Halloween (2000) 1

Michael Myers has come home so many times, there’s a key under the mat for him.

In 2000 Chaos Comics continued to delve into the franchise with the first of three holiday offerings simply titled Halloween. By this time seven movies had graced the silver screen. Another three would follow including a remake and sequel by Rob Zombie.

Currently a 2018 follow up to the original 1978 movie is garnering rave reviews in theaters.

Halloween began as a cheap slasher as envisioned by John Carpenter and Debra Hill. Carpenter would also direct and score the film. Hill co-produced. By the end of its original run Halloween had grossed $47 million at home with another $23 million raked in internationally for a total of $70 million – or, $277 million by 2018 standards – on a $300,000 investment.

In addition, Halloween launched Jamie Lee Curtis’ career.

In Chaos’ installment, written by Phillip Nutman and penciled by David Brewer, Myers is given a deeper back story. Halloween (the comic book) begins with Tommy Doyle’s, played by Paul Rudd in Halloween: The Curse of Michael Meyers (1995), attempt to chronicle Myers’ hacking exploits in a true-crime novel.

Doyle is granted access to Samuel Loomis’ original notes that began in November of 1963. The writings reveal the tortured path both traveled as Loomis tried to cure his patient. The book culminates with another cliff hanger as Myers makes a horror franchise escape from death.

In keeping with the era, Chaos offered four variant covers including the iconic movie poster as a premium glow in the dark edition.