Jamie Lloyd

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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. 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."

In Their Own Story

In Halloween 4, on October 30, 1988, Michael recovers from his ten-year coma while being transported in an ambulance, and escapes to hunt down his relatives. 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. Later, back in her foster home, Jamie is apparently possessed by Michael's spirit and attacks her foster mother. Dr. Samuel Loomis finds Jamie wearing a clown costume and holding a pair of bloody scissors, similarly to Michael when he killed his older sister Judith. In Halloween 5, set a year later, a severely traumatized Jamie is housed in the Haddonfield Children's Clinic, now rendered mute. She exhibits signs of a telepathic link with her uncle, eventually regains the ability to speak, and has seizures whenever her uncle kills someone. In Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers, a deleted scene 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, but is pursued by Michael. She eventually crashes the truck she is driving at a barn, where Michael confronts and murders her.

Reader's Guide

Jamie Lloyd appears in Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988), Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989), and Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995). She is the daughter of Laurie Strode and the niece of Michael Myers. Her mother is described to have died in a car crash at some point before 1988; the identity of her father is not revealed. Jamie was adopted by the Carruthers family. In Halloween 4, 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. In Halloween 5, 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. At her request, he takes off his mask, but is sent into a fit of rage when Jamie touches his face. Michael is subsequently imprisoned at the local jail, where the mysterious "Man in Black" attacks the police station and frees Michael. In Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers, Jamie gives birth and escapes with the help of a sympathetic nurse, but is pursued by Michael. She hides her baby before being forced to flee when Michael finds her. Michael eventually murders her at a barn.

Did You Know?

• Jamie was originally named Brittany "Britti" Lloyd before being changed to Jamie as an homage to Jamie Lee Curtis.
• Jamie was portrayed by child actress Danielle Harris in Halloween 4 and Halloween 5, and by J.C. Brandy in Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers.
• Jamie is the daughter of Laurie Strode, who died off-screen in a car crash between Halloween II and Halloween 4.
• In Halloween 4, Jamie is apparently possessed by Michael's spirit and attacks her foster mother while wearing a clown costume and holding bloody scissors.
• In Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers, Jamie is artificially inseminated and gives birth to Michael's son before being murdered by Michael at age 15.