Both Michael Myers and Ghostface are synonymous with death and gore. However, if we were to compare them as iconic horror icons, Halloween and Scream have treated the horror of evil lurking in the suburbs quite differently, despite being in the same genre—slasher movies.In this article, let us examine how the ideas behind Michael Myers and Ghostface differ, and how they shape the horror that the two legendary horror icons unleash in their respective movies.Who Is Michael Myers? 'Halloween' (2018)Source: Universal Pictures Michael Myers—or as John Carpenter introduces him in the original Halloween film, The Shape—is the feared, unknown killer who takes the city of Haddonfield, Illinois, by storm.Myers was cursed (revealed a few films into the franchise) as a child, which gave birth to an evil urge to kill his own family. Myers’ first victim was his 15-year-old sister, Judith, stabbing her to death when he was barely 6 years old. He is then sent away to Smith’s Grove Sanitarium as a child, where he spends 15 years until he is 21, when he manages to escape and find his way back to his hometown.This time, he’s all set to claim more victims. Over the course of the sequels, the pattern slowly reveals that Myers is actually interested in killing his own bloodline under the Curse of the Thorn.Over 13 movies, we are slowly presented with a story of a gruesome killer who was set into action as a child by a cult curse.Exploring Michael Myers as an Embodiment...
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