20 Most Iconic Quotes From The Halloween Franchise

When it comes to Halloween movie quotes, the best of them come from the moments in the franchise when the likes of Laurie Strode or Dr. Loomis speak about the horrors of Michael Myers. While there are no Michael Myers quotes in the entire series, as he remains a silent killer, the other characters expand on his legacy with many memorable lines that capture the horror of Halloween‘s villain. Halloween first arrived in 1978 and that one movie spawned three different timelines, each of which has provided some of the best Halloween quotes.

From David Gordon Green’s trilogy to the Rob Zombie movies, there are a lot of characters in disconnected storylines who suffered and died through the legacy of Michael Myers. This offers plenty of characters to talk about the evil that this one man brought to Haddonfield, Illinois, and how these murders destroyed an entire community. From the first Halloween in 1978 to the third movie in David Gordon Green’s continuation of that first story, Laurie Strode, Tommy Jarvis, Dr. Loomis, and more had plenty of Halloween movie quotes that show why Michael Myers is one of the most terrifying slasher movie villains.

20 “This House Is Sacred To Him. He Has All His Memories Here.”

Dr. Loomis – Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995)

From the first Halloween movie, it seems that Michael Myers has one destination in mind when he escapes his captors. Michael Myers goes to Haddonfield, Illinois, and focuses on one house — his childhood home. It was in this home years before that he killed his sister, and as Halloween Ends reveals, everything leads back to this one house. Dr. Loomis actually explains this himself many years ago in the sixth movie, The Curse of Michael Myers.

As Loomis says, outside the institution, this house is where Michael Myers’ only memories lived, and this is why he finds it necessary to go back home when he starts his killing again and again. He was a child when he killed his sister and then spent the next decade-plus in a psychiatric hospital, so that was the last place he experienced innocence before he destroyed his family and his life. When he escaped, he wanted to find his way back home, looking for possible peace.

19 “You Don’t Know What Death Is.”

Dr. Loomis – Halloween II (1981)

In Halloween II, Dr. Loomis and the town’s law enforcement try to find Michael Myers after he disappears at the end of the first movie. There have been plenty of deaths throughout Halloween, and Loomis knows all about Michael killing his sister so many years before. Loomis realizes there is something supernatural about Michael, and he decides there is more to this slasher killer than anyone might have expected.

Loomis shot Michael six times, but the silent killer simply got up and walked away. When Loomis dismissively says, “You don’t know what death is,” he admits that none of them know what it will take to end this threat. As the one person who knows how deadly Michael is, his frustration and exasperation shine through as he says this quote because he knows there is possibly no way to kill or stop Michael, and death will most likely come to anyone who tries.

18 “There’s A Creepy Man In A White Mask And He Keeps Trying To Play Hide And Seek With Us.”

Little Girl – Halloween Kills (2021)

Halloween Kills is the middle movie in the David Gordon Green franchise, moving on from the first John Carpenter Halloween and ignoring the rest of the franchise. At the end of the first David Gordon Green Halloween sequel, Michael Myers survives a house fire unscathed. Laurie and her family are looking for Michael before he starts killing again, and this Halloween quote perfectly demonstrates why they’re so afraid.

When a little girl at a playground says a “Man in a white mask” is there wanting to “play hide and seek,” the adults panic for good reason. While Michael Myers has mostly not killed children in the past, this line increases the terror of the townspeople as they start to plan Michael’s demise. The entire film shows that Michael is unstoppable, and when the kids see him, it shows that the parents have to do something to protect their home. The innocence in this quote is frightening in itself.

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17 “I Don’t Like You To Hide Your Face. Take It Off.”

Deborah Myers – Rob Zombie’s Halloween (2007)

The Rob Zombie Halloween movies were divisive at best and ended with just two installments. Zombie ignored John Carpenter’s films and rebooted everything from scratch, giving Michael Myers an actual backstory. These movies showed why Michael was a slasher killer and attempted to create a sympathetic reason that explained his murderous tendencies. While this wasn’t the best idea, it gave Michael’s mother a chance to play into the story.

Michael is wearing a mask in the institution, saying it hides his ugliness. She refuses to accept this and asks him to take it off because, to her, he isn’t ugly at all. It was a rare showing of kindness towards Michael. However, despite the kindness, Michael still grew up to become a slasher killer, thanks mostly to his mother’s death by suicide when she realized her son was never going to get better.

16 “Inside Every One Of Us, There Exists A Dark Side.”

Dr. Loomis – Rob Zombie’s Halloween (2007)

When Rob Zombie rebooted the Halloween franchise, he created a new story for Dr. Loomis. Instead of a man who sought to stop the evil of Michael Myers once and for all from the start, Zombie’s Loomis was almost exploiting Michael for profit with his book and speaking career. In Zombie’s story, Loomis studied Michael for years and spoke in detail about the evil he saw within the child. Loomis has some dark opinions about humanity, as he says everyone is born with a dark side, and “most people rise above it.”

For Michael, he couldn’t, and with this statement, Loomis admits there is no redemption for Michael Myers in this story. This is a very different depiction of Loomis. In the original version, Loomis was someone who was tired and weary when he realized he couldn’t save Michael. In this movie, he is a manipulative man, and this quote shows that he cares little about Michael and more about his own reputation.

15 “You and Allyson shouldn’t be running. Evil dies tonight.”

Laurie Strode – Halloween Kills (2021)

In the first Halloween movie, Laurie Strode is a teenage babysitter who has to fight for her life to survive the attack of the boogeyman in her home. When the David Gordon Green sequel arrived, it was revealed that Laurie is now a mother and a grandmother. She worked so hard to prepare her daughter for the chance Michael Myers could return that she ended up estranged from her family. However, Laurie also lives to protect her family despite the estrangement. In Halloween Kills, Laurie is tired of running.

With this quote, she admits nothing is more important than protecting her daughter and granddaughter from Michael Myers. Laruie’s quote here is a crowd-pleasing moment thanks to the strength and determination in her voice. When she said it was time to fight back, Laurie set the table for the final battle against Michael Myers.

14 “He’s Here To Kill That Little Girl And Anyone Who Gets In His Way.”

Dr. Loomis – Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988)

In Halloween 4, the franchise chose to kill Laurie Strode offscreen and instead focus on her daughter, Jamie Lloyd. This was an attempt to make Jamie the new final girl, and since she was a child, it made it that much scarier. The three movies from this period of the Halloween franchise ended up critically derided thanks to the addition of a cult controlling Michael Myers. It ruined much of Michael’s mystique.

Dr. Loomis was still around, and he picked up where he had left off with Laurie, setting out to protect those who Michael had hunted down. This Halloween quote comes when Loomis dramatically reveals that Jamie is in great danger and emphasizes that Michael Myers is an unstoppable force. While Michael had never killed a child before, this showed that the franchise raised the stakes.

13 “I’ve Said Goodbye To My Boogeyman.”

Laurie Strode – Halloween Ends (2022)

For the first time in franchise history, it looks like Michael Myers is dead at the end of Halloween Ends. While there is another possible Halloween sequel, it remains unclear how the story of Michael Myers will continue since not only did he die, but Laurie and Allyson chopped him into tiny pieces in a woodchipper in the end. In this most recent trilogy, Laurie was able to finally turn the tables, and she helped end Michael once and for all by sending his body through the industrial shredder.

Laurie receives a happy ending, and this quote is the payoff to her 44-year battle with Michael Myers. Seeing her relaxed in the police car, knowing that there is no way Michael can come back again, made this the best quote she could have said to finally end her decades of terror. However Michael returns in the next iteration, this should end Laurie’s story once and for all.

12 “I Prayed That He Would Burn In Hell. But In My Heart, I Knew Hell Would Not Have Him.”

Dr. Loomis – Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989)

In Halloween 5, Michael Myers continues to seek out Jamie Lloyd, and Dr. Loomis finally makes his last stand against the seemingly indestructible slasher monster. If anything, Loomis has always had the most melodramatic quotes in the Halloween franchise, and this time, it is no different. Loomis dies when he finally seemingly defeats Michael. He beats Michael into unconsciousness and then has a stroke, dying on top of Michael’s prone body.

However, before this, Loomis hints that Michael might never die, as this Halloween quote reveals that Michael might be even too evil for Hell itself. Loomis was right, as his death didn’t even stop Michael Myers. It was foreshadowing, but it also played into the curse and the cult. While polarizing fans, the idea of Michael as a pure supernatural boogeyman was interesting and this quote explored that idea.

11 “Michael Myers Has Haunted This Town For 40 Years. Tonight, We Hunt Him Down.”

Allyson Strode – Halloween Kills (2021)

David Gordon Green’s Halloween movies are unique because they don’t show Michael Myers hunting down a small group of hapless victims. After the first movie did just that, with Michael targeting Laurie Strode and her family, the second and third take a wild turn and show how Michael’s murders over the years have traumatized an entire town. Halloween Kills starts with a celebration of Michael Myers’s imprisonment, but when they learn Michael is back, things get dark for the Haddonfield townspeople.

When Laurie’s granddaughter Allyson says this line, it shifts the plot from surviving Michael to actively hunting him down and ending him once and for all. This was the Halloween quote that turned the tide. While Laurie Strode had determined to hunt down Michael and end his threat, Allyson convinced all the townspeople to follow Laurie’s lead, and they became the hunters.

10 “Trick Or Treat, Motherf***er!”

Busta Rhymes – Halloween: Resurrection (2002)

Halloween: Resurrection battles The Curse of Michael Myers for the most hated movie in the franchise based on critics’ scores, with a paltry 10% on Rotten Tomatoes. The low score is mainly because the movie kills Laurie Strode and then moves on to mostly unlikable victims, looking more like a Friday the 13th movie than a Halloween movie. It follows a reality television crew who stage a show set inside Michael Myers’ old house, only for him to return and start killing people on live television.

One of the most memorable aspects of the movie is Busta Rhymes’ showdown with Michael. He attempts to fight Michael with martial arts skills and uses this one-liner before starting the fight. The quote is memorable for its silly nature, and the fight against Michael shouldn’t have ended well for him, although miraculously, he ends up somehow surviving and helping beat Michael in the movie’s climax.

9 “The Blackest Eyes. The Devil’s Eyes.”

Dr. Loomis – Halloween (1978)

Aside from Michael Myers and Laurie Strode, the Halloween franchise’s most famous character would have to be Dr. Sam Loomis. Loomis worked for years as a psychiatrist overseeing Michael Myers following the murder of his sister at a young age. However, Loomis is not too keen on treating Myers, as he explains that even as a child, Loomis only saw evil in him. His eerie description of Michael and his lifeless eyes helps establish him as a terrifying force without reason, remorse, or emotion.

It also shows that evil likely existed in Michael from the start, and Loomis never could find a way to save the child. While Loomis seemed like someone who had searched for a lifetime to find a way to help the boy, quotes like this prove that he knew nothing could save the child who had become the boogeyman.

8 “I’ll See You In Hell.”

Laurie Strode – Halloween: Resurrection (2002)

Halloween: Resurrection marked the end of the franchise for five years because it brought Jamie Lee Curtis back as Laurie Strode, only to kill her in the first 10 minutes. Laurie lives in a psychiatric hospital, waiting for Michael to return to finish the job. She actually lures him into a trap, and it is her big chance to end his threat once and for all. However, before finishing him off, she makes the mistake of trying to take off his mask to make sure it’s really him.

He ends up stabbing Laurie and kills her. As she dies, she gives him a kiss and promises they’ll see each other again in hell. The quote is a great one, as Laurie proves to be defiant to the end. Sadly, she died and there seemed to be nowhere left for Michael Myers to go but to become a faceless slasher killer with no purpose. Laurie died, which was a mistake, but she couldn’t go out without one great last line.

7 “Stop it! Stop it! STOP IT!”

Daniel Challis – Halloween 3 (1983)

The original plan for the Halloween franchise was to be an anthology, with each movie telling a new Halloween-set horror story. Halloween 3 attempted to fulfill this idea with a totally new story that did not involve Michael Myers. In this movie, a doctor discovers a plan to kill countless children by distributing magical masks whose deadly purpose is triggered by a commercial jingle set to air on Halloween night.

The movie ends on an unsettling and ominous note as the doctor calls the television station screaming to have the commercial taken off the air, but he fails when one TV network ignores him and plays it anyway. The panic in his voice was a perfect ending to a horror movie that knows that it isn’t supposed to end happily ever after. Sadly, the studio decided to bring back Michael Myers, so John Carpenter walked away from the franchise he created.

6 “You’re Talking About Him As If He Were A Human Being. That Part Of Him Died Years Ago.”

Dr. Loomis – Halloween (1976)

Some movies examine the human side of their villains to show how they can be sympathetic. However, the Halloween series works best when it admits that Michael Myers is a being without emotion or remorse. Dr. Loomis is the one who seems to understand this the most, which is why the character is a source of many of the best and most insightful Halloween quotes. Loomis knows Michael is not someone who can be reasoned with.

Whatever part of Michael that was human before is gone now, and what remains is a terrifying creature that cannot be stopped. Loomis worked with Michael as a child, and he knows better than anyone that this is one slasher killer who has no sympathetic side to exploit. Loomis always has the best quotes when it comes to explaining to people what Michael Myers is and why he is a monster that has to be stopped.

5 “Do You Know That I Pray Every Night That He Would Escape?”

Laurie Strode – Halloween (2018)

David Gordon Green’s Halloween is a direct sequel to the 1978 original, ignoring all the sequels that came before it, and has Michael actually incarcerated after the first movie rather than escaping. Set 40 years after the original, Laurie Strode is still recovering from the trauma of her first encounter with Michael Myers while preparing for their inevitable rematch. When she hears Michael has indeed escaped, she tells the sheriff she prayed for that every night.

When he asks why she would do that, she responds, “So I could kill him.” This Halloween quote was the perfect start to a trilogy that finally sets out to stop Michael Myers once and for all. It is a quote that shows the trauma and the PTSD Laurie suffered through as a teenager, something that still lives with her all these years later. She met the boogeyman once, and he still haunted her dreams all those years later.

4 “Happy Halloween, Michael.”

Laurie Strode – Halloween (2018)

Part of the fun of the 2018 sequel is how it plays with Laurie and Michael being forever connected. Despite retconning the fact that they were siblings, there is a twisted bond between the two, and the movie highlights this by recreating classic moments from the original, with Laurie taking Michael’s position. After the two have a brutal showdown, Laurie comes back to finish the job.

As Michael did in the original, Laurie emerges from the shadows and gives him a fitting Halloween greeting before attacking. It is a nice twist that shows Laurie has not only practiced for survival but has learned from watching Michael as well. As this 2018 Halloween quote revealed, Laurie Strode is the hunter now. This is a theme that plays throughout this entire trilogy of movies, as, after years of Michael hunting down innocents, the tables have finally turned on him.

3 “He Came Home.”

Dr. Loomis – Halloween (1978)

The Halloween series begins when a young Michael Myers brutally kills his sister on Halloween night. Since then, he has become obsessed with returning to his hometown and continuing his bloody killing spree. In the original movie, no one believes Michael is interested in returning to Haddonfield after his escape, except for Dr. Loomis. The doctor understands what drives Michael and follows him back to Haddonfield.

His cryptic observation that Michael is already there, lurking in the shadows, is perfectly unsettling. Loomis knows that Michael Myers is attached to Haddonfield, and they remain connected throughout the franchise. Loomis knew from the start that Michael would return home, find the last place where he felt at peace, and that his home would end up in danger until someone stopped the monster. No one believed Loomis, but once the murders started, the doctor proved that he knew the killer better than anyone else alive.

2 “It’s Halloween — Everyone’s Entitled To One Good Scare.”

Sheriff Brackett – Halloween (1978)

Though Michael Myers is scary enough, the Halloween setting for the first movie adds a nice touch to the story. There is a sense of horror already hanging in the air, and a man walking around in a mask doesn’t look so unusual. Early in the film, Laurie Strode runs into Sheriff Brackett, startling her. After she gets over the initial fright, the sheriff tells her that everyone is entitled to one good scare on Halloween. Little did he know there would be more where that came from.

It also gives the movie a little tongue-in-cheek feel, as the boogeyman coming on Halloween seems a little too perfect of a coincidence. This quote isn’t an important one, but it does show the town still possessing a sense of humor before the Michael Myers attacks, traumatizing everyone there for decades to come.

1 “Was That The Boogeyman?”

Laurie Strode – Halloween (1978)

Though he is introduced as a child in the opening scene of the original movie, Michael Myers seems to grow into something supernatural over time. After being terrorized by him all Halloween night, it’s understandable that Laurie Strode thinks he might be a monster. After Loomis shoots Michael several times, causing him to fall off the balcony. Laurie asks Loomis if that is the “boogeyman.” Loomis simply responds, “As a matter of fact it was.“

These Halloween quotes play out even more when Michael returns again and again to terrorize Laurie, Haddonfield, and anyone else who steps in his way. He is the ultimate boogeyman. This quote showed Laurie while she was still mostly an innocent victim, although it was also the start of the psychological trauma that would follow her for the rest of her life.