How is Michael Myers cursed?

Taken at face value, the lore revealed in Halloween 6: The Curse of Michael Myers - moreso in the producer's cut - suggests that Michael was cursed by the Cult of Thorn as a child, and has been possessed by the Thorn spirit ever since. This would explain his superhuman ability to take damage and survive.
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How did Michael Myers get possessed?

As revealed in Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers, a group of druids belonging to the ancient 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).
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How did Michael Myers get his immortality?

This is why Myers keeps returning, as he has yet to kill a living family member. His sister, his niece, and the niece's infant are all connected. The Curse Of The Thorn effectively transforms him into a superhuman invincible and possibly immortal.
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Why didn't they cut Michael Myers head off?

Jamie Lee Curtis explained in the documentary Halloween: The Inside Story that there was a clause in the contract that prevented them from killing Michael Myers, and she argued that there was “no possibility that he could come back” after she “chopped his head off”.
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Can Michael Myers live forever?

Michael always seems to surprise fans. No matter how many ways they have tried to kill him, he appears to have infinite strength and infinite lives.
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What mental illness does Michael Myers have?

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 runs. He exhibits stupor also which is an inherited disorder.
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Did Michael Myers have a baby?

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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How is Michael Myers able to survive?

The curse granted him supernatural gifts, which is how he survived so many attacks and why he went after Laurie, as she was part of a sacrifice he had to complete.
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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 any powers?

Enhanced Strength: Michael possesses superhuman strength to the point where he could lift people off the ground, crush people's heads, smash through walls, and he is also capable of driving his thumb into craniums. He did this on a doctor in Halloween 4.
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Did Michael Myers have powers?

Powers and abilities

Michael possesses superhuman strength, stealth, endurance and durability of an unknown limit.
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How does Michael Myers know Laurie is his sister?

Meanwhile, Dr. Loomis discovers that Laurie is Michael and Judith's sister; she was put up for adoption after the death of their parents, with the records sealed to protect the family. Realizing that Michael has killed one sister and now wants to kill the other, Loomis rushes to the hospital to find them.
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Can Michael Myers Teleport?

Michael can teleport

The masked killer attacks without a motive, and can appear and disappear with relative ease. You never know when or where Michael will pop up, but rest assured, once he has his sights on a victim, he will do whatever it takes to hunt them down.
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What happened to Jamie's baby in Halloween?

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.
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Why did Michael Myers go crazy?

As a child, Michael was admitted into a psychiatric hospital for the murder of his older sister, Judith Myers. After 15 years of captivity, Myers broke out of the asylum and started his killing spree, with the intention to murder his remaining family relatives and anyone who would get in his way.
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Why is Michael Myers face deformed?

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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When did Michael Myers get cursed?

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 neice, Jamie Lloyd.
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What's Michael Myers IQ?

Michael Myers [IQ: 78]
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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 during the beginning of the film, but while in Smith's Grove he stops talking completely.
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How did Michael Myers survive H20?

It's an awful end to such a powerful character. Michael also survives his decapitation from H20 courtesy of some rather sloppy retconning. Apparently Michael put his mask on an ambulance driver and switched places with him, so Laurie actually decapitated an innocent man, and her evil brother got away free.
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Why is Michael obsessed with Laurie?

Michael first crosses paths with Laurie when he spots her dropping a key off to her father, Morgan Strode (Peter Griffith), at the empty Myers house. Morgan's the realtor selling the home, and something about Laurie catches Michael's attention, which is why he keeps stalking her throughout the day.
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Why did Laurie Strode abandon her daughter?

Here it goes: Laurie Strode ditched her daughter at the mercy of Michael Myers in Illinois while she changed her identity and moved to California to live the good life…and that makes her a very bad mother.
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What did Michael Myers sister do to him?

Michael was supposed to be being looked after by his sister who was babysitting him - but instead she went off to have sex. This leads to the theory that Judith choosing her boyfriend over him, saw Michael react by killing her.
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Is Michael Myers immune to bullets?

Nicholas Rogers elaborates, "Myers is depicted as a mythic, elusive bogeyman, one of superhuman strength who cannot be killed by bullets, stab wounds, or fire."
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Is Michael Myers just a man?

Fans have made the point that Michael Myers has survived a number of brutal attacks, from a hail of bullets to multiple stabbings, that could hint he is an indestructible force. But Green assures that he is still human, one who is simply resilient and whose thirst for murder keeps him alive.
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