When one speaks of the HalloweeN franchise, two main villains come to mind. The first, of course, is the masked killer Michael Myers. The second is Tina Williams. Michael Myers was a fictional character who struck fear into the hearts of every citizen of Haddonfield. Tina Williams, however, was a real ... Read More
For such a small and nondescript town, Haddonfield, Illinois has an inordinate amount of peculiar characters and strange happenings. During the time that Michael Myers vanished between Halloween 5 The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989) and The Curse of Michael Myers (1995), there was another serial killer who roamed the ... Read More
Although he doesn’t have a mask, John Strode is a beloved character in the HalloweeN series (he’s almost as evil as Michael Myers). An alcoholic, Strode liked to hit the bottle in addition to slapping his daughter. John’s other habits included throwing dollar bills at his wife Kim Darby; hurling ... Read More
The force of pure evil has given Michael Myers the strength to survive just about anything. But, what about Michael’s nemesis, Dr. Sam Loomis? How has Loomis managed to absorb the punishment that he has received over the course of the HalloweeN series? While Dr. Loomis wasn't injured in Halloween, things ... Read More
Professor Mixter’s illegitimate dad, Dr. Mixter, was slain by Michael Myers in 1978 (or 1981, depending on how you view things). Professor Mixter never lived up to his deceased dad’s expectations. His dad was so disappointed in and ashamed of Professor Mixter, that he came back from the dead as ... Read More
Alone in the Dark (1982) has a dream team cast. It stars three legendary actors: Jack Palance, Donald Pleasence and Martin Landau. This movie, directed by Jack Sholder, came very close to adding another noteworthy feature. One of its characters, a psychopath called Bleeder, wears a hockey/goalie mask to hide ... Read More
Listed in the credits as “Mountain Man,” the unnamed Hermit in Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers resided on the outskirts of Haddonfield. He lived with a parrot named Snookie and a serial killer named Michael. The Hermit's cabin was located close to an old mineshaft that was covered by quicksand. Away from the hustle ... Read More
Tim Strode had genius level IQ (compared to the rest of the Strode family, that is). He was the son of John Strode and Kim Darby. Tim had a penchant for copying other people’s work at Junior College (he was denied entry to Haddonfield University because Professor Mixter said that ... Read More
An extremely important character in the HalloweeN franchise is Big Joe Grizzly. He was responsible for giving Michael Myers his knife and his fancy coveralls (without Grizzly, Michael might've worn a three-piece suit for all we know). As you may have guessed it, “Big Joe Grizzly” wasn’t his actual name (no person, ... Read More
Little is known about Dr. Mixter, except for the fact that he was a raging alcoholic. The night of October 31st, 1978, Mixter was the attending physician at Haddonfield Memorial Hospital. In Halloween II, Mixter tended to Laurie after Evil (a.k.a. Michael Myers) attacked her. It was no surprise to ... Read More