15 Slashers Who Copied Michael Myers

15 Slashers Who Copied Michael Myers

John Carpenter pioneered the masked killer motif of the slasher genre with Halloween’s Michael Myers, but these slashers copied his style.

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The masked maniac motif of the slasher genre owes almost everything to two individuals: John Carpenter and his killer Halloween creation, Michael Myers.

The Shape has been the standard to which all slasher characters have held themselves to for decades. To say that Michael has more than a few copycats would be the understatement of the century. Take a look at these 10 maniacs who stole more than Michael’s M.O..

Updated October 12, 2020 by Zach Gass: If it wasn’t for Michael Myers, there’d be no masked slasher archetype. Simple yet effective, the boogeyman from Haddonfield, Illinois ripped straight through the silver screen with two basic iconic features, a sharp knife and a white mask. Like the phrase goes, less is more. Since then, although some have branched out and gotten more creative, the masked maniacs and murders of the modern age definitely share or that a few things in common with the shadowy Shape.

15 Ghostface (Scream)

In the killer’s defense, Ghostface takes a lot more than just a few things from the masked maniac character and certainly not Michael Myers alone. With that in mind, he does nail a few of the basics from John Carpenter’s original. He wears a white mask, wields a knife, dons a Halloween costume, and hides in plain sight during the course of his film series. If he could only keep his mouth shut, he’d have it nailed.

14 Santa Claus (Silent Night)

While Michael Myers was not the first Holiday-themed killer, this slaying Santa from the loose remake of Silent Night Deadly Night takes more from him than his own festive and fiendish predecessor.

Once again, there is a killer hiding in plain sight who does his dirty work on a holiday and takes up a mask along with a bladed weapon. Sherrif Bracket might not be on call, but Malcolm McDowell takes up the mantle of a killer-hunting lawman in this film.

13 The Killer (Urban Legend)

A parka and a hatchet might not get one very far in the slasher game nowadays, but it was good enough for Urban Legend. The killer might be missing a mask, but their identity is concealed in shadows until the final reveal. Like Michael Myers, the hooded slayer is silent and deadly, and is also the subject of many urban legends, as the title would suggest. Boogeyman this slasher might not be, but there are definitely similarities in their methods.

12 The Strangers (The Strangers)

While they might be more than a bit more sadistic and twisted then Michael, the use of masks, knives, and home invasion tactics definitely sounds like something that Shape would do.

He might not play well with others, but it would be cool to see what would happen if there were three masked murderers in the Halloween series. A slow-burn, but one that burns as bright as a jack o’ lantern by the Myers house.

11 The Man (Hush)

If Michael Myers existed in 2016 instead of the ’70s, he might look like the figure in the mask simply known as “The Man.” His attire might be vaguely hipster-ish, but his creepy white mask and cruel nature are nothing if not familiar. Granted, the Man is a great deal more methodical than most, favoring some serious stalking methods rather than Michael’s classic grab-and-stab ways. Still, that mask would look more at home with a blue or grey jumpsuit.

10 The Other (Hell Fest)

What made Michael Myers work in the early days of slasher cinema was the fact that he was a simple but effective concept. An escaped maniac with a mask and a sharp knife would scare anyone in 1979, but things change as the decades go on.

Enter the Other from Hell Fest with a similar concept, a mask and a black hoodie, but using his scream-park environment to hide in plain sight. Silent and sinister, this stalker is certainly one that at least attempts to be original.

9 The Hunters (You’re Next)

Granted, these guys are definitely more intelligent and organized about their murderous habits than Michael ever was, but then again, they are trained professionals. The masked killers from You’re Next take a huge influence from Michael’s original look, donning white masks with black jumpsuits as their signature aesthetic. That all said, Michael could definitely use a tactics lesson from these guys.

8 The Disco Killer (Prom Night)

Who does this description sound like? A masked murder brandishing a sharp object is on the prowl for victims while stalking a young Jamie Lee Curtis and her friends. No, this is not Michael Myers, but the Disco Killer from Prom Night.

More than just another claim for scream queen Jamie Lee Curtis, this teen-scream horror show took several elements from the Carpenter classic — namely a masked maniac — and put them in a high school prom setting.

7 The Fisherman (I Know What You Did Last Summer)

Though their motives and weapons of choice are different, Michael Myers and the Fisherman definitely share a similar build and appetite for slaughter. Quiet, relentless, and with a certain penchant for teenaged victims, both of these characters use a similar stalking technique and lurk in the shadows before slicing open their prey. Either way, consider them hooked on our list.

6 Gunther (The Funhouse)

The Funhouse is an underrated slasher flick from the brain behind The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Tobe Hooper. While Gunther isn’t exactly the same “species” as Michael, if his mask were painted a different color the two would be somewhat indistinguishable. While the “freak” of the funhouse prefers the use of his own hands rather than kitchenware, he definitely takes a lot from Haddonfield’s hero.

5 Harry Warden (My Bloody Valentine)

Although Halloween wasn’t the first holiday-focused slasher, it could be argued that it was the springboard many others used to their advantage.

One such copycat was My Bloody Valentine, a Canadian slasher flick involving a maniac miner with the same silent ferocity as Michael Myers. Though the film focuses more on the residents of a mining town than a group of teenagers, it still has elements of a certain trip to Haddonfield.

4 The Prowler (The Prowler)

The Prowler is an interesting low-budget slasher flick that had a lot of dedication from its team but ultimately took more than a few notes from Halloween — mainly the use of a masked killer and his desire to recreate a crime that occurred years ago. Similar to how Michael wanted to relive the murder of his sister, the Prowler seeks to recreate a 35-year-old murder spree on a little college town. The film has a lot of intriguing elements, but it’s easy to see what inspired it.

3 Kurt (Frayed)

Frayed has been cited as what a modern Halloween remake should have been, and it’s mainly due to their leading villains. While Kurt is certainly more deranged and colorful than Michael was, their makeup and motives are strikingly similar.

Both start out as sociopathic children, don clown masks at some point, go after a surviving family, and both seem like absolute behemoths to battle.

2 The Cupid Killer (Valentine)

Once again, another holiday-focused slasher graces the list in the form of the Cupid Killer from the Scream-esque Valentine. With his cold lifeless mask, black attire, and penchant for bladed weaponry, there are blatant notes of Michael in his design. That, and the Cupid Killer’s silent stalking approach is almost identical to the Shape’s. Props to the filmmakers for having him occasionally wield an appropriate bow and arrow though.

1 Jason Voorhees (Friday the 13th Series)

It can thoroughly be said that without Michael Myers there would be no Jason Voorhees. While Jason is more of a tank and an indestructible supernatural force of devastation, he takes more from Michael than anyone else on the list. His white mask and spooky silent demeanor, his slow chases, and his incredible resistance to bullets, fire, and other such dangers are all taken from the original masked maniac.

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