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.

Points of Interest

 * Doyle residence: Doyle house.jpg This was the home of Tommy Doyle. The house was located directly across the street from the Wallace residence. On Halloween night, 1978, Laurie Strode was babysitting Tommy Doyle here when they were attacked by the Shape. It was here that Sam Loomis saved Laurie, Tommy and Lindsay Wallace by shooting the Shape six times with his pistol. Unfortunately for all, the Shape survived.


 * Haddonfield Elementary School: This was where Tommy Doyle was bullied by other students, who made him trip, thus smashing his pumpkin. The Shape stalked the school grounds on October 30th, 1978. The following evening, he returned to the school and smeared the word "Samhain" across a classroom blackboard in human blood.


 * Haddonfield High School: Haddonfield High School.jpg This was where Laurie Strode, Annie Brackett and Lynda van der Klok all attended high school.
 * Myers residence: Myers residence.jpg . The household of the Myers family, consisting of: (original series) Donald Myers, Edith Myers, Judith Myers, Michael Myers, Kara Strode, Danny Strode; John Strode; Debra Strode; Tim Strode; (remake series) Deborah Myers; Judith Myers; Michael Myers; Ronnie White. In October of 1963, on Halloween night, six-year-old Michael Myers murdered his older sister Judith. His parents, Donald and Edith were killed in an automobile accident three years later and the house remained empty and on the open market for many years. Morgan Strode of Strode Reality attempted to sell the estate, but was unable due to its bizarre history. In the Autumn of 1978, an adult Michael Myers returned to Haddonfield and briefly took up residence inside the house. The house was later sold to Morgan's brother, John Strode. In 2002, it was the setting of a live-feed internet reality program run by entrepreneur Freddie Harris.


 * Strode residence: The Strode residence was the home of the Strode family which consisted of Morgan and Pamela Strode and their daughter, Laurie. In the 2007 remake of Halloween, Laurie's adoptive parents were named Cynthia and Mason Strode.


 * Nichol's Hardware Store: On October 30th, 1978, the Shape broke into Nichol's Hardware store and stole some Halloween masks, some rope and a knife. Sheriff Leigh Brackett investigted the scene the following day, but turned up nothing. Following the Halloween night murders, Mister Nichols gathered all of his remaining "Shape" masks and threw them in the dumpster. They were stolen minutes later.


 * Wallace residence: Wallace residence.jpg Wallace residence was the home of the Wallace family which consisted of Mister and Mrs. Wallace and their daughter, Lindsey. It was one of the primary settings of the original Halloween and the sight of three distinctive murders; Annie Brackett, Bob Simms and Lynda Van Der Klok.

Films that take place in

 * 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

Notes & Trivia

 * Haddonfield is named for Haddonfield, New Jersey, birth place of Halloween producer and screenwriter Debra Hill.


 * Haddonfield is bordered by the city of Russellville, which also boasts it's own gruesome history.