History NightmareFuel / HalloweenII1981

** What's worse yet is that this death of an innocent trick-or-treater – who is eventually revealed to be Ben Tramer, Laurie's high-school crush from the first film (and therefore a probable minor) – is treated as just a footnote in the movie. The "good guys" basically negligent-homicided a kid and no one was too bothered by it.

** What's worse still is that this death of an innocent trick-or-treater is treated as just a footnote in the movie. The heroes of the film basically murdered a guy and no one was too bothered by it.

* Remember that jack-o'-lantern in the last film's opening? [[https://www.artofthetitle.com/title/halloween-ii/ They topped that.]]

* The young boy with a razor blade stuck ''in his teeth'', playing into the UrbanLegend of [[RazorApples children's Halloween treats containing objects or poisons intended to harm them]]. The implication that it is not in any way related to [[NotMeThisTime Michael Myers]] and is never retroactively explained away as being related to the storyline or [[WouldHurtAChild child-hurting antagonists]] of any other film in the franchise (e.g., [[Film/HalloweenIIISeasonOfTheWitch Silver Shamrock]], [[Film/HalloweenTheCurseOfMichaelMyers Cult of Thorn]], etc.) arguably makes it the film's most disturbing mystery (leading [[ParanoiaFuel one to wonder]] what other potential homicidal maniacs are stalking the [[NothingExcitingEverHappensHere supposedly quiet town]] of [[EverytownAmerica Haddonfield]]).

** Also? The reason he's blind is because [[EyeScream Laurie shot both his eyes out]]... and ''all'' it did was blind him instead of [[BoomHeadshot put him down for real]]. Nothing spells out that Michael is something other than human more than the fact that something which should be instantly fatal only moderately handicaps him.

* Doubles as a TearJerker – the Michael doppelganger getting shot at, hit by a speeding police car, then pinned between it and an ambulance which suddenly explodes. Made worse by the fact that said person was ''just an unassuming regular''. (If only Loomis had paid more attention to the hair color on the mask...)
** What's worse is that this death of an innocent trick-or-treater is just a footnote in the movie. The heroes of the film basically murdered a guy and no one was too bothered by it.

** Also? The reason he's blind is because [[EyeScream Laurie shot both his eyes out]]...and ''all'' it did was blind him instead of [[BoomHeadshot put him down for real]]. Nothing spells out that Michael is something less than human more than the fact that something that should be instantly fatal only moderately handicaps him.

** One moment in particular, Michael while pursuing Laurie, Loomis and Marianne walks straight through a plate glass door, without so much as a flinch, really starts to solidify Loomis maybe not so unfounded belief that the guy ain't even human.
** Going along with this, the shot of Michael walking on fire before he dies. It's just so creepy to watch Michael be so determined to fulfill his objective that his imminent death doesn't faze him.
** Michael lifting up a nurse with a scalpel one-handed, as well as him breaking through a thick, locked door later on in the film certainly adds to this. Not only does Michael not stop, he's got strength that he can use even after all the abuse he's taken throughout the night. No one and nothing will get in his way.

* Doubles as a TearJerker- the Michael doppelganger getting hit by a police car, and pinned between it and an ambulance which suddenly explodes. Made worse by the fact that said person was ''just an unassuming regular''. If only Loomis had paid more attention to the hair colour on the mask...
** What's worse is that this death of an innocent trick or treater is a foot note in the movie. The heroes of the film murdered a man and no one was too bothered by it.

* Michael's [[{{Determinator}} utter relentlessness]] in pursuing Laurie. It perhaps doesn't top the NothingIsScarier nature of him possibly targeting anyone, like in the first film, but the fact that he zeroes in on her and ''simply won't stop'' is utterly terrifying, and at one point actually prompts Laurie to [[WhyWontYouDie ask why he won't die]].

* Michael's utter relentlessness in pursuing Laurie. It perhaps doesn't top the NothingIsScarier nature of him possibly targeting anyone, like in the first film, but the fact that Michael ''simply won't stop'' is utterly terrifying, and prompts Laurie to ask why he won't die, at one point.

* Remember that jack-o-lantern in the last film's opening? [[NothingButSkulls They topped that]].
** The pumpkin on the film's poster. The pumpkin has a skull for a face.

** What's worse is that this death of an innocent trick or treater is basically a foot note in the movie. The heroes of the film murdered a man and no one was too bothered by it.

* The young boy with a razor blade stuck ''in his teeth'', playing into the AdultFear UrbanLegend of [[RazorApples children's Halloween treats containing objects or poisons intended to harm them]]. The implication that it is not in any way related to [[NotMeThisTime Michael Myers]] and is never retroactively explained away as being related to the storyline or [[WouldHurtAChild child-hurting antagonists]] of any other film in the franchise (e.g., [[Film/HalloweenIIISeasonOfTheWitch Silver Shamrock]], [[Film/HalloweenTheCurseOfMichaelMyers Cult of Thorn]], etc.) arguably makes it the film's most disturbing mystery (leading [[ParanoiaFuel one to wonder]] what other potential homicidal maniacs are stalking the [[NothingExcitingEverHappensHere supposedly quiet town]] of [[EverytownAmerica Haddonfield]]).

* The young boy with a razor blade stuck ''in his teeth'', playing into the AdultFear UrbanLegend of [[RazorApples children's Halloween treats containing objects or poisons intended to harm them]]. The implication that [[AndNowForSomethingCompletelyDifferent it is not in any way related]] to [[NotMeThisTime Michael Myers]] and is never retroactively explained away as being related to the storyline or [[WouldHurtAChild child-hurting antagonists]] of any other film in the franchise (e.g., [[Film/HalloweenIIISeasonOfTheWitch Silver Shamrock]], [[Film/HalloweenTheCurseOfMichaelMyers Cult of Thorn]], etc.) arguably makes it the film's most disturbing mystery (leading [[ParanoiaFuel one to wonder]] what other potential homicidal maniacs are stalking the [[NothingExcitingEverHappensHere supposedly quiet town]] of [[EverytownAmerica Haddonfield]]).

** Going along with this, the shot of [[spoiler: Michael walking on fire before he dies.]] It's just so creepy to watch Michael be so determined to fulfill his objective [[spoiler: that his imminent death doesn't faze him.]]

* Doubles as a TearJerker- the [[spoiler: Michael doppelganger getting hit by a police car, and pinned between it and an ambulance which suddenly explodes]]. Made worse by the fact that said person was ''just an unassuming regular''. If only Loomis had paid more attention to the hair colour on the mask...