The ensuing installments all took a shot at reframing and recontextualizing the first film.

Yet, this isnt enough.

Michael Myers always dies at the end of any Halloween movie and manages to survive.

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However, some endings are better and have a bigger impact.

If The Shapes actions cant be rationalized, they cant be avoided.

Was Michael Myers Laurie Strode’s Brother?

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While it was Carpenter himself who wrote in the detail, the director came to regret it.

Michael is a force of pure evil, whose only desire is to kill.

However, theres another possible explanation that only enhances the horror of the act.

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The majority of archived reviews from the late 1970s describeHalloweenas an overly morbid thriller.

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Michael Myers sprawls on the ground after falling off the roof in Halloween

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Laurie Strode holding up a knife in Halloween (1978)

Michael Myers stalking Laurie Strode in Halloween.

Michael prowls the halls of the hospital.

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