Biography Flash: Michael Myers - Immortal Boogeyman's Gaming Rebirth & Tiny Terrors

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Let’s start with the big one: our favorite fictional boogeyman just got a fresh shot at immortality in pixels. IllFonic and Gun Media are deep in development on “Halloween: The Game,” an asymmetrical horror title that lets players either run screaming through Haddonfield or suit up as Michael himself. JoBlo and Dread Central both note that original 1978 Shape actor Nick Castle is back doing motion capture alongside stunt performer TJ Storm, which is biographically huge for a fictional guy. Having the original body language canonized in a game means that slow, dead-eyed walk is now basically part of the “official” Myers physical biography for a new generation.

The recent PC Gaming Show: Most Wanted presentation and coverage on Fangoria and Pure Xbox showed off the “Haddonfield Heights” map, a neighborhood under the town’s water tower where you can either stalk or be stalked. Vice pointed out that fans online are already arguing whether “Haddonfield Heights” is lore-friendly or just a legal workaround. Only Michael Myers could inspire a zoning debate.

On the merch and mythology front, JoBlo and Bloody Disgusting recently covered a Michael Myers popcorn bucket based on his bloodied mask from Halloween II, plus new micro-scale Myers toys and “world’s smallest” Michael figures. Tiny, collectible murderers: late capitalism’s answer to therapy.

In franchise-legacy news, industry outlets like IMDb’s news feed have been tracking the Halloween rights situation as Miramax shops the franchise around. That might dictate when we get the next film incarnation of Michael, which, in terms of long-term biography, is like deciding which studio gets custody of the world’s quietest problem child.

Socially, horror Twitter and TikTok have been chewing over the game footage, the town-name tweak, and the idea that Michael keeps getting revived while some real people can’t get a second season. Priorities, folks.

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