David Gordon Green's Halloween reboot trilogy started strong in 2018 with Halloween, a direct sequel to John Carpenter's 1978 horror classic of the same name, but ended weak with Halloween Kills and Halloween Ends, and some creative theories about terror titan Michael Myers could have improved its legacy. As a continuation of the sordid saga of Michael Myers and Laurie Strode, the Halloween reboot trilogy chose to ignore the numerous sequels that began in the '80s (and Rob Zombie's 2007 Halloween remake), intent on making the franchise high-concept and cohesive. Unfortunately, it also shoehorned in a Christine storyline, a new villain, and tampered with the Laurie and Michael sibling connection.

Halloween focuses on Laurie's trauma in the forty years since Michael Myers' massacre on Halloween night, while Halloween Kills acts as a progression of their confrontation after his escape from a maximum security institution. Halloween Ends and its Michael Myers beatdown serves as a final curtain call for The Shape and the entire Halloween franchise, leaving very little room for more films. Michael Myers has always been a blank canvas when it comes to a director's artistic license, and he's been part of some bizarre storylines over the years, but something more inventive or exciting could have saved the Halloween reboot trilogy from going out in so anticlimactic a fashion.

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11 Michael Myers Still Has Followers In The Cult Of Thorn

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The Cult of Thorn first appeared in Halloween 6, and focused on a group of individuals linking a young Michael Myers' soul to an ancient demonic entity, granting him immeasurable power and stamina. The Halloween reboot trilogy ignores Michael's involvement, and Halloween Ends shoots down the Cult of Thorn connection to Michael's evil entirely. Halloween 6 might have over-explained Michael's powers, but at least it helped them make sense.

Michael's survival between Halloween Kills and Halloween Ends makes him seem slightly supernatural, however mortal, with the damaged vessel containing his murderous soul capable of only so much destruction. During a scene in which Corey Cunningham breaks a bottle with his bare hands, he seems possessed by his devotion to Michael. Having Corey be a follower of the Cult of Thorn would have been a fun callback to Halloween 6 without making its mistakes.

10 Someone Put A Curse On Michael Myers And His Family

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Whether Michael is human or supernatural has been debated in sequels the Halloween reboot trilogy ignores, but his powerful healing abilities and super strength suggest the involvement of something beyond the realm of reality. Dr. Loomis once described a 6-year-old Michael as devoid of empathy, and that looking into his eyes was like "staring into a black hole." If Michael had the "devil's eyes," it's possible that he was cursed by someone, perhaps in a Satanic ritual.

Beyond the Cult of Thorn, it's possible that some other black magic gives Michael his power, specifically tied to the root of Halloween night, itself derived from the pagan practices upheld on Samhain. The possibility of Michael having a generational curse could have drawn a comparison to mental illness passed down between family members, much like the critically-acclaimed Hereditary. It could also have even given weight to the idea that Michael is someone's gollum, created to do their bidding.

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9 Corey Should Have Been The Antagonist Of Halloween Kills Instead Of Michael Myers

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A different plan originally existed for Corey, in which the tormented teen went from being a copycat killer to Michael Myers' successor. This would have meant that the storylines for Halloween Kills and Halloween Ends would have been flipped, with the former having virtually no sign of The Shape and Corey appearing to be the new essence of evil. It would have allowed Michael's return in the latter to be full of fanfare and anticipation.

The townspeople of Haddonfield, Illinois could still have rallied around killing Michael as they did the conclusion of Halloween Ends, but not with a procession that leads to an industrial grinder. The final installment of the Halloween reboot trilogy would have had the epic conclusion that it deserved. If Corey had been introduced earlier in the series, with more character development, it could have fixed Corey's transformation problem by drawing it out.

8 Michael Myers Has Telepathic Powers Like Pennywise

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There's a moment in Halloween Kills when Michael's face is shown on a TV in a bar, making him easily identifiable to everyone, but he's mistaken for another escaped patient instead. This patient doesn't really look anything like Michael, making the whole tactic seem like a giant plot hole instead of a clever diversion. However, if Michael had supernatural origins and some kind of telepathic powers that he could use to manipulate the townspeople of Haddonfield, it could have made sense.

Another horror icon has the ability to mess with the minds of his victims - Pennywise the Dancing Clown from IT. Pennywise is able to kidnap and eat the citizens of Derry, Maine every 27 years without any kind of police investigation thanks to his ability to manipulate their minds. Michael has been associated with Jason Voorhees in the past, so why not Pennywise? Psychic powers would provide the perfect explanation for everyone's "fuzzy" memory about his identity.

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7 Michael Myers Is A Government Asset

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If mind control based on supernatural powers is too much of a stretch, making Michael a government asset might not be. With a function built into his mask that could control his every movement, The Shape could have functioned as a prototype for some kind of super soldier experiment. This theory could have explained the high volume of masks produced in Halloween 3, and could have made a fun callback in the Halloween reboot trilogy.

A super soldier concept might have seemed too trite in movies focusing more and more on hyper-realism, but it's not as far-fetched as certain other Michael Myers theories that exist. At one point, Carpenter wanted a Halloween movie in space, so concepts for the longevity of the franchise have always sought more imaginative heights. The government trying to shirk responsibility for making a weapon of mass destruction like Michael could have been an interesting throughline to pursue.

6 Michael Myers Has Two PersonalitiesMichael Myers In Halloween Ends

Michael is a villain who isn't known to have a particularly engaging personality - he's simply a mute automaton that methodically hunts and kills targets. However, ignored Halloween sequels did present slightly different variations of his character that implied he was capable of actual emotion, raising the question about whether Michael felt things or had two separate personalities. Given his institutionalized childhood, there's certainly room to explore the theory.

In Halloween 6, Michael's babysitter explains that Michael hears voices that drive his actions, but these "voices" could be another personality. Perhaps trauma experienced in his childhood necessitated a second personality to defend himself. Michael cries in Halloween 5, indicating that not only could he be capable of emotional duress, but it could be his secondary personality coming through. Mental health concerns, versus demonic possession, would have fit the authenticity that the Halloween reboot trilogy was going for.

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5 Michael Myers Isn't Invincible

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There isn't much in the way of explanation as to why Michael appears the worse for wear in Halloween Ends, but a theory about his lack of invincibility could have shed light on it. Laurie Strode makes a comment about Michael "transcending," which suggests that he gains power through killing his victims. As a wanted murderer, Michael wouldn't have been able to kill enough people to return him to full strength after Halloween Kills.

Not being at full capacity would make his demise from being stabbed in the neck in Halloween Ends, a wound everyone in Halloween survives but Michael, more realistic. Having had to conceal himself until the heat died down, he would have been weakened by his previous wounds and his advancing age. Dragging a few people to the sewer wouldn't have been able to sustain his inner evil for long, but when he kills a police officer later, he's visibly shaking and seems to regain his strength incrementally.

4 Michael Myers Is A Vampire (And Sartain Is His Renfield)

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A theory reinforced by Michael's "transcendence" in Halloween Kills is that he's actually a vampire like Count Dracula and that Dr. Sartain, who helps him escape, is his Renfield. This could explain Michael dragging victims to the sewer to "feed," returning his frail vessel to full strength, and the physical transformation that ensues. He might not have fangs or be able to turn into a bat, but he seems to recharge through his victims' deaths.

Sartain, therefore, isn't just a Halloween character wearing Michael's mask, but a truly ghoulish accomplice to his master's plans. He caused the crash that allowed Michael to have at least two victims to help him regenerate after forty years of dormancy, giving him just enough strength to find more "fresh blood." After all, Sartain wanted to see him in his "natural habitat," not unlike a vampire feeding on its prey.

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3 Michael Myers Is Still Laurie's Sibling

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Despite having no contact with Michael for forty years, Laurie is paranoid enough about Michael to have it destroy her life, yet in previous Halloween sequels, Laurie and Michael had a specific sibling connection that would have warranted that sort of fervor. In the previous timeline, Michael wanted nothing but to kill his sister, and he existed somewhere in the world, fuel for nightmares of him lurking around every corner.

Halloween Kills retcons Michael's motives, disregarding the obsession he had with killing his sister, but keeps Laurie's intense paranoia central to the Halloween reboot trilogy. She's worried he's going to come after her despite him being (for all she knows) unable to. Keeping the sibling connection in the narrative would have heightened the tension between the two characters, taken it beyond a simple victim and prey showdown, and given their saga the humanity that its long history has often had.

2 Laurie Should Have Died With Michael Myers

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In order to end the Laurie/Michael saga and give the Halloween reboot trilogy the poetic and dramatic ending that it (and the franchise) deserved, Halloween Ends should have killed Michael Myers and Laurie at the same time. One of the numerous sequels the Halloween reboot trilogy ignores featured Michael throwing his sister off a roof to her death, and while it was traumatic, it was also surprising and exciting. It was a complete game-changer for the narrative and proved that no one was safe, even legacy characters.

Ultimately, the Halloween reboot trilogy played things too safe. By foregoing any of the wild Michael Myers theories in Halloween and Halloween Kills, and some of the more interesting story beats that the franchise had acquired over the decades in favor of a more streamlined retread, it robbed the films of any teeth by the time Halloween Ends arrived. A tame, uninspired conclusion to a franchise that should have been dangerous and psychologically disturbing wasn't the legacy Michael Myers deserved when so many better theories existed.

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