{"id":60,"date":"2025-10-28T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/letstalkabouttreks.com\/primedetective\/?p=60"},"modified":"2026-04-03T16:10:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T20:10:31","slug":"star-treks-secret-halloween-horror","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/letstalkabouttreks.com\/primedetective\/podcast\/star-treks-secret-halloween-horror\/","title":{"rendered":"Skin of evil: The Starfleet face of Michael Myers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Halloween\u2019s most infamous killer hides behind a Captain Kirk mask. From a Hollywood magic shop to Shatner\u2019s own confirmation, discover how Star Trek\u2019s fearless captain became Michael Myers\u2019 terrifying face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Links:
Mike Myers mask at Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Was Michael Myers’ Halloween Mask William Shatner’s Face? startrek.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bryan Fuller\u00a0chose the\u00a0Discovery<\/em>‘s registry number, 1031, because he loves\u00a0Halloween: Memory Alpha<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Devil’s Rain movie: Wikipedia<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Halloween behind the scenes: HalloweenMovies.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Credits:
This episode of “The Prime Detective” was produced and hosted by Grayson Thagard.

Music for “The Prime Detective” is composed by Ben Wise: https:\/\/benwise.bandcamp.com\/<\/a>

Artwork for “The Prime Detective” is by Julie Hendrickson<\/a>.

Website and publishing support thanks to David Moody, Producer: “Let’s Talk About Treks<\/a>” The Podcast.<\/p>\n

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