the movie halloween primarily takes place in which state
Halloween (1978 film) On Halloween night 1963, in Haddonfield, Illinois, 6-year-old Michael Myers, dressed in a clown costume and mask, stabs his older sister Judith to death with a kitchen knife in their home. Fifteen years later, on October 30, 1978, Michael's child psychiatrist, Dr. Sam Loomis, and his colleague Marion Chambers arrive at Warren County Smith's Grove Sanatarium. Michael escapes from Smith's Grove, stealing the car that was to take him to court. Returning home to Haddonfield, Michael kills a mechanic for his uniform and steals a white mask, a knife and some rope from a local store.