in decline. While the previous film was still in theaters, Moustapha Akkad had already laid out plans for "Halloween 5". The producers wanted to screen the film in October 1989, just one year after the previous sequel. The first draft of the script was written by Shem Bitterman. Bitterman's idea was that Jamie Lloyd would become evil after stabbing her stepmother while The Shape was after her.

text: to Live" as Samantha Garretson; Harris was ultimately cast in the role after auditioning in New York. Rebecca Schaeffer had auditioned for the role of Rachel Carruthers, but had to drop out due to scheduling conflicts. Twenty-three-year-old Ellie Cornell had also auditioned. Cornell had chosen to audition for "Halloween 4" and "" (1988) as the role of Kristen Parker, after Patricia Arquette had declined to return as Kristen. Cornell chose "Halloween 4" and successfully landed the role of Rachel. Beau Starr was cast as the new Sheriff, Ben Meeker, replacing Sheriff Lee Brackett (Charles Cyphers), and Kathleen Kinmont was cast

text: she became disappointed to learn that her character would be killed off early in the film. Originally, Michael was to shove the pair of scissors down her throat, but Cornell felt that this would be too gruesome, and requested that the writers change it; as a result, she is instead stabbed in the chest. Returning from "Halloween 4" was veteran actor Donald Pleasence as Dr. Sam Loomis, along with Danielle Harris, Ellie Cornell, and Beau Starr, as Jamie Lloyd, Rachel Carruthers, and Sheriff Ben Meeker, respectively. Starr would later appear in an un-aired "Halloween 5" television spot. Karen Alston, who

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text: the film went too far in explaining Michael Myers and that he himself was not completely satisfied with the finished product. Michael does not speak in the films; the first time audiences ever hear his voice is in the 2007 Rob Zombie reboot. Michael speaks as a child during the beginning of the film, but while in Smith's Grove he stops talking completely. Rob Zombie originally planned to have the adult Michael speak to Laurie in the film's finale, simply saying his childhood nickname for her, "Boo". Zombie explained that this version was not used because he was afraid having

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text: by Seth Green) appears as a housemate of "Horror Movie Big Brother", alongside fellow horror movie killers Jason Voorhees, Ghostface, Freddy Krueger, Pinhead, and Leatherface. Myers is evicted from the house, and takes off his mask to reveal himself to be the comedian Mike Myers, and utters his Austin Powers catchphrase, "I feel randy, baby, yeah!" He then proceeds to kill the host. Michael appeared on 25 April 2008 episode of "Ghost Whisperer", starring Jennifer Love Hewitt, titled "Horror Show". Here, a spirit communicates with Hewitt's character by placing her in scenes from the deceased's favorite horror movies, and one

title: Halloween II (1981 film)

text: and a still gallery. The Collector's Edition also contains the television cut, along with a downloadable script of the film. This Blu-ray release restores the Akkad credit. The Scream Factory Blu-ray was repackaged and re-released in 2014 as part of the company's "Complete Collection," which features the entire film series. Trick or Treat Studios has released a series of officially licensed "Halloween II" masks, costumes, and props from Universal Studios, beginning in October 2012. Some of these include the "Halloween II" Michael Myers mask, "Halloween II" Michael Myers mask with blood tears, Michael Myers props, and Michael Myers' coveralls. An

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text: Grove, Michael takes up the hobby of creating papier-mâché masks and receives unsuccessful therapy from Dr. Sam Loomis (Malcolm McDowell). As an adult, Michael (Tyler Mane) returns to Haddonfield to reunite with his beloved younger sister Laurie (Scout Taylor-Compton). Laurie, however, is terrified of him and ends up shooting him in self-defense. Zombie's story is continued in the sequel, "Halloween II" (2009), which picks up right where the remake leaves off and then jumps ahead one year. Here, Michael (Mane) is presumed dead, but resurfaces after a vision of his deceased mother Deborah (Sheri Moon Zombie) informs him that he

title: Michael Myers (Halloween)

text: kills the hermit and returns to Haddonfield to find Jamie (Harris) again, chasing her through his childhood home in a trap set up by Loomis (Pleasence). Michael is eventually subdued by Loomis and taken to the local police station, but a mysterious "Man in Black" attacks the police station, kills the officers and frees him. "" (1995) takes place six years after the events of "The Revenge of Michael Myers"; both Jamie (J. C. Brandy) and Michael (Wilbur) have disappeared from Haddonfield. Jamie has been kidnapped and impregnated by the Cult of Thorn, led by Dr. Terence Wynn (Mitchell Ryan),

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text: to have audiences "relate to 'Evil', to Michael Myers' 'ill' side". Girard wanted Michael to appear "more human [...] even vulnerable, with contradicting feelings inside of him". He illustrated these feelings with a scene where Michael removes his mask and sheds a tear. Girard explains, "Again, to humanize him, to give him a tear. If Evil or in this case our boogeyman knows pain, or love or demonstrate a feeling of regrets; he becomes even more scary to me if he pursues his malefic action. He shows an evil determination beyond his feelings. Dr. Loomis tries to reach his emotional

title: Halloween (franchise)

text: babysitter who has to protect her children from Michael Myers, who has managed to get inside the house. Although the game is called "Halloween", and features the film's theatrical poster as its cover art as well as the movie's main music theme, the game itself never refers to any characters, including the killer, by their names in the film. The "Halloween" franchise has also seen profitability through various merchandise like toys, dolls, statues, model kits, bobbleheads, snow globes, movie posters, masks, T-shirts, hats, and more. Michael Myers has made appearances in the form of dolls and toys from McFarlane Toys,

title: Halloween (franchise)

text: Halloween (franchise) Halloween is an American horror franchise that consists of eleven films, as well as novels, comic books, merchandise, and a video game. The franchise primarily focuses on Michael Myers who was committed to a sanitarium as a child for the murder of his sister, Judith Myers. Fifteen years later, he escapes to stalk and kill the people of the fictional town of Haddonfield, Illinois. Michael's killings occur on the holiday of Halloween, on which all of the films primarily take place. The original "Halloween", released in 1978, was written by John Carpenter and Debra Hill, and directed by

text: The soundtrack was released to Compact Disc on September 28, 1988. "Halloween 4" opened in 1,679 theaters on October 21, 1988 and grossed $6,831,250 in its opening weekend, achieving a total domestic gross of $17,768,757 in the United States, becoming the fifth best performing film in the "Halloween" series. The film received negative critical reception. On Metacritic it has a score of 34 out of 100 based on reviews from 10 critics, which indicates "generally unfavorable reviews". On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a score of 27% based on 26 reviews, with an average rating of 3.9/10. Caryn James of

title: Halloween (2007 film)

text: additional $4,229,392 on Labor Day for a 4-day holiday weekend gross of $30,591,759, making it the highest ever for that holiday. As a result, the 2007 film would immediately surpass the total box office gross for "Halloween II" (1981) at $25,533,818, "Halloween III" (1982) at $14,400,000, "Halloween 4" (1988) at $17,768,757, "Halloween 5" (1989) at $11,642,254, "The Curse of Michael Myers" (1995) at $15,116,634, and "" (2002) with $30,354,442. Following its first Friday after its opening weekend, "Halloween" saw a 71.6% drop in attendance, earning $3,093,679. The film, which earned the #1 spot at the box office in its opening

title: Michael Myers (Halloween)

text: tranquilizers inside the Smith's Grove Sanitarium. The film ends with Michael's mask lying on the floor of the lab room and Loomis screaming in the background, leaving the fate of both men unknown. Ignoring the events of the previous three films, "" (1998) establishes that Michael Myers (Chris Durand) has been missing since the explosion in 1978. Laurie Strode (Curtis) has faked her death to escape her brother, and is now living in California under an assumed name with her teenage son John (Josh Hartnett). Michael tracks Laurie and her son to the private boarding school where she is headmistress,

title: Halloween (franchise)

text: meant no Michael Myers. Most of the filming for "Halloween III" took place on location in the small coastal town of Loleta in Humboldt County, California. Familiar Foods, a milk bottling plant in Loleta, served as the Silver Shamrock Novelties factory, but all special effects involving fire, smoke, and explosions were filmed at Post Studios. After "Halloween III" was released, Michael Myers was brought back into the franchise with 1988's "The Return of Michael Myers", where he has stayed for the remainder of the series. Four more sequels would follow, between 1988 and 2002, before the series would take a

title: Halloween (franchise)

text: who joins a documentary film crew that travels to haunted locations; they are headed to Smith's Grove Sanitarium, where they are confronted by Michael. The first "Halloween" comic was published by Brian Pulido's Chaos! Comics. Simply titled "Halloween", it was intended to be a one-issue special, but eventually two sequels spawned: "Halloween II: The Blackest Eyes" and "Halloween III: The Devil's Eyes". All of the stories were written by Phil Nutman, with Daniel Farrands—writer for "Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers"—assisting on the first issue; David Brewer and Justiniano worked on the illustrations. Tommy Doyle is the main protagonist in

title: Halloween (2018 film)

text: Halloween (2018 film) Halloween is a 2018 American slasher film directed by David Gordon Green and written by Green, Jeff Fradley, and Danny McBride. It is the eleventh installment in the "Halloween" film series, and a direct sequel to the 1978 film of the same name, while retconning the continuity of the previous sequels. The plot follows a post-traumatic Laurie Strode who prepares to face Michael Myers in a final showdown on Halloween night, forty years after she survived his killing spree. Jamie Lee Curtis and Nick Castle reprise their respective roles as Strode and Myers, with stuntman James Jude

title: Official Halloween Parody

text: Official Halloween Parody Official Halloween Parody is a 2011 pornographic horror film written and directed by Gary Dean Orona. It is based on the 1978 film "Halloween", and was released two months prior to "Halloween: XXX Porn Parody", another adult spoof of "Halloween" by Smash Pictures. On Halloween in 1999, young Michael Myers donned a clown mask and stabbed his older sister Judith (who had just had sex with her boyfriend) to death in their suburban home in Haddonfield, Illinois. Michael was sent to an asylum in the nearby Bellevue, and placed under the care of Doctor Samuel Loomis. On

title: Halloween (franchise)

text: release of "Halloween: 25 Years of Terror", Hutchinson released "Halloween: Autopsis". Written by Hutchinson, and artwork by Marcus Smith and Nick Dismas, the story is about a photographer assigned to take pictures of Michael Myers. As the photographer, Carter, follows Dr. Loomis he begins to take on Loomis's obsession himself, until finally meeting Michael Myers in person, which results in his death. Rob Zombie's reboot of the film series ensured that any "Halloween" comics would not be contradicted by upcoming films, allowing Hutchinson creative freedom. Malek Akkad was approached by Devil's Due Publishing with the possibility of producing a line

title: Halloween (franchise)

text: each of the issues, focusing on his attempts to kill Michael Myers. The first issue includes back story on Michael's childhood, while the third picks up after the events of the film "Halloween H20". These comics were based on Daniel Farrand's concept for "Halloween: Resurrection"; he had been approached by the producers to pitch a follow-up to "Halloween H20". His idea was to have Tommy Doyle incarcerated at Smith's Grove for Michael Myers' crimes, only to escape and reunite with Lindsay Wallace. Together, they study the journals of Dr. Loomis and find out more about Michael's childhood. The movie would

title: Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers

text: Myers, and awakens at Smith's Grove Sanitarium on a concrete slab, surrounded by the cult's members, who are revealed to be Mrs. Blankenship, Wynn's secretary Dawn, the bus depot man, and Sheriff Holdt. She is ultimately saved by Tommy, who uses runes to stop Michael from pursuing them, and they escape with Jamie's newborn baby; it is implied by Kara in the film that the baby is a product of incest between Jamie and Michael. Later, after telling the others he has unfinished business, Loomis walks back into the sanitarium to find a seemingly-defeated Michael lying on the floor of

text: audio and special features consisting of audio commentary with actors Ellie Cornell and Danielle Harris, audio commentary with director Dwight H. Little and author Justin Beahm, "Halloween 4"/"5" discussion panel, and theatrical trailer. The film was released on Blu-ray in Germany on May 4, 2012, in the US on August 21, 2012, and in the Australia on October 2, 2013. To tie in with the film's release, a novelization by Nicholas Grabowsky was published, containing 224 pages. The novel closely follows the film's events, with a few alterations. In 2003, the novel was re-issued with new material and cover art,

text: so an extra day of "blood filming" commenced. Special effects make-up artist John Carl Buechler (director of "") was brought in to create the thumb in the forehead kill and neck-twisting of the redneck seen in the film's final cut. The score was performed by Alan Howarth, who had assisted John Carpenter on "Halloween II" and "Halloween III". Howarth gained approval from Dwight H. Little before he could accept the offer, creating a new score that referenced the original's but with a synthesizer twist. Howarth also included new tracks such as "Jamie's Nightmare", "Return of the Shape", and "Police Station".

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text: harvest dance in the 1890s. The novel shows Michael's childhood in more detail; his mother voices concern over her son's anti-social behavior shortly before he murders Judith, and Dr. Loomis notices the boy's effortless control and manipulation of the staff and patients at Smith's Grove during his incarceration. Later in the story, Michael's stalking of Laurie and her friends is depicted as more explicitly sexual than was apparent in the film, with several references to him having an erection. Michael returned to the world of literature with the 1981 adaptation of "Halloween II" written by Jack Martin; it was published

title: Michael Myers (politician)

text: October 2, 1980, by a vote of 376 to 30, becoming the first member of the House to be expelled since 1861. Myers was convicted of bribery and conspiracy and sentenced to three years in prison in 1981. Myers was defeated by Thomas M. Foglietta in the 1980 election. Michael Myers (politician) Michael Joseph "Ozzie" Myers (born May 4, 1943) is a politician from Philadelphia. Myers was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Myers, a Democrat, was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1976. Myers had previously been a longshoreman. He was regarded as a "maverick"

title: Halloween H20: 20 Years Later

text: on a story by Kevin Williamson, who was initially hired to write a script, and the story was situated as a sequel to the previous six films, thereby keeping the timeline's continuity. When Williamson first outlined "Halloween H20", he created the storyline in which Laurie Strode has faked her own death and taken on a new identity as a specific way of retconning the character's death in "Halloween 4". In Williamson's original treatment, there are scenes in which a Hillcrest student does a report on Michael Myers' killing spree, mentioning the death of Jamie, complete with flashbacks to 4–6 mentioned

title: Halloween (franchise)

text: discs, and five extra discs featuring the television versions of "Halloween" and "Halloween II", the never-before released "Halloween 6: The Producer's Cut", a bonus disc to Rob Zombie's "Halloween", and a bonus disc containing all-new special features from all ten films. The box set won the 2015 Saturn Award for Best DVD/BD Collection Release. Halloween (franchise) Halloween is an American horror franchise that consists of eleven films, as well as novels, comic books, merchandise, and a video game. The franchise primarily focuses on Michael Myers who was committed to a sanitarium as a child for the murder of his sister,

title: Michael Myers (Halloween)

text: literal sister, the sequels took away from the simplicity and relatability of the original "Halloween". Nevertheless, when writing "Curse", Farrands was tasked with creating a mythology for Michael which defined his motives and why he could not be killed. He says, "He can't just be a man anymore, he's gone beyond that. He's mythical. He's supernatural. So, I took it from that standpoint that there's something else driving him. A force that goes beyond that five senses that has infected this boy's soul and now is driving him." As the script developed and more people became involved, Farrands admits that