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 Michael want to kill Laurie?

However, looking back on 1981's Halloween II, it's addressed that Laurie is actually Michael's sister. This helps explain why he's so intent on killing her, as the trail of savagery began with him killing his sister Judith. David Gorden Green and the writers wrote this development out of their timeline though.
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How is Laurie Strode related to Michael?

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.
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Is Michael Myers Laurie's brother?

Michael Myers was Laurie Strode's biological brother and she was adopted after her sister's murder. They even went as far as making new footage for the TV airing of the first Halloween connecting the revelation from the first to the second film. Despite these frustrations, Halloween II would be released in 1981.
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Are Laurie and Michael siblings?

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.
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What was Michael Myers' motivation in the original Halloween? Was Laurie always the target?



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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Does Laurie Strode know Michael Myers is her brother?

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.
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Who is Michael Myers baby sister?

Young Michael Myers is committed to Smith's Grove after the brutal murder of his mom and sister's boyfriends, and his sister Judith. After being there for roughly 17 years, he returns to his home town of Haddonfield in search of one of the only people he has ever cared about, his baby sister Laurie Strode.
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Did Laurie Strode have a son?

Laurie became a teacher and had a son, John (Josh Harnett), who attended the school she worked at. Michael found out all about Laurie's new life and whereabouts and went after her, killing John's friends in the process.
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Does Michael Myers have a child?

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. His appearance was in Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers.
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Who is Laurie Strode daughter?

Originally, the character was named Brittany "Britti" Lloyd, before her name was changed to Jamie, in an homage to Jamie Lee Curtis. In the films, Jamie is the daughter of Laurie Strode, who died off-screen in a car accident in the time between Halloween II and 4.
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What was wrong with Michael Myers?

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.
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How did Laurie come back to life?

In the first continuity of Curtis' portrayal of the character, Laurie is seemingly killed off-screen (but later revealed to be alive in a sequel comic book), while in the second continuity, she is killed by Michael Myers. In this timeline, Laurie remains alive 40 years after the events of the original 1978 murders.
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Why is Michael Myers obsessed with killing his family?

While trying to protect the baby from Michael and Wynn, Tommy learns that the cult may be the cause of Michael's obsession with killing his entire family, in addition to his seemingly supernatural abilities.
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Why is Michael Myers always trying to kill his sister?

His motive for murder could follow slasher movie logic - in which the killer is often motivated by a combination of neglect and jealousy. Michael was supposed to be being looked after by his sister who was babysitting him - but instead she went off to have sex.
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Why didn't Michael Myers kill his little sister?

Michael would fit into the first category, so with that in mind, he doesn't kill children because they are no threat to him, as he is a form of external evil and thus can't be fought physically by a child – but a teenager can, hence why he killed his sister and many others.
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Does Michael Myers have a curse?

It commands that child to kill his entire family as a blood sacrifice to keep the cult alive. It also makes that child able to withstand serious injuries that would result in death for any normal human being. It turns the child into pure evil. The Curse of Thorn was placed on Michael Myers by Dr.
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Is Michael Myers Based on a true story?

No, Michael Myers isn't real and there was never a serial killing that the character or Halloween movies were based on. Michael Myers was inspired by a young boy that John Carpenter met during a college trip.
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Is Michael Myers immortal?

It appears that Michael Myers isn't immortal or supernatural. He's simply perceived that way by the townspeople due to his incredible resilience. While this might not fit in with the grounded take David Gordon Green hinted at with the 2018 film, it is an interesting way to view the character.
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Is Halloween based on a true story?

The iconic, low-budget horror film Halloween terrified and haunted audiences for years, beginning with the original 1978 release. While most people believe the film is a work of fiction, the inspiration came from director and co-writer John Carpenter's experiences and true-crime horror.
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When did Laurie find out Michael was her brother?

Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) confronts her evil brother Michael Myers in “Halloween Resurrection.” Three years after the events of the previous film, Strode has been confined to a psychiatric facility after finding out that she had mistakenly killed a man she only thought was her brother Michael Myers.
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Why can't Jamie speak in Halloween 5?

Michael returns. One year later, a severely traumatized Jamie is housed in the Haddonfield Children's Clinic. She has now been rendered mute and suffers from nightmares and seizures. On October 30, 1989, Jamie suffers from a nightmare where she learns that Michael is still alive and is coming to get her.
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Why did Jamie Lee Curtis refuse to do Halloween 4?

Why Jamie Lee Curtis Did Not Appear In Halloween 4. Akkad was not pleased with a script that Carpenter had collaborated on with novelist Dennis Etchison. The producer thought that the idea, which did not have a physical manifestation of Myers, was too cerebral for the typical horror audience.
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