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Michael Myers, the pride of Haddonfield and arguably the greatest Halloween party crasher of all time, is having a very 2025 kind of resurgence. Now, to be clear for everyone but the one guy emailing me from Haddonfield, Michael Myers is a fictional character. The embodiment of boogeyman energy, bad childhood memories, and the urge to leave every window in your house locked after October 1st.

The biggest headline this week? Michael Myers is putting down his kitchen knife and picking up a controller—or, more likely, making you drop yours in terror. Nick Castle, the OG Shape himself, and T.J. Storm are teaming up for the official Halloween video game, dropping in 2026. That's right, Castle donned a motion capture suit to bring those iconic walks and deeply unsettling kills to the digital world. Apparently, the whole creative team wants the character *creepily* authentic, which sounds both promising and like something that should come with a free therapy session. Castle joked fans will have plenty to do until "Halloween 14" hits theaters, which is either the best or worst threat you could make depending on your therapist's availability. Something tells me this game could define Myers for a new generation—maybe our kids will remember him as "that dude who kept showing up in downloadable content" instead of "the thing that made their parents jump at shadows" according to the Halloween Daily News press release.

Meanwhile, in the meatspace, Michael Myers fandom continues going strong. Remember that Indiana Air Force guy who annually becomes his neighborhood’s Michael Myers? This year, his wife finally caught the spectacle on video: the man dressed as Myers, cycling away with a baby skeleton on board, as his spouse documents what has to be one of the most elaborate Halloween pranks outside of actual movie sets. The video has gone viral, landing this family on national media and causing Indiana police to nonchalantly shrug off any Myers sightings. It’s hard to beat making your local 911 operators bored with masked serial killer reports, but this guy pulls it off every season. Parenting tip: if you want your kid to sleep with both eyes open, hire this guy.

On the pop culture front, the Myers mythos stays strong—especially with horror news outlets celebrating everything from action figures (yes, Halloween 6 Myers gets the full NECA treatment) to actors from his movies, like Rohan Campbell, jumping from copycat killer to festive murderer in the upcoming Silent Night, Deadly Night reboot. So if anything, the world of Michael Myers remains lively—ironically, considering his usual impact on a room.

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