Michael Myers is often referred to as "The Boogeyman," first coined by Laurie Strode in the original Halloween. He's the pure personification of evil, and for those who don't know his actual name, I could see why that nickname would be used far more often than "The Shape."

A John Carpenter sci-fi fan finally watches the original 1978 Halloween for the first time, only to find themselves entirely unprepared for what it's like.

When you think of the original 1978 Halloween horror film, it’s easy to picture the blank, white mask and the slow, deliberate movements of Michael Myers stalking the streets of Haddonfield. But behind that terrifying mask wasn’t a stuntman or a professional horror actor,