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Michael Myers (also known as The Shape) is a fictional character and the principal antagonist of the Halloween
film series, except Halloween III: Season of the Witch
. He is usually portrayed by experienced stuntmen. The name of Michael Myers comes from writer / director John Carpenter's foreign distributor, Michael Meyers, for Assault on Precinct 13 (1976). As gratitude for this film's distribution and overseas success, Carpenter gave this name to his main character of the 1978 independent film project, initially called The Babysitter Murders, now entitled Halloween
. John Carpenter and Debra Hill originally developed the character. Michael Myers never speaks and his "adult" face is rarely seen in any of the films. The original William Shatner mask in the first Halloween installment, had its eye sockets cut out wider, the skin toned by white paint, and the hair teased out. The character also wears dark blue mechanic's coveralls, and black army boots. The subsequent masks, different in each film, base their appearance upon this mask.

Early Life

Michael Audrey Myers was born on October 19, 1957 in Haddonfield, Illinois. His parents were Don and Edith Myers. He had two sisters, Judith Margaret and Laurie Anne, respectively. The Myers family was Protestant and all three children were raised in a nurturing, caring setting. Their two-storey Victorian home at 45 Lampkin Lane was located in the quiet, northwest section of Haddonfield. In their vicinity was the posh, tree-lined boulevard of Orange Grove, home to the city's cleanest and quality-built residences.

Michael was prone to bedwetting in times of extreme low self-esteem. He spent much time by himself contemplating his role in the family and desperate to succeed his parents' expectations. In many ways, Michael was both mature and immature for his age. Because of his time spent frequently alone, he claimed to hear voices; audible only to him.

Michael and Laurie both shared curiosity and timidity, but Michael was notoriously shy, often clinging himself to his mother. When not in her presence, he sought the company of his maternal grandmother; she seemed to understand him, in some ways, more than anyone. Michael's grandmother was more disciplined than his own birth parents, but was cold and unloving. She chastised her daughter Edith simply for buying a costume for Michael. She believed that allowing Michael to participate in the spirit of Halloween would further contribute to her grandson's, and even America's, moral decline.

Whenever the opportunity was present, she persistently tried to instill strong principles upon the impressionable child, even though she herself suffered from bipolar disorder. Although ingrained with moral values all her life, she would often spout that all sins be punished under Old Testament standards; erased with no chance of redemption. Constantly scolding her daughter for the way she rears her son, Michael's grandmother was certainly no better candidate for the raising of her grandchildren. She is actually the reason Michael went from being an innocent, introverted boy to a confused, mute, and immovable child filled with intense hate.

Halloween 1963 - The Night That Started It All

On Thursday October 31, Don and Edith, during breakfast, announced they planned to go out to dinner and then see a film at the Lost River Drive-In, a popular gathering site in Haddonfield. Judith already had plans to spend Halloween with her boyfriend Peter Greene. Michael and Laurie were going to be babysat by their neighbor Mrs. Blankenship. After school that day, Judith escorted Michael and Laurie across the street to the stately Blankenship residence. Judith embraced her two siblings and left with Peter down the sidewalk toward town. Don and Edith were going to catch a re-showing of Psycho
and would return home at about 10:00 PM.

Laurie was only age two and Michael was only age six. During the whole evening, Michael was reminiscing his grandmother's lessons. He was constantly checking the window for his sister Judith to return home. When he finally saw her return home with her boyfriend, he became filled with hate. When the couple entered through the front door, Michael quickly snuck out of the Blankenship house. He dodged behind tall, lawn trees. He then silently crept up the front sidewalk to his house and saw the couple making out in the foyer. He then went to the side of the house and peeked through the living room window. Judith, so caught up in the moment, forgot her two young siblings were being babysat. When Peter asked if they were alone in the house, Judith replied, "Michael's around here someplace." The two lovers then agreed to continue their fun upstairs. Michael saw Judith's two-storey bedroom light go out. He then entered his house through the back door and located a butcher knife in a kitchen drawer. He slowly made his way through the house. From around the corner, Michael saw Peter hastily leaving the house. He promised to call Judith the next day and then he left. Michael slowly made his way upstairs as a clock chimed at 10:00 PM. He found Judith seated in front of her vanity dresser combing her hair, wearing only underwear. A shocked Judith turned to see her young, costumed brother in her bedroom. Michael then repeatedly stabbed his seventeen-year-old sister in the chest.

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