In the new film, viewers are led to believe that Michael Myers was captured and taken to a high security prison. This was never alluded to at the end of the original "Halloween." Myers simply escaped, despite being injured. That means, that somehow, Myers was captured, and the audience has no idea about how it happened.
Saw the new #Halloween flick tonight. It's the 40 year anniversary since the 1978 murders, so naturally Michael Meyers escapes and wreaks havoc on the town. Some pretty brutal deaths in this one. Plus, there are #mannequins. pic.twitter.com/BU25U0wlhT
— Maya Rook (@mayarook) October 22, 2018