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Michael Myers Challenge
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About
The Michael Myers Challenge is an internet challenge and game where one participant plays the role of Halloween villain Michael Myers and another plays the role of a survivor tasked with running to a door, unlocking it and closing it behind them before Michael Myers, who approaches them from behind at a slow pace like in the movies, reaches and stabs them. The challenge was popularized on TikTok and YouTube in June 2022 and saw a second wave of popularity in October 2023 leading up to Halloween night.
Origin
The earliest known example of the Michael Myers Challenge was posted by TikToker[1] @legacy.h on June 3rd, 2022, garnering over 8.7 million views in a year (shown below). In the video, several people attempt to outrun a person playing the role of Michael Myers, who approaches them slowly from behind, by running to the front door, unlocking it and securing themselves inside in order to see if they would survive.
@legacy.h Michael is catching all of us except for Lore😂
Spread
The trend spread over the course of June 2022 as other TikTokers began participating in the Michael Myers Challenge. For example, on June 6th, 2022, TikTokers[2][3] @thegreats_ and @tateandfamily posted videos playing the game, garnering over 16 million and 4.4 million views respectively in a year (shown below, left and right). That day, Newsweek[4] reported on the challenge. On June 7th, YouTuber[5] KEEMOKAZI posted a video doing the challenge, garnering over 18 million views in the same span of time.
@thegreats_ We can tell who’s been prepared for this moment 🤣🤣🤣 @thegreats_2 ♬ Halloween Theme Song – Ultimate Halloween Bash
@tateandfamily Michael Myers Challenge 😂 @User320625 @𝕂𝕪𝕝𝕚𝕖 #michaelmyers ♬ Halloween Theme Song – Ultimate Halloween Bash
On November 24th, TikToker[6] @golden_blondiee posted a video doing the challenge with her family that gained over 37 million views in 11 months (shown below).
@golden_blondiee SEEING WHO WOULD SURVIVE #michaelmyerschallenge #michaelmyers#screammovie ♬ Halloween Theme Song – Ultimate Halloween Bash
The challenge saw a resurgence in popularity in October 2023 leading up to Halloween. On October 7th, 2023, TikToker[7] @slashersiblings posted a video doing the challenge, garnering over 3.8 million views in three weeks (shown below, left). On October 13th, TikToker[8] @its.adama posted a video doing the challenge that gained over 2.4 million views in two weeks (shown below, right).
@slashersiblings Only 50% of us survived the Michael challenge 🔪#slashersiblings #michaelmyers #familyfun ♬ original sound – BEEN1NTENSE
@its.adama yea none of us are equipped for that situation 😭😭 #michaelmyerschallenge #college #ncat26 #fridaythe13th #fyp @🥰Kyla 🥵 @jada ♬ original sound – BEEN1NTENSE
During an October 30th YouTube[9] stream that gained over 460,000 views in a day, the H3 Podcast did the challenge during their Halloween episode (shown below).
Various Examples
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External References
[2] TikTok – thegreats_
[3] TikTok – tateandfamily
[4] Newsweek – 'Michael Myers' Trend Sees the Internet Race To Unlock Their Doors
[6] TikTok – golden_blondiee
[7] TikTok – slashersiblings
[9] YouTube – H3 Podcast
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