Revenge Of The Slashers: Michael Myers

The night HE came home!

Happy Halloween! You’ve made it to the final day of Thirty-One Days O’Horror! My month long celebration of my favorite slashers comes to a close with none other than Michael Myers! He wasn’t the first slasher, isn’t the most lethal, but he’s the granddaddy of ’em all! There was no way that I would omit Michael from this list and I absolutely had to celebrate him on his favorite day of the year, October 31st!

Since Michael is such an iconic character, he’s going to get the bullet point treatment. Let’s break down this master of mayhem!

• Michael Myers was created by John Carpenter.
• Michael has appeared in twelve of the thirteen Halloween films. He was not technically in Halloween III: Season Of The Witch (1982).
• Despite not officially appearing in Halloween III, Michael does show up on a television that a character is watching the original Halloween film on at one point in the film.
• Michael has been portrayed by nine different actors on the big screen, sometimes by more than one in the same film.
• The first person to don the mask of Michael Myers was Nick Castle, who would return to the role as “breathing sounds” in Halloween II (1981), Halloween (2018), Halloween Kills (2021, also wore the suit along with James Jude Courtney), and Halloween Ends (2022).
• Despite inconsistent film profits, reboots, and changed timelines, the film series is the most profitable horror film series in the United States.
• Michael Myers edges out Jason Voorhees by ten kills, 161 to 151, for most murders amongst slashers. Only Pinhead, who arguably isn’t a slasher, bests Myers.

The men behind the mask:

1. Nick Castle
2. Dick Warlock
3. Tony Moran
4. George P. Wilbur
5. Don Shanks
6. Chris Durand
7. Brad Loree
8. Tyler Mane
9. James Jude Courtney

• Tyler Mane was the first actor to portray Michael Myers in consecutive films.
• James Jude Courtney has portrayed Michael Myers in full costume more than any other actor with three appearances in the role.
• Like Ghostface and Sidney Prescott, Michael Myers is forever connected to Laurie Strode, his younger sister, whom he pursues and hopes to murder to finish off all of his family.
• Laurie Strode has been portrayed by Jamie Lee Curtis (1978-2022) and Scout Taylor-Compton (2007-2009)
• Michael’s weapon of choice is a kitchen knife, but he has used many other items to kill his victims.
• Michael wears a mask, an altered Captain Kirk mask purchased at the last minute prior to the shooting of the first film, and a basic set of coveralls.
• Michael Myers has appeared in numerous video games, books, comics, and even in cameo appearances on various television shows.
• There have been numerous action figures and other collectibles featuring Michael Myers.

• Michael Myers is listed as The Shape in the credits of many of the franchise’s films.
• Michael Myers’ first kill is his sister, Judith. Judith has been portrayed by Sandy Johnson (1978) and Hanna Hall (2007).
• Dr. Samuel Loomis is the psychiatrist featured in the Halloween franchise who is attempting to stop Michael Myers’ killing spree. He has been portrayed by Donald Pleasance (1978-1995) and Malcolm McDowell (2007-2009).
• Adult Michael Myers never utters a word on screen.

Well, that’s Michael Myers in a nutshell. I’m sure that I missed a few things here and there and if I did, let me know in the comments. Myers is one of my favorite slashers of all time. I’m hoping that we’ll be getting another Halloween film in the near future.

So there you go. I hope that you’ve enjoyed this month long celebration of the greatest slashers of all time (and a few that you might not know). I really hope that you’ve enjoyed this wild ride as much as I’ve enjoyed creating it. Thanks for celebrating Halloween with me and thanks for reading my posts!