There’s something both strange and amusing about watching Michael Myers himself playing someHalloween pinball, and that’s exactly what happens in horror documentarian Sean Clark’s latest YouTube video. At the recent Flashback Weekend horror convention in Chicago,Nick Castlewas on hand to meet and sign autographs forHalloweenfans. As anyone who really loves the slasher movie series will know, Castle was the first person to play the masked Michael Myers in the originalHalloween.
At the event, a newHalloweenpinball game was also present, and it was only fitting for Castle to give it a spin. WithSean Clarkfilming, Castle can be seen playing the new game for the very first time. With the familiarHalloweentheme playing, the original Shape gets off to a rough start before he gets the hang of the game. Clark also gives us some closeups of the game itself while Charlie from Spooky Pinball chats with the two. You can check out the footage below.
“Finally, a true horror game for fans of all things Spooky!” Spooky Pinball previously said in a statement about the game. “Do battle againstMichael Myers in Haddonfield. Features clips from the original film, custom speech including from the original cast PJ Soles! The complete original film score and newly inspired by the classic film music from Matt ‘Count D’ Montgomery. Incredible custom art from Jason Edmiston, and more features than you’re able to stab a pumpkin with!”
ThoughTony Moran appears as Michael Myers when the character is briefly unmasked, it was Nick Castle under the mask the rest of the time in the originalHalloween. As his own career was quickly blossoming afterHalloween, Castle didn’t reprise the role forHalloween II, though he would get the chance to go back under the mask eventually. For one brief scene in 2018’sHalloweenreboot from David Gordon Green, Michael can be seen standing in a house with Castle in the mask. James Jude Courtney wore the mask for the other scenes in the movie.
It’s also been said that Castle will again cameo as Michael Myers in the next installment of the series,Halloween Kills. The sequel also brings back Jamie Lee Curtis as Laurie Strode with Judy Greer and Andi Matichak as her daughter and granddaughter, respectively. Several other stars from the originalHalloweenalso return like Kyle Richards as Lindsey Wallace, Nancy Stephens as Marion Chambers, Charles Cyphers as Leigh Brackett, and Robert Longstreet as Lonnie Elam.
We might see Nick Castle back in the mask one more time afterHalloween Kills, as this will be followed byHalloween Ends, the planned final installment of the new reboot series at Blumhouse. It seems likely thatHalloweenwill live on elsewhere afterEndsis released, but there’s no guarantee Castle would be back for the next reboot. The same can be said for Curtis, who feels thatHalloween Endswill most likely be her last performance as Laurie Strode.
You can catchHalloween Killswhen it is released in theaters on Aug 25, 2025. If you want to find out more about the company behind theHalloweenpinball game, you can visit the official website for Spooky Pinball.
