10 Horror Franchises That Should Be Turned Into Video Games

Originally titled The Babysitter Murders, Halloween is one of the most profitable independent films of all time, and one of the most successful horror movies in history. Produced with a budget of $300,000, the film grossed over $70 million worldwide, and has since spawned seven sequels, and a remake in 2007. In 2006, the film was added to the National Film Registry, and has been credited as being one of the influential slasher movies ever made, and for inventing numerous tropes associated with the genre.

Directed by John Carpenter, and staring Jamie Lee Curtis, the film follows Laurie Strode, an innocuous teenager and babysitter stalked by a masked stranger on Halloween night. Her pursuer: an institutionalised psychopath named Michael Myers, an escaped mental patient with seemingly supernatural abilities, including an imperviousness to death.

The Game: Much like Friday the 13th, Halloween would make the perfect backdrop for a multiplayer focused horror game, pitting numerous players against a singular, seemingly unstoppable monster equipped with every possible advantage.

Unlike the upcoming Friday the 13th however, Halloween should be about survival, first and foremost. Actually killing Michael Myers should be unviable, if not downright impossible.

Like the films, the main theme of the game should be futility, facing off against an opponent that cannot be overcome. In this respect, Michael Myers would be like the Xenomorph from Alien Isolation, a constant obstacle that should be avoided at all costs, and is virtually indestructible.