In Halloween: The Curse Of Michael Myers, Mrs Blankenship, the creepy next door neighbour, is telling our heroes about the night Michael heard The Voice and decided to kill his sister. While she speaks, lightning flashes across her face, then another quick flash reveals Myers standing at the window. Tres spooky, non? Some people carry their own personal rain clouds with them, but Myers seems to carry his own personal thunderstorm. No matter the time of day, his arrival will be marked by rain, wind, thunder and lightning. Its more atmospheric that way. Whether chasing his niece through a bus terminal or breaking into an asylum to finish off his sister, Mikey always brings the weather with him, like a horror movie version of Ororo Monroe. Kids, heres a hint: if you hear on the radio that Michaels body has disappeared for the 4th time in 17 years and a storm has just knocked out the power, you should probably leave the Myers house alone. Just saying.
Ian Watson is the author of 'Midnight Movie Madness', a 600+ page guide to "bad" movies from 'Reefer Madness' to 'Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead.'
