Illinois

Illinois is a U.S. state within the continental United States and is located in the midwestern region of the country. In horror, Illinois is best known as the setting for the fictional town of Haddonfield, birth place of famed serial murderer Michael Myers.

Chicago, Illinois, often known as the "Windy City", is the principal setting for the Chicago By Night chronicles, a series of role-playing game supplements in the Vampire: The Masquerade storyteller system by White Wolf Publishing.

Illinois is also the birth place of real-world serial killer John Wayne Gacy. Between 1972 and 1978, Gacy raped and murdered thirty-three young men and boys.

Points of Interest

 * Barrington: Barrington is a United States village in Cook County, Illinois and Lake County, Illinois. Actor Bill Moseley was born in Barrington.


 * Chicago: . Chicago is the largest city in the U.S. state of Illinois, and with more than 2.8 million people, the 3rd largest city in the United States.


 * Haddonfield: . Haddonfield is a fictional suburban community located in the state of Illinois. It is the primary setting of the Halloween film franchise and the birth place of serial killer Michael Myers. Haddonfield is located 150 miles from Smith's Grove Sanitarium.


 * 45 Lampkin Lane
 * Doyle residence
 * Haddonfield High School
 * Haddonfield Memorial Hospital
 * Myers residence
 * Wallace residence


 * Hardin County: Hardin County is where Doctor Sam Loomis and nurse Marion Chambers were instructed to bring mental patient Michael Myers so that he could stand trial. Myers broke out of the Smith's Grove Sanitarium before he could be transported.


 * Russellville: According to a Haddonfield cemetery caretaker, Russellville was the sight of a grisly murder perpetuated by a man named Charlie Bowles who reputedly murdered his own family.


 * Warren County: Warren County is located 150 miles away from Haddonfield. It is the location of the Smith's Grove Sanitarium

Films that take place in

 * Gacy (2003)
 * Halloween (1978)
 * Halloween II (1981)
 * Halloween IV: The Return of Michael Myers (1988)
 * Halloween V: The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989)
 * Halloween VI: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995)
 * Halloween: Resurrection (2002)
 * Halloween (2007)
 * Halloween II (2009)

Characters from

 * Annie Brackett
 * Judith Myers
 * Laurie Strode
 * Leigh Brackett
 * Lindsey Wallace
 * Michael Myers
 * Morgan Strode
 * Pamela Strode
 * Tommy Doyle

People who were born in

 * Bill Moseley
 * John Wayne Gacy
 * Roger Young
 * Carl Laemmle, Jr.
 * Tyler Bates

People who died in

 * John Wayne Gacy