Michael Myers (Halloween)

Michael Myers (full name: Michael Audrey Myers, also known as The Shape) is a fictional character who has appeared in all of the Halloween films, with the exception of '. The character was created by John Carpenter and Debra Hill and was originally portrayed by Nick Castle. His face is only rarely seen in any of the films and he never speaks. Throughout the films, the character wears a William Shatner mask, painted white, and coveralls. Myers displays supernatural strength and is well over six feet tall.

Halloween

Michael Myers was born on October 31, 1957 in Haddonfield, Illinois. On Halloween night, 1963, he brutally murdered his 17-year-old sister, Judith Margaret Myers. Michael, only six-years-old, was sent to Smith's Grove Sanitarium, where he was placed under the care of psychiatrist Dr. Samuel J. Loomis (portrayed by Donald Pleasence). Loomis provided numerous romantic descriptions of the deranged child throughout the first film, such as: "I met this six-year-old child with this blank, pale, emotionless face, and the blackest eyes?the devil's eyes. I spent eight years trying to reach him and then another seven trying to keep him locked up because I realized that what was living behind that boy's eyes was purely and simply evil."

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October 31 - 1957 - Halloween - 1963 - Murder - Psychiatrist - Donald Pleasence

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On October 30, 1978, Michael, then 21, was scheduled to appear before a court judge who was to determine whether or not to keep him incarcerated. Michael, however, escaped by hijacking the car meant to transfer him to his court hearing. He returned to Haddonfield and soon found prospective victims in an intelligent teenager named Laurie Strode and her friends, Annie and Lynda. One by one, Michael stalked and murdered Laurie's friends. Just when he was about to kill Laurie, however, Dr. Loomis shot him six times.(This also provides us with the only look at Michael's adult face in the entire series) Michael then fell off of a second-story terrace and mysteriously fled the scene despite his seemingly fatal injuries.

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October 30 - 1978

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