what movie is michael myers from

Michael Myers is a fictional character from the Halloween series of slasher films). He first appears in John Carpenters Halloween (1978) as a young boy who kills his sister and then, after spending 15 years in a mental hospital, escapes and goes on a killing spree in his hometown of Haddonfield, Illinois. Michael Myers is the main character in the Halloween franchise, which includes twelve films, as well as novels, video games, and comic books).