Halloween KillsMade Sure Michael Myers’ 1978 Mask Was Deadly Accurate

Halloween Killsarrives on 4 K UHD , Blu - ray , and DVD tomorrow — and we ’ve have a peep at one of the bonus features . All told , the release includesthe original theatrical versionof the film as well as an extended cut with an alternate ending — plus extended and deleted scene , a gag reel , and behind - the - scenes footage .

The clipping io9 has today is from the latter : an up - close facial expression at Michael Myers ’ mask in Halloween Kills , which was precisely modeled on the mask worn inJohn Carpenter ’s 1978 original(which was , splendidly , a William Shatner mask painted an eerily clean white ) . As the motion-picture show ’s make - up FX designer Christoper Nelson explains , “ It ’s just like an old - fashioned latex Halloween masque , ” albeit one with extreme care paid to the tiny details that make it unique , as you could see in the video recording below :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qivWPLgFnMg

The Shape’s famous mask, as seen in Halloween Kills.

The Shape’s famous mask, as seen in Halloween Kills.Screenshot: Universal Pictures Home Entertainment

“ For 40 years we ’ve been dissecting this mask , ” Nelson says , sum that even the matted wig hair attached to the mask get its own extraordinarily careful treatment . “ Some people were like , ‘ Chris , there ’s like a piece of hair convolution sticking up there , could you mat that [ down ] ? ’ And I ’m like , ‘ Oh , no , no . That has to be there . If it ’s not there , it ’s not the ‘ 78 Shape . ’ ”

The truth was peculiarly important , of class , since Halloween Kills — which leans heavily intothemes of how trauma in the retiring influences demeanour in the present tense — actually includes flashbacks to 1978 , offering raw view on the fateful October 31 dark when Michael , aka the Shape , first menaced Laurie Strode ( Jamie Lee Curtis ) and her ally . Halloween Kills is currently out on digital and hit 4 K Ultra HD , Blu - ray , and DVD tomorrow ; the final chapter in director David Gordon Green ’s reboot - continuation trilogy , Halloween Ends , will arrive this October 14 .

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