Michael Myers

Haddonfield's masked killer

Michael Myers is the masked serial killer from the *Halloween* horror film franchise, first appearing in John Carpenter's 1978 film.

He wears a white mask and coveralls, killing with methodical silence.

The character has become an icon of the slasher genre, referenced whenever discussing unstoppable, emotionless movie villains: He just kept coming like Michael Myers.

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Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG-13