Jamie Lloyd

Lore & Background

In the films, Jamie is the daughter of Laurie Strode, who died off-screen in a car crash in the time between Halloween II and 4. As such, she is also the niece of the series' main antagonist, Michael Myers, and becomes her uncle's new primary target after he learns about Laurie's death. Michael eventually succeeds in killing Jamie at age 15 in The Curse of Michael Myers, though not before she gives birth to a baby son, who becomes Michael's next target. In Halloween 4, following Laurie's death, Jamie was adopted by the Carruthers family and develops a close bond with her older foster sister, Rachel. Jamie suffers from nightmares about Michael and is bullied at school for being related to "The Boogeyman." On October 30, 1988, Michael recovers from his ten-year coma while being transported in an ambulance, and escapes to hunt down his relatives. In Haddonfield, while on the trail for Jamie, Michael kills the Carruthers' dog, a worker at the power plant (which causes a blackout of the entire town), most of the police force, including a deputy, the police chief's daughter Kelly, Rachel's boyfriend Brady, and 4 men from a vigilante mob. Escaping from town, Jamie cowers in a pick-up truck as Rachel hits Michael head on, throwing him off the truck and knocking him out. Despite Rachel's orders, Jamie goes over to him and holds his hand. When the police arrive, they tell Jamie to drop to the ground and open fire on Michael, sending him to fall down a mine shaft, which then collapses on top of him. Later, back in her foster home, Jamie is apparently possessed by Michael's spirit and attacks her foster mother. When screams are heard from upstairs, Dr. Samuel Loomis goes to investigate and finds Jamie wearing a clown costume and holding a pair of bloody scissors, similarly to Michael when he killed his older sister Judith. Sheriff Ben Meeker restrains Loomis from shooting her, and both men, Jamie's foster father, and Rachel watch in horror, realizing that Jamie is following in Michael's footsteps.

In Their Own Story

In Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers, set a year later, a severely traumatized Jamie is housed in the Haddonfield Children's Clinic. She has now been rendered mute and suffers from nightmares and seizures, while being treated for attacking her foster mother (who is described to have survived) under Michael's influence. When a still-living Michael awakens from a year-long coma, she exhibits signs of a telepathic link with her uncle, eventually regains the ability to speak, and has seizures whenever her uncle kills someone. Michael kills Rachel, four of her friends, two cops, and the Carruthers' new dog while in pursuit of Jamie. Towards the end, Loomis lures Michael into a trap at the old Myers house, using Jamie as bait. Michael finds Jamie, who tries to appeal to his humanity. At her request, he takes off his mask, but is sent into a fit of rage when Jamie touches his face. Ultimately, Loomis is able to shoot Michael with tranquilizer darts and beat him unconscious with a wooden beam. Michael is subsequently imprisoned at the local jail, awaiting transport to a maximum-security facility, where, Meeker says, he will remain "until the day he dies," to which Jamie responds, "He'll never die." After Jamie is escorted out to be taken home, the mysterious "Man in Black" attacks the police station and frees Michael. Jamie enters to see numerous police officers dead and Michael gone, causing her to sob in terror. In Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers, a deleted scene included in the Producer's Cut shows the Man in Black kidnapping Jamie immediately after breaking Michael out of jail, and keeping her captive for six years, during which time she is artificially inseminated and impregnated with Michael's son. On the night of October 30, 1995, Jamie gives birth and escapes with the help of a sympathetic nurse, but is pursued by Michael. She escapes to a nearby bus depot, where she pleads for help on Barry Simms's radio show (which is heard by Loomis and an adult Tommy Doyle) and hides her baby, before being forced to flee when Michael finds her. She eventually crashes the truck she is driving at a barn, where Michael confronts and murders her. The Man in Black is later revealed to be Loomis' former medical colleague Dr. Terence Wynn, who is the leader of a Druid-like cult. It is implied that the cult is responsible for Michael's actions, placing an ancient curse on him to kill his family to ward off sickness and death. It is also implied that Wynn has been trying and failing to breed the ultimate evil using Michael's DNA and female patients in in-vitro fertilization experiments; finally reaching a success with Jamie's baby. In another deleted scene included in the Producer's Cut, Jamie survives Michael's attack and is hospitalized. Loomis and Wynn visit her in the hospital, but she is later killed with a silenced pistol by the Man in Black (later revealed to be Wynn).

Reader's Guide

Jamie Lloyd is the daughter of Laurie Strode, who died off-screen in a car crash between Halloween II and 4. She is the niece of Michael Myers and becomes his new primary target after he learns about Laurie's death. She is adopted by the Carruthers family and develops a close bond with her older foster sister, Rachel. In Halloween 4, she suffers from nightmares about Michael and is bullied at school for being related to "The Boogeyman." After Michael's rampage, she is apparently possessed by his spirit and attacks her foster mother while wearing a clown costume and holding bloody scissors. In Halloween 5, she is rendered mute and housed in the Haddonfield Children's Clinic, exhibiting a telepathic link with Michael and having seizures when he kills. She regains the ability to speak and tries to appeal to Michael's humanity, but he is freed by the Man in Black. In Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers, she is kidnapped and held captive for six years, artificially inseminated with Michael's son, gives birth on October 30, 1995, and is murdered by Michael at a barn. In the Producer's Cut, she survives the attack but is later killed with a silenced pistol by the Man in Black (Dr. Terence Wynn).

Did You Know?

• Jamie was originally named Brittany 'Britti' Lloyd before being changed to Jamie as an homage to Jamie Lee Curtis.
• Jamie is the daughter of Laurie Strode, who died off-screen in a car crash between Halloween II and 4.
• Jamie is killed by Michael at age 15 in Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers, but not before giving birth to a baby son.
• In Halloween 5, Jamie exhibits a telepathic link with Michael and has seizures whenever he kills someone.
• In the Producer's Cut of Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers, Jamie is artificially inseminated with Michael's son and later killed with a silenced pistol by Dr. Terence Wynn.