https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCG5jVUcnBY The Movie: The Shape - otherwise known as Michael Myers - is a terrifying movie monster not because his motives for killing are unknown, but because he performs the cardinal function of the horror genre and imbues the film with a distinct lack of closure. In John Carpenters Halloween, The Shape is a menacing force with a large kitchen knife and a soft-featured mask who escapes from an asylum and returns to his home town to terrorize the towns teenage babysitters with immaculate efficiency. The Ending: Dr. Loomis (Donald Pleasence) makes the horrifying discovery that Myers has got up and walked away after a two story fall and six bullets fired into his body. An iconic score enhances this supreme horror milestone that retains the power to spook with impunity. Recurring sequels and a sloppy remake only manage to reinforce the original films superiority, as well as its lasting ability to scare the hell out of audiences. Arguably the standard in creating a humanistic incarnation of evil onscreen. As a matter of fact, it was the Boogeyman.
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