As much as I love Jason and Freddy, Michael was the one who scared the life out of me as a kid. The first two Halloween movies were wonderful. I especially loved the way he stalked and attacked his victims without running or breaking a sweat - he didn't seem human. This ghostlike figure with a white mask, black eyes and use of small-bladed weapons are the stuff nightmares are made from. Freddy was great in Nightmare 1, but they ruined him when they gave him jokes and turned him into a wisecracking smart-arse. I just couldn't take him seriously after NOES 3.
I know this might be unpopular opinion but I found Jason more scarier when he wore the potato sack mask in the early FT13th movies. The hockey mask doesn't do anything for me whatsoever, but I did enjoy part 1-4. Parts 5-10 were ridiculous, then again, the same can be said for the later NOES and Halloween movies.
Anyway, i'm going with Michael.
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