Throughout the history of horror cinema, some of its biggest icons have been reimagined in playful ways, as the juxtaposition of deadly figures with more innocent incarnations of them delights audiences, even if this strips the characters of their intensity. One outlier in this trend, however, is that Michael Myers from the Halloween franchise hasn’t received the same treatment as some of his peers, as characters like Freddy Krueger or Jason Voorhees have been adapted into a variety of mediums. This has allowed the murderous killer to remain as frightening now as he was when we met him in Halloween back in 1978, with the new illustrated adaptation of that debut story The Legend of Halloween venturing into uncharted waters for the maniac. Luckily, while the events of the film have been given a more whimsical facelift, creators David Gordon Green and Onur Tukel have managed to make an adventure that is playful yet never tones down the terror.
