Myers Family

A cursed bloodline defines the terror of Haddonfield across generations.

The Myers Family represents the central bloodline driving the conflict within the Halloween film series.

Quick Facts

Key member: Michael Myers
Origin location: Haddonfield, Illinois
Primary relation: Siblings (Michael and Laurie)
First appearance: 1978 Original Film

Lore & Background

The origins of this family tragedy are rooted in a Halloween night in 1963 when Michael Myers, as a six-year-old boy, murdered his elder sister, Judith Myers. This event led to his institutionalization at Smith's Grove Sanitarium and set the stage for decades of recurring violence. Fifteen years later, he escaped and returned to his hometown of Haddonfield, Illinois, to murder more teenagers. In the original film, the adult Michael Myers, referred to as The Shape in the closing credits, was portrayed by Nick Castle for most of the film and substituted by Tony Moran in the final scene where Michael's face is revealed.

The character was created by John Carpenter. Over time, the conflict expanded beyond Michael alone to include his surviving sister Laurie Strode, as revealed in Halloween II (1981) when Dr. Sam Loomis discovered that Laurie is Michael's younger sister. In the Thorn timeline, Laurie had a nine-year-old daughter, Jamie Lloyd, who became Michael's target. In the H20 timeline, Laurie faked her death and went into hiding in California under an assumed name, working as the headmistress of a private boarding school with a teenage son named John. In the Blumhouse timeline, established in the 2018 film Halloween, Michael and Laurie are not siblings.

Reader's Guide

The primary goal for most is survival against the inevitable return of evil, embodied by Michael Myers himself. Key members include Michael Myers, the silent antagonist who wears a white Halloween mask and typically kills using a chef's knife, and his sister Laurie Strode, the enduring survivor. In the Thorn timeline, their legacy extends to Jamie Lloyd, Laurie's nine-year-old daughter, representing a third generation caught in the cycle of violence. Judith Myers serves as the tragic origin point for Michael's descent into murder on Halloween night in 1963. While Michael represents unchecked destruction, Laurie embodies resilience against fate.

Did You Know?

The mask used in the first film was a generic Captain Kirk mask that was later used in the 1975 horror film The Devil's Rain.
Michael Myers first appears in John Carpenter's 1978 feature film Halloween as a young boy who murders his elder sister, Judith Myers.