Corey Cunningham is the secondary antagonist of the 2022 horror film Halloween Ends. He was a babysitter who accidentally caused the death of Jeremy Allen after he tries to pull a prank on him. Though allows to go free, Corey became a pariah among Haddonfield, leading to most of the townsfolk to deem him as a psychopathic child killer before he meets Laurie Strode’s granddaughter Allyson Nelson, who falls in love with him. However, the subsequent attack of a group of bullies in him leads Corey to come across Michael Myers, intending to succeed him as the next Boogeyman
What makes him sympathetic?[]
- He was raised by his overbearing mother Joan Cunningham throughout his childhood. ** It’s revealed his biological father Walter was kicked out by Joan leaving Corey without any father figure.
- He had hardly if zero friends his only "friends" being the other mechanics he works with at Prevo Auto Mechanic Repair Shop.
- He was a victim of a horrible prank by Jeremy Allen resulting in the young boys death causing the whole town of Haddonfield (excluding Laurie Strode, Ronald Prevo, Roger Allen, and Frank Hawkins.) to label Corey as a psychopathic child killer with Haddonfield High School Marching Band Members labeling him as a pedo creep.
- He falls victim to someone far worse then Jeremy falling victim to serial killer Michael Myers who transferred his evil into Corey causing Corey to go murder people.
- His death of having his neck snapped by Michael Myers is completely played for sympathy as he was a victim of Michael’s evil with Laurie even sympathies over Corey’s death telling Allyson z Corey was consumed by Michael Myers’s evil.