Halloween: The Complete History of Michael Myers (40 Year Timeline) | Horror History

Haddonfield's boogeyman has an extensive history of evil containing hidden backstories and clouded meanings. Learn what makes him tick.

EVIL DIES TONIGHT. Michael Audrey Myers forever changed the fate of Haddonfield, Illinois after slashing up his older sister on Halloween night in 1963, then became the most infamous urban legend of all after escaping and going on a rampage in 1978. After 40 years of captivity, Michael came back to spread more terror in the twentieth century.

In this video I'll be going over the 40 YEAR timeline edition of Michael Myers, doing a complete breakdown and analysis of his character and a little bit of the behind the scenes of what went into bringing him to life.

For the purposes of this video, only Halloween (1978), Halloween (2018), Halloween Kills (2021) and Halloween Ends (2022) are considered. This will go over every single detail from the movies, so get ready for the ultimate analysis of Michael's life!

Chapters
0:00 The Birth of Michael Myers
0:16 The Halloween Express
0:58 Making Michael Scary Again
3:02 Michael's Childhood Life
3:55 Smith's Grove Sanitarium
4:11 Are Made for TV Scenes Canon?
5:49 Escaping Smith's Grove
7:01 The Babysitter Murders
10:01 Michael Goes To Prison
11:59 Return to Smith's Grove
13:21 Return of the Mask
14:05 Botched Patient Transfer
15:30 Rebuilding his Costume
16:30 Incongruent Affect
18:22 More Teen Victims
22:27 The Recharge Period Explained
24:08 Laurie Strode's Trap
29:08 Escaping the Fire
30:10 Scavenging for First Aid Supplies
31:07 Shortcut Through The Park
33:25 Why Doesn't Michael Kill Kids?
34:30 Michael Myers is Modeled After Jaws
35:50 Return to the Myers House
38:20 Michael vs The Mob
40:28 What Drives Michael Myers?
41:41 Michael Goes into Hiding in the Sewers
43:36 Meeting Corey Cunningham
44:42 Where Does Michael Myers Get His Power?
46:15 Attacking Deb
47:10 Michael's Last Halloween
50:41 Michael Myers's Face
51:30 The Death of Michael Myers
53:31 The Future of the Halloween Franchise

#MichaelMyers #Halloween #halloweenends

About Horror History
Horror History is a series that analyses specific characters, monsters, places or events in the fictional worlds of your favorite horror franchises.

About Halloween Ends
After 45 years, the most acclaimed, revered horror franchise in film history reaches its epic, terrifying conclusion as Laurie Strode faces off for the last time against the embodiment of evil, Michael Myers, in a final confrontation unlike any captured on-screen before. Only one of them will survive.

Other

Music provided by Epidemic Sound:

CZsWorld is a horror film channel by writer-director Zac Morris. New horror videos every week. Remember to turn on deathbell notifications so you don't miss a video!

Follow CZsWorld on Social Media

This video is not sponsored.

[DS-jyrl]

When I spoke to my mom about horror movies and brought up Michael Myers she said, "There's only one thing I remember and learned from Halloween. It's that no matter how slow you are and no matter how long it takes, as long as you have the determination you can do anything." Thanks for the inspiration of a serial killer, mom.

[yungmetrogaming]

The fact that he been planning multiple escapes and even forging documents is damn near terrifying yet amazing how really unstable yet smart michael truly is

[LoganSewell]

"Dead By Daylight" explains him perfectly well. He is one of the more simpler characters and becomes motivated based on how obsessed he is with his targets.

The scariest part about him is that he actually never teleports. His presence actually causes victims to temporarily lose control of their senses causing them to forget where he actually was walking. It's very easy to lose track of a slow moving threat.

As for why the mob could not kill him. Only retired Sheriff Brackett had a killer instinct; few folks actually have it in them to kill. The mob just wanted to hit him a few times and were too afraid to let themselves get too dark. The one other citizen who also brought the gun never actually used it for practical purposes and let his fear dominate him. Myers suffered no head trauma from the beating which would have quickly ended his existence. Sheriff Brackett had his revolver cocked and was more than likely going for a head shot before the Shape stood up; Brackett on a good day could have killed the Shape.

[EJ_]

That recharge theory is genius. It makes so much sense on how he regains strength and stamina in such a rapid time

[toothpickvideos]

I think Ends makes it clear that it was about his status as the Boogeyman instead of a literal power that keeps him alive. It was Loomis who spread the rumor he was pure evil as a child and the whole town bought it as part of the urban legend. Over the 3 movies of the recent reboot, Laurie comes to terms with that at the end and it demystifes the status completely, though it doesn't mean it's contained and can easily spread. Similar track record with Corey. The more he embraced this idea and fear surrounding his accident in the beginning, the more "powerful" he became. Basically anybody can embody the status of Michael Myers so as long as people fear what he initially represented. And in that sense... He truly is invincible.

[cirnosnumberfan]

I like how most killers seems to have this moral code of not killing children, Freddy and Chucky being the few only exceptions I can think of.

[geekapedia]

I read on the Halloween wiki that this version of Michael has a rare condition where he cannot feel pain or his injuries. So my theory is that, since he cannot feel all the bullets, knifes, and the loss of his fingers, this doesn’t really deter his stamina. However, since in Halloween Kills we see him nursing his severed fingers, I think it’s clear that, while he doesn’t feel pain, he knows that his injures could kill him, causing him to stop the bleeding from his hand

[Listening_Books]

I prefer this concept of Michael best; the less the audience can understand him the more frightening he is as a threat. He has a clear objective (reliving the murder of his sister Judith) but despite his masked expression and blank menacing body language he demonstrates an ability to make plans, improvise and even has a morbid sense of humor at times. We never know what his motives are or what he's fully capable of. If there is anything supernatural about him, it's Michael's supernatural determination to achieve his goals, which gives him this mind-boggling endurance.

[jessefinnigan]

My theory about 40 year timeline Michael is that his youth as an outcast combined with his violent tendencies leads him to kill and view his victims as playthings in order to create a childhood he was denied. He is constantly trying to recreate the only thing that ever gave him any sense of emotion in his childhood, which is murder. The head tilt is to admire his work the way a child might admire their crayon drawings or the scenarios they create with their toys.

[idksomething]

During the last fight with Michael and Laurie, you can hear Michael struggling to kill her. He is also breathing really heavily. This shows that his old age is slowing him down.

[beauty-rex]

about the bus crash: I think Laurie was only there to watch and make sure everything was okay, which is why she said at dinner that she saw him. I think that the one who caused the bus crash was Dr. Sartain. He wants to see him 'in action', see how he works, what he does. Its the same reason he brings Michael to Laurie's house at the end.

[Billy]

This was great! The timeline you created was perfect, even someone whos unfamiliar with Michael Myers story, or the Halloween franchise would easily be able to follow along... Great job man!

[robertoaker]

"Evil doesn't die, it changes Shape." -Laurie Strode, Halloween Ends

[dovasvariakojis]

My theory about Michael being so weak in Ends was because he received no medical treatment for all the stab wounds, bullet wounds, and blunt force trauma he received 4 years ago. Going that long without proper treatment is going to absolutely destroy anyone. On top of that, he stayed in the sewers where it’s dangerously easy to get an infection. With all those open and bleeding wounds, Michael definitely got weaker staying in such an unsanitary place.

Although Laurie’s theory about him getting stronger the more he kills was correct, that 4 year period with no treatment to wounds and minimal killing brought him down significantly.

As for Corey, I believe Michael was influencing him through supernatural means. When Corey stared into those empty and black eyes, he gave into the fear and allowed a portion of the evil within Michael to transfer to him.

[dominicdipentino]

I LOVE how you put these timelines together. It helps horror buffs as myself to understand better. Keep em coming!

[TheOddityFair]

My theory is that Michael let Corey go so that he could regain his power. Killing in anonymity could sustain him but not return him to strength. He needed a witness for the influence of the legend to restore him. Like you said, even an audience of one did the trick. So, if Michael recognized a bit of the evil resided inside Corey, he probably thought that it would bring him back. That, or he thought Corey might return to show someone else what he found. Either way Michael gets what he wanted.

[johnnyblaze]

I think it's hilarious that Laurie lived her life in absolute fear for 40 years when Mike didn't even know who she was. Lol

[RobinThurston-ul]

Thanks for a walk down memory lane 😊, this franchise, will always be my favorite!

[drb]

The moment when his fingers are shot off he actually makes a sound which is the first time he has reacted to pain...that's something I think most people overlook.

[Wolfbane]

This is the only type of history I would for sure get A+s on. Keep them coming please. ^_^