Cult of Thorn

Description
The Cult of Thorn dates back several millennia to ancient Druid traditions. It is named for the Celtic figure of Thorn - a being of great power. Members of the Cult are branded with the Mark of Thorn, which is a symbol depicting a vertical line with a sideways triangle attached to it. For each generation, there someone is selected to bear the Curse of Thorn, and becomes the vehicle for the entity's power. Those who inherit the curse are typically children. When one is under the curse, all preexisting sense of humanity disappears and they become nothing more than a murderous embodiment of evil. The cursed honors Thorn by offering up members of its own family bloodline as sacrifice.

History
In the modern era, the Cult of Thorn was led by a man named Terence Wynn, who was an administrator at Smith's Grove Sanitarium in Warren County, Illinois. The sanitarium secretly doubled as the headquarters for the cult.

In the 1960s, the Curse of Thorn was inherited by a boy from Haddonfield, Illinois named Michael Myers. On October 30th, 1963, when Michael was six-years-old, he followed the voices in his head, which instructed him to murder his older sister, Judith. When the crime was discovered, Michael was taken to Smith's Grove, where he spent the next fifteen years in therapy. His psychiatrist was a man named Doctor Sam Loomis, who had no knowledge or connection to the cult. After eight years of treatment, Loomis determined that there was no reaching Myers, and that he was nothing more than a vessel of pure evil.

In October, 1978, Michael Myers broke out of Smith's Grove, likely assisted by members of the cult, and returned to Haddonfield. He killed several people while trying to find his younger sister, Laurie Strode. Myers clashed with Laurie, but Laurie ultimately survived, and Loomis drove Myers off. Michael was persistent however, and went to Haddonfield Memorial Hospital where Laurie was receiving treatment, and continued with his plan to offer up a blood sacrifice. Loomis intervened again, and both Myers and he suffered severe injuries during a conflagration at the hospital.

In the ensuing years, Laurie Strode had died in a car accident, but before her passing, she had given birth to a child name Jamie Lloyd. Jamie had been adopted by the Carruthers family. In 1988, Michael Myers revived and returned to Haddonfield. It is suspected that the cult's intention was to pass the curse along from Michael into Jamie. Jamie shared a mysterious psychic bond with her uncle, and it appeared at first as if the curse had in fact been passed, when Jamie suffered a psychotic break on Halloween night and murdered her foster mother.

Jamie was remanded to the care of the Haddonfield Children's Clinic. The trauma of the incident rendered her mute, but she still maintained her psychic connection to Michael. Michael Myers continued to pursue Jamie Lloyd, but was ultimately captured and thrown in jail.

At this point, Terence Wynn felt the need to take action. Cloaked in a long black coat and a hat, he entered the Haddonfield police station and slaughtered all of the cops. He freed Michael, abducted Jamie, and brought them both back to Smith's Grove, where they remained in the clutches of the cult for the next several years.

Members

 * Terence Wynn
 * Michael Myers
 * Mrs. Blankenship
 * Sam Loomis

Notes & Trivia

 * The Cult of Thorn exists in the continuity of the 4th-6th installments of the Halloween franchise. This continuity is ignored in later sequels.

Appearances

 * Halloween undefined
 * Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers undefined
 * Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
 * Halloween 6: The Curse of Michael Myers