Easter Eggs in the 2018 Halloween Reboot
12 Ways the Halloween Reboot Pays Tribute to the Original Slasher
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OK, no, this connection isn't technically to the 1978 original; instead, this seems like a pretty strong nod to 1998's Halloween H20: 20 Years Later. In it, a mother stops at an isolated rest area with her daughter, and they go into the men's room since the women's room is locked. Michael happens to be in the area, so he goes inside and creepily leers at the mother through the gap in her stall before stealing her purse. He digs the car keys out and takes off in their car, as well.
The mother in that scenario escapes with her life, as well as her daughter's, but the podcast host (Rhian Rees) who Michael confronts in a gas station bathroom in the new film, is not as lucky. He does the same thing, peering at her through the stall, then starts to violently shake the door and throw bloody teeth onto the floor in front of her. You can imagine what happens next.