Although John Carpenter`s 1978 horror classic Halloween didn`t invent the slasher genre (1971`s Bay of Blood and 1974`s Black Christmas came before it), it made it a commercial force. Along with Friday the 13th, Carpenter`s movie set the rules and conventions for what would soon become briefly-lived but extremely profitable sub-genre in the 1980s, with dozens of cheaply made imitations appearing almost weekly. And while Carpenter had very little further involvement in the series, the movie`s producers knew that in Michael Myers--aka the Shape---they had a classic horror villain, so the sequels, reboots, and remakes have kept on coming.For all the twists and plot inventions that filmmakers have been throwing at us over the years--from sibling surprises and unwanted backstories to psychic connections and strange cults--the Halloween movies remain popular for one simple reason. We like to see Michael kill people. Few of the directors that followed in Carpenter`s wake have his cinematic craft, and the tension and scares of that first film were quickly replaced by violence and gore. But with his expressionless mask, incredible strength, and wide variety of killing tools, Michael remained a perfect bad guy throughout, and even the weaker movies are enlivened by some juicy kills.Forty years later, Michael returns to the screen for an tenth time, in David Gordon Green`s Halloween, which is a direct sequel to the first film. Early reviews suggest that it has some of the nastiest deaths to date, and hopes are high that this movie honors the great legacy of Carpenter`s original; it`s notable that this is the first film for decades that he`s had any creative involvement in. So while we countdown to Halloween, here`s The Shape`s most brutal kills in the series so far. 18. Halloween Resurrection - Laurie`s Last StandThe worst movie in the entire series, the woeful Halloween: Resurrection offers very little in the way of satisfying kills. In fact, the only death of any not ...
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