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One year after the Halloween Massacre, 18 year old Laurie Strode finds herself still suffering from the trauma brought upon her by Michael Myers. Will she ever be able to move on? Or did Michael take something even more valuable than Laurie's life?
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A WORD FROM CHRIS
This is the 4th and final chapter to my MYERS series. I never saw anything past just making a trilogy. But when I figured out a way to bring Laurie Strode into the story, I had to jump on it.
After listening to Jamie Lee Curtis discuss how she believes Laurie was treated after the events of 1978, and the amount of unchecked PTSD she suffered at the time, I felt that would make for a very interesting story. How the hell did Laurie go from sole survivor of an attack to (for lack of a better term) Sarah Connor? What set her on her path? When did she make the choice to train, become vigilant, and prepare for the day Michael Myers inevitably escapes? I wanted to see that.
But since this is set in the 2018 timeline, and there is LITERALLY 40 years of nothingness, I couldn't do anything that would interfere with the established continuity. This meant no escapes, no revenge stories, no visits to Smith's Grove. It was definitely a challenge.
I eventually settled on Laurie's nightmare because there is nothing scarier than your own subconscious. Plus it allowed me to do whatever I wanted. And since I am almost always operating on a limited budget, I was able to not have to worry about placing my story in more conventional locations like doctor's offices or hospitals.
More than anything, I wanted to film in South Pasadena for this short. It's about a 40 minute drive from where I live, and since this was my last chapter in the Myers series, I figured I pay homage to some famous locations. And since the original Myers house has been famously restored, and Laurie's father was trying to sell it in the original film, I felt opening up with the house looking brand new, and Laurie staring at it with utter discontent was very appropriate.
One thing I tragically underestimated was the amount of literal traffic running through South Pasadena. I assumed it was a relatively quiet town, but the second I pull out my camera, every car passing through decided to drive by. It was vexing to say the least. But traffic flow aside, it was really cool being able to shoot on location.