Michael Myers of the "Halloween" franchise is the go-to example for a faceless slasher villain. In director John Carpenter's original 1978 picture, actor Nick Castle is credited not as playing "Michael Myers" but as "The Shape" — Michael is an extension of the shadows, stretching out to kill on pure instinct before receding back into the darkness where he belongs.
In that original "Halloween," five people are murdered by the Shape:
Michael's older sister Judith (Sandy Johnson) in the movie's opening flashback.
The offscreen Christopher Hastings, who Michael kills to steal clothes after he escapes the sanitarium.
Teenager babysitter Annie Brackett (Nancy Kyes), who has her throat garrotted and cut.
Bob Simms (John Michael Graham), who is dressed as a ghost for the holiday.
Lynda Van Der Klok (P.J. Soles), Bob's girlfriend who Michael ambushes by wearing his ghost costume.
Michael is a dispassionate killer; he slices Annie's neck with a quick strike,...
In that original "Halloween," five people are murdered by the Shape:
Michael's older sister Judith (Sandy Johnson) in the movie's opening flashback.
The offscreen Christopher Hastings, who Michael kills to steal clothes after he escapes the sanitarium.
Teenager babysitter Annie Brackett (Nancy Kyes), who has her throat garrotted and cut.
Bob Simms (John Michael Graham), who is dressed as a ghost for the holiday.
Lynda Van Der Klok (P.J. Soles), Bob's girlfriend who Michael ambushes by wearing his ghost costume.
Michael is a dispassionate killer; he slices Annie's neck with a quick strike,...
- 6/2/2024
- by Devin Meenan
- Slash Film
While we may have to wait another year for a new Halloween movie, we'll always have John Carpenter's original to enjoy, and if you can't get enough of the 1978's film's classic kills and timeless portrayal of The Shape, then you might want to add Pcs Collectibles and Sideshow's new 1:4 scale statue of Michael Myers to your Haddonfield shopping list.
As featured on Bloody Disgusting, the new Michael Myers 1:4 scale statue depicts the butcher blade boogeyman as he appeared in the original Halloween. The statue stands 23 inches tall atop a base with windows that look into memorable moments from Carpenter's Halloween, from the claustrophobic closet scene to the brutal murder of Bob Simms.
A new creation from Pcs Collectibles, the Michael Myers 1:4 scale statue is priced at $575 and is expected to ship out from Sideshow in early 2021 (perhaps providing diehard fans with a movie buddy...
As featured on Bloody Disgusting, the new Michael Myers 1:4 scale statue depicts the butcher blade boogeyman as he appeared in the original Halloween. The statue stands 23 inches tall atop a base with windows that look into memorable moments from Carpenter's Halloween, from the claustrophobic closet scene to the brutal murder of Bob Simms.
A new creation from Pcs Collectibles, the Michael Myers 1:4 scale statue is priced at $575 and is expected to ship out from Sideshow in early 2021 (perhaps providing diehard fans with a movie buddy...
- 8/7/2020
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
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