The debate rages on among horror movie fans as to who should be considered the most iconic slasher movie villain. Some say Leatherface from The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. Others believe it should be Jason Voorhees from Friday the 13th. There’s also Freddy Krueger from A Nightmare on Elm Street. For those who side with Michael Myers, the masked madman from the Halloween films, memes abound.
With his boogeyman aesthetics and creeping attack style, Michael Myers lacks emotion or clear motivation. This blank slate approach to developing a movie monster proved a massive success for director John Carpenter, whose original 1978 Halloween launched a successful franchise. Through various sequels and reboots, Michael Myers remains a formidable antagonist.
Dollar Store Quality
Without his signature white mask, Michael Myers would just blend into the crowd. The mask, created from a William Shatner Halloween mask, contributes to the enduring legacy of the franchise.
Fortunately, Dollar Trees weren’t on every street corner in 1978. Instead, Michael Myers steals his mask (and a few sharp knives) from a local hardware store in Haddonfield before he continues his reign of terror.
Knows How To Drive
Horror movies often require audiences to suspend their disbelief. That being said, some persnickety fans find it hard to accept the fact that the adult Michael Myers magically knows how to drive; he even drives halfway across the country in 1998’s Halloween: H20.
See, Michael Myers committed his first killing spree when he was just six-years-old. How is it possible someone who has been institutionalized most of his life does just fine behind the wheel?
Social Distancing Since 1978
Considering the time period now, it was only a matter of time until memes like this popped up. Seeing as Michael stalks his potential victims, he incidentally maintains adequate social distance.
It’s also vital to for him wear a mask in public. While Michael Myers dons a latex mask over his entire head, a cloth mask covering the mouth and nose will suffice.
The Kid Down The Street
The Halloween films tap into suburban fears by making the kid who lives down the street a deranged serial killer. With each escape, Michael Myers returns to his quaint Illinois town to wreak havoc on the citizens still reeling from his last attack.
John Carpenter and Debra Hill, who created Michael Myers together, see their monster as an elusive, almost supernatural killer. Yet, he’s a slasher villain who is very much a product of his environment.
The Original Babysitter Killer
Thanks to his work in the first Halloween movie, Michael Myers is also dubbed the babysitter killer. As Laurie Strode, Jamie Lee Curtis plays Michael’s unlucky younger sister who is taunted by her crazed brother while babysitting on Halloween night.
While Laurie survives the ordeal, her other babysitting friend Annie Brackett isn’t so lucky. Being worried about what mom will think turns out to be the least of Laurie’s concerns. This meme pokes fun at Michael’s penchant for killing babysitters as well as references the 1991 movie Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead.
It’s So Nice And Warm Inside
Stepping into the sun at the height of summer can feel like being engulfed in a massive, fiery inferno, the same type of inferno that (seemingly) takes out Michael Myers at the end of 2018’s Halloween.
Still, Michael Myers always manages to survive whatever fate befalls him. From bullets to decapitations, Michael Myers is the un-killable killer.
Waiting On Halloween
Halloween is the quintessential holiday for people who love horror movies. It’s also the favorite holiday of Michael Myers, who enjoys the anniversary of his original killing spree by making his way back to his hometown to kill some more.
A creature of habit, Michael Myers is driven by a psychosomatic need to relive that first murderous Halloween. 11 films later, Michael Myers clearly has no intention of quitting.
Me And The Boys
In an alternate reality where Michael Myers has a Twitter account, this is definitely the kind of content he would post. His boys include Pinhead from Hellraiser, Freddy Krueger, and Jason Voorhees.
While Freddy and Jason have dueled on screen, there has yet to be a crossover film for all four of these horror movie villains. Michael Myers and Pinhead, at least, seem to be doing just fine on their own.
What’s Killing You
The Halloween films are famous for refusing to dig too deeply into Michael Myers’s pathology and M.O. The films portray him as a ruthless killer, one devoid of feeling who was born ready to kill.
Donald Pleasance plays Dr. Samuel Loomis in the movies, Michael Myers’s psychiatrist. Instead of giving insight into his patient’s thought processes, Dr. Loomis only focuses on one thing: keeping Michael Myers from killing again.
Michael Myers From Dead By Daylight
Horror movie fans who also love video games freaked out over the release of Dead by Daylight in 2016. However, not all fans of the game know their horror movies.
In addition to Halloween, the game also includes characters from The Evil Dead and Saw. This meme makes fun of those Dead by Daylight fans who saw 2018’s Halloween remake as a tie-in to the game.
