10 Horror Movie Villains Who Were Recruited For Evil

4. Michael Myers - The Halloween Franchise

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Throughout the Halloween franchise, Michael Myers (also known as “The Shape” when in his masked form) is presented as being an evil child who became an unstoppable killing machine in adulthood.

However, in Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995), which continues the Thorn storyline that began in Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988), this is brought into doubt.

It is revealed that, in Celtic mythology, one child from each tribe would be chosen to sacrifice his or her kin on Samhain (Halloween) to ensure the prosperity and survival of the clan.

Obsessed with this idea, Dr. Terence Wynn (Mitch Ryan), a former colleague of Dr. Sam Loomis (Donald Pleasence) who later treated Michael, selected Myers as the vessel for continuing this belief. It is therefore revealed that The Shape’s behaviour since the events of the original Halloween (1978) have been motivated by this curse rather than by Michael behaving willingly.

Of course, in the messy world of Halloween sequels, this continuity has since been contained on its own to allow for further sequels set within different continuities.

Still, it provides those who want to know Michael's motives with an answer, whilst giving those who don’t want to know them something to hate.

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