Halloween is an American slasher media franchise that consists of thirteen films, as well as novels, comic books, a video game and other merchandise. The films primarily focus on Michael Myers, who was committed to a sanitarium as a child for the murder of his sister, Judith Myers.

Michael Myers was crying because he could not control his homicidal impulses and actions. The filmmakers wanted us to believe that Myers was a human being like anyone else and that he had been the real victim all along.