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''Halloween'' is a 1979 Novelization by Curtis Richards of the Horror Film '' Halloween '' (1978). The novel elaborates on aspects not featured in the film such as the origins of the curse of Samhain and Michael Myers 's life in Smith's Grove Sanitarium. The novel has been Out-of-print since the late 1980s. For example, the opening reads: "The horror started on the eve of Samhain, in a foggy vale in northern Ireland, at the dawn of the Celtic race. And once started, it trod the earth forevermore, wreaking its savagery suddenly, swiftly, and with incredible ferocity". The prologue of the novel takes place at the dawn of the Celtic race in Ireland and tells the story of a young 15 year old disfigured boy named Enda who is passionately in love with the King Gwynwyll's daughter, Deidre. After being severely humiliated for attempting to win her love Enda attacks and brutally slays Deidre and her fiance at a community ritual event on Halloween. Enda is immediately killed by the other members of the village and his soul cursed to wander the Earth forever, re-creating the events of that night. .Curtis Richards, ''Halloween'' (Bantam Books, 1979), ISBN 0-553-13226-1; 5th printing, pp 1-6. In Chapter 1 we flash forward to 1963 and witness several eerie interactions between little Michael Myers and his grandmother. The grandmother is concerned as Michael has been admitting to hearing voices and having visions and nightmares (which are about the events that happened in the prologue with Edna and Deidre). The voices "tell me to say I hate people", says Michael. There is also discussion between the grandmother and Michael's mother about Michael's great-grandfather who apparently committed some sort of undescribed violent act. "I think there are enough similarities," says the concerned mother. .Curtis Richards, ''Halloween'' (Bantam Books, 1979), ISBN 0-553-13226-1; 5th printing, pp 7-12. |
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