Laurie Strode's Relationship To Michael Myers In Halloween Explained - Looper (2024)

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What is the connection between Michael Myers and Laurie Strode? ›

Most entries in the franchise depict Laurie as Michael's younger sister, although this detail is not present in the first film and was also disregarded by the most recent entries - the 2018 film and its two sequels.

In this case, it's Jamie Lee Curtis reprising her role as Laurie Strode as she once again watches Michael Myers brutally kill anyone who stands in the way of him finally ending her life. Within the context of the movies, however, the reasons for Michael's obsession with Laurie have shifted.

While unconscious, Laurie had a dream wherein she saw images of her brother at a young age and she recalled her mother telling her that she was actually adopted. Waking from this dream, Laurie began to slowly grasp her connection to Michael, though she had yet to realize that he was in fact her brother.

For instance, The Cult of Thorn storyline from the original movie track implies that Michael Myers isn't human. At six years old, he became a pawn, and with the first sacrifice of Judith, his soul got infected by the murderous being worshiped by the cult. As such, he might not be able to communicate like a human does.

What made Michael Myers so terrifying in 1978's Halloween was that he didn't have a reason to go after Laurie, and he simply saw her and chose her as his target. The sequel, Halloween II, made a huge and highly divisive reveal by explaining that Laurie was actually Michael's youngest sister.

While unconscious, Laurie had a dream wherein she saw images of her brother at a young age and she recalled her mother telling her that she was actually adopted. Waking from this dream, Laurie began to slowly grasp her connection to Michael Myers, though she had yet to realize that he was, in fact, her brother.

Rather, he was simply compelled by the evil within him. Meanwhile, other theories posed suggest that Annie, rather than Laurie, was Michael's true target in the original movie or that Michael targeted Laurie because she disturbed his childhood home, which he is drawn to throughout the franchise.

Steven Lloyd (born October 30, 1995) is the son and only child of Jamie Lloyd. Shortly after Steven's birth, Jamie was killed and the defenseless Steven was protected from his great-uncle by his adoptive parents, Tommy Doyle and Kara Strode. He would eventually be given up a few weeks later.

Carpenter felt this kind of character, one that was "a force", would be more terrifying than personifying him. Michael's mask was meant to help illustrate this further, because it would "blank out his human features […] Making him then just some sort of force of evil that is irrational, unstoppable."

Karen Nelson, Laurie Strode's daughter, unmasked Michael Myers to protect her daughter, Allyson, in a dark and out-of-focus scene. While Halloween Ends briefly shows Michael Myers' face with severe scarring and burns, not fully revealing it keeps the spirit of "The Shape" alive.

How is John Strode related to Laurie Strode? ›

John Strode is the insane, abusive, alcoholic husband of Debra Strode and father of Kara and Tim. He is also the brother of Laurie's father Morgan Strode. John bought the Myers house from Morgan after the house was proved to be "unsellable".

John's fate hasn't been addressed, and as Michael didn't even track him down, instead going after a group of strangers, it's generally assumed that he was sent far away from Haddonfield, so he could carry on with his life without having to worry about his uncle going after him.

Michael's disorders

Michael has a disorder called catatonia. Michael Myers is sometimes disabled from moving whenever he either sits or stands. This makes sense because it explains why Michael walks after his victims rather than running. He exhibits stupor also which is an inherited disorder.

As an adult, he never speaks, though perhaps this is because we've never witnessed interactions with someone he trusts. The reason it's a “maybe” check is because selective mutism can also be a response to trauma, which Jason most certainly experienced after witnessing the death of his mother.

Myers is still a human despite the near-supernatural powers they give him, he is a "bogeyman" figure but ultimately he is still meant to be a human psychopath - this mean he will feel pain like any other living creature does, he simply masks it or he is in a state of psychosis where his mind simply doesn't register ...

As revealed in Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers, a group of druids belonging to Halloween's Cult of Thorn placed a curse on Michael when he was an infant. This curse causes him to be possessed by Thorn, a demonic force that requires its host to sacrifice their family on Samhain (now known as Halloween night).

On a cold Halloween night in 1963, six-year-old Michael Myers brutally murdered his 17-year-old sister, Judith. He was sentenced and locked away for 15 years. But on October 30, 1978, while being transferred for a court date, a 21-year-old Michael Myers steals a car and escapes Smith's Grove.