 In 2005 , a study was conducted by the Media Psychology Lab of California State University , Los Angeles on the psychological appeal of movie monsters — Vampires , Freddy Krueger , Frankenstein 's monster , Jason Voorhees , Godzilla , Chucky , Hannibal Lecter , King Kong , The Alien , and the shark from Jaws — which surveyed 1 @,@ 166 people nationwide ( United States ) , with ages ranging from 16 to 91 . It was published in the Journal of Media Psychology . In the survey , Michael was considered to be the " embodiment of pure evil " ; when compared to the other characters , Michael Myers was rated the highest . Michael was characterized lending to the understanding of insanity , being ranked second to Hannibal Lecter in this category ; he also placed first as the character who shows audiences the " dark side of human nature " . He was rated second in the category " monster enjoys killing " by the participants , and believed to have " superhuman strength " . Michael was rated highest among the characters in the " monster is an outcast " category . 
