Michael Myers Fear Manipulation

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From the novelization of Halloween 2018, Laurie when looking at Michael, she felt so afraid of Michael that her heart began to accelerate, her breathing froze and her muscles tensed so much that her body tremble, this would be a clear Fear Manipulation/Fear Inducement feat that can be added to his profile.

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[Random-Helper323]

The problem is that she has every reason to be afraid of him without fear manipulation. He's been the bane of her existence for decades. He killed her friends and nearly killed her, and she knows he's hard to kill and strong as hell. Of course she's afraid.

 

[Raincutter]

Given the overall theme of the trilogy, this would make sense. I think his final battle with Laurie also has some similar stuff, I believe the novel even states that the fear of Michael "ruled" Haddonfield or something to that extent which makes sense given how frenzied they were in Kills before falling to decay and crime in Ends. If Art the Clown has "overwhelmingly frightful presence" then I see no reason why Michael shouldn't either.

The 2018 novel also has a patient going crazy just by being near him which would be madness manip

 

[Random-Helper323]

I believe the novel even states that the fear of Michael "ruled" Haddonfield or something to that extent which makes sense given how frenzied they were in Kills before falling to decay and crime in Ends. If Art the Clown has "overwhelmingly frightful presence" then I see no reason why Michael shouldn't either.

All this really means is that everyone's afraid of a local boogeyman, and the whole town is on edge. The areas where Candyman operates behave the same way, as does Woodsboro in the first Scream film, and it famously happens in The Town That Dreaded Sundown, where a serial killer is randomly killing people while evading capture, and the entire town is completely changed as a result.

The 2018 novel also has a patient going crazy just by being near him which would be madness manip

This could mean something. It'd depend on the context.

 

[SamanPatou]

I agree with RandomHelper, I can see Michael having social influencing, since he's a notorious killer and Laurie had suffered crippling PTSD, but I don't see anything really supernatural here.