Did Michael Myers have a mental illness?

The novelization of the original film gives more detail into Michael's schizophrenia, explaining that he saw visions of a disabled Celtic child named Enda who murdered his crush after she refused to acknowledge him. He also claims that he heard "voices" that told him to hate people.

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What kind of illness does Michael Myers have?

Michael Myers having solipsism syndrome adds a layer of reality to the character and the Halloween reboot timeline, and it would explain some of Michael's weirdest actions, such as always going back home and staring through Judith's window, while also finally giving a more interesting reason to why he always goes after ...

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Why does Michael Myers never talk?

Quite simply, he chooses not to. Dr. Loomis is quoted in the series as saying that Michael can talk, but simply doesn't. There's no known damages to his mouth, tongue, or vocal cords.

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Can Michael Myers talk?

Michael does not speak in the films; the first time audiences ever hear his voice is in the 2007 Rob Zombie reboot. Michael speaks as a child at the beginning of the film, but while in Smith's Grove he stops talking completely.

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Why does Michael Myers turn his head?

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That film found Castle's Myers killing the unfortunate Bob (John Michael Graham) by stabbing him with a knife and then tilting his masked head, as if to admire his demented handiwork.

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Why is Michael obsessed with Laurie?

It's simply a continuation of him seeing her as the right victim and then becoming consumed by his own inability to kill her. The thought of her having been in the wrong place at the wrong time is a truly frightening concept when one remembers that it could've been anyone.

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Why is Michael Myers obsessed with killing?

Basically, Michael killed his sister Judith because of a curse that was placed on him. A weirdo doctor thought it would be chill to cast this curse, even though it results in death and chaos over a long course of time. Michael simply serves as a killing machine to keep the cult of thorn thriving.

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Why doesn t Michael Myers feel pain?

Myers is mentally resistant to all pain (physical and mental) but will suffer harm from pain just as any other living person would, he can just "power through" the injuries.

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Did Michael Myers ever cry?

Halloween 5: The Revenge Of Michael Myers features a brief moment where the title slasher cries, which is one of the series' most divisive moments. In one of the most controversial moments of the series, Michael Myers sheds a tear in Halloween 5: The Revenge Of Michael Myers.

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Does Michael Myers have a curse on him?

Farrands expanded the "Curse of Thorn" plot line, in which Jamie Lloyd is kidnapped by a covert cult who has cursed Michael Myers via the Runic symbol of Thorn, which compels him to kill and also affords him immortality.

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Why does Michael Myers cry?

Michael Myers was crying because he could not control his homicidal impulses and actions. The filmmakers wanted us to believe that Myers was a human being like anyone else and that he had been the real victim all along. Throughout HalloweeN 5, Michael Myers had little to no character development.

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Does Michael Myers have a weakness?

Michael only kills on or around October 31, unlike other slashers who can go on murder sprees at any moment and for as long as they please. Another possible weakness of Michael Myers could be his obsession with his targets, namely Laurie and Jamie Lloyd (Danielle Harris), Laurie's daughter in the first timeline.

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Does Michael Myers have a kid?

Source. Steven Lloyd is a minor character in the Halloween series. He is the only son and child of Jamie Lloyd and serial killer Michael Myers, also being the latter's grand-nephew. Steven is one of the few surviving members of the Myers family.

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What is Michael Myers's IQ?

Michael Myers [IQ: 78]

He is constantly outsmarted by characters that get away time and time again… most notably being Dr Loomis, who can be found in a number of Halloween movies constantly trying to reacquire and actually track Michael Myers.

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What is Michael Myers immune to?

As shown being fueled by anger, Michael is totally immune to physical pain. Michael can take many bullets; he was able to withstand a shootout from the police and he also survived two bullets to the head. Escape Intuition: Michael was able to escape from any situation whenever he is brought down or captured.

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Why is Michael Myers eye like that?

Even though many people believe that Michael Myers' face was deformed by his left eye, it was really supposed to have represented the injury that he had sustained when Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) stabbed him in the eye with the close hanger.

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Is Michael Myers a normal human?

Indeed, Halloween Ends revealing that Michael is just a normal person who's slowly dying like everyone else is actually a brilliant twist - and not a counterpoint - to Michael's mysterious supernatural origin.

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Why was Michael Myers a psychopath?

Michael Myers had psychopathic tendencies going back to his childhood. There were sequels and/or prequels that revealed that Michael used to kill or torture animals and he was also raised in a dysfunctional family.

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Does Michael Myers have feelings?

Michael -- the personification of evil -- embarks on his Haddonfield rampage for no apparent reason other than to kill. He doesn't show remorse, nor does he display any delight. His mask hides any emotions, turning him into an unrelenting force and a human monster who kills because he can.

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Does Michael Myers get stronger when he kills someone?

At the beginning of the film, Michael is weak. As the film progresses, and he kills more people, he becomes stronger. If he can genuinely transcend after every kill, this would explain how he has survived after being jumped and attacked by various citizens of Haddonfield in the previous films.

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Why doesn t Michael Myers hurt babies?

Most importantly to this question, he kills because he wants people to fear him. Babies, though, don't know to be scared of him. There is no rush. There is no thrill.

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Why did Michael Myers get weak?

It is said that there have been disappearances over the past four years, with the revelation by a homeless man that Michael is the reason. These sporadic kills are likely what is keeping Michael alive. His weakened state when Corey stumbles upon him is expected due to him killing less than necessary.

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Who put the curse of Michael Myers?

It turns the child into pure evil. The Curse of Thorn was placed on Michael Myers by Dr. Wynn in 1963. He succeeded in killing his sister Judith Myers, and later his niece, Jamie Lloyd.

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What is the backstory of Michael Myers?

The tale of Halloween in Haddonfield, Illinois, has been told and retold: the night in 1963 that an angelic 6-year-old Michael Myers, dressed in a clown suit, brutally murdered his teenage sister, followed by the night 15 years later, again on Halloween, when he broke out of a mental institution in his famously ...

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Why did Michael Myers want Laurie?

Why was Michael Myers after Laurie Strode? He wanted to kill his family, all of them. I guess his parents were dead when he escaped. And it turns out Laurie was his sister who was adopted out because his parents couldn't cope after the murder of their eldest Judeth.

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