Watch: Horror Short ‘Project Shamrock’ – Michael Myers Origin Story
by Alex Billington
October 28, 2026
Source: YouTube
“There seems to be an unhealthy fixation with harming children!” 🔪 Where did he come from? How did he become a supernatural murderer? Learn more about the origins of the evil Michael Myers in this long lost horror short – found recently and covertly uploaded online. Project Shamrock is a 5-minute horror film made by Canadian horror director Jason Eisener (Hobo with a Shotgun, Kids vs Aliens, Treevenge, “Dark Side of the Ring”) that presents a fictionalized fan film version of how Myers from the Halloween series turned into this slasher villain. Starring Dave Brunt as The Janitor. This seems to be riffing on the recent “Crystal Lake” series which is an unnecessary origin story about Jason from the Friday the 13th movies. But it’s also an homage to the terrific horror sequel Halloween III: Season of the Witch which introduced the sneaky Silver Shamrock Corporation. A good horror film to watch if you’ve never seen it before. Project Shamrock is a not-for-profit fan film, shot over two days on 16mm and 8mm film in Dartmouth and Halifax, Nova Scotia. This is rad! A clever, grainy, well-made horror tribute to the madness of Michael Myers. Enjoy.
Thank to Jason on Twitter for this tip on this short. Intro via YouTube: “A recently discovered lost film reel with footage dating back to Halloween 1960 contains disturbing evidence that a young Michael Myers was once a subject of the Silver Shamrock Corporation’s top-secret experiments, conducted under the codename Project Shamrock. The film may offer startling new clues about the origins of his psychotic and violent behavior. We’ve obtained a copy of this reel and are presenting it here for the very first time. Watch it before it’s taken down!” Project Shamrock is a horror short written & directed by epic Canadian filmmaker Jason Eisener, director of the films The Teeth Beneath, Hobo with a Shotgun, and Kids vs. Aliens previously, plus segments in “The ABCs of Death”, “V/H/S/2”, and the recent “Dark Side of the Ring” series. Produced by Jen Yamato, Jason Eisener, and Ian Matheson, with cinematography by Andy Appelle (also co-producer) and production design/props/wardrobe/SFX supervision by Katie McQueston. Music and sound by Andrew Gordon Macpherson. SFX prosthetic head by Steven Kostanski. To watch more shorts, click here. Thoughts?
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