Halloween: 15 Most WTF Franchise Moments (So Far)

12. Ben Tramer's Insane Death (Halloween II)

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The object of Laurie's affections, Ben Tramer, meets a comically over-the-top demise in Halloween II. On Halloween night, he ends up being chased down by Dr. Loomis (Donald Pleasence) and Sheriff Brackett (Charles Cyphers) for wearing the very same William Shatner mask that Myers is.

Loomis even tries to shoot "Michael" on sight, but Ben's luck otherwise runs out when a police car crashes into him, ramming him into a nearby van which (somehow) triggers a huge explosion, burning him to death. For the fairly subtle standards of the first two Halloween movies, this bombastic fireworks display sticks out like a sore thumb.

Ben's death also triggers a snoozy subplot in which Loomis and Brackett attempt to discern the identity of the corpse despite the audience already knowing that it's definitely not Michael.

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