User blog comment:Deathblade 100/Halloween Special: Michael Myers (Halloween 2 (1981) vs Jack Torrance (the Shining (1980)/@comment-5795750-20181013110316

BG1's "Semi-Spoiler Alert For Halloween 2018: Myers Survived The Original Movie Anyway" Edges:

As much I see the points that the others have made for Jack to win this match, I would have to also go against the grain and vote Michael Myers to win this one. Michael is such an unstoppable force compared to Jack - his strength and durability are certainly such to be reckoned with since has survived gunshots, being set alight and falling down 2 storeys. Torrance may have shown a feat of durability in the book with the stab to the back as said by Battlefan but let's be honest here with three things to say: 1) that was one occasion; 2) it's in the book and we're most likely dealing with the movie version of Jack here; and 3) it's not as impressive as surviving much more fatal encounters. And as of the new movie, Michael still has also managed to survive his fair share of shootings and getting run over by a SUV - in fact, even though he has survived being set alight in the original movie, the thing that ends up permanently killing him is (SPOILER ALERT!) trapping him a room filled with flammable gas and setting THAT alight, exploding the room. And even though the Overlook Hotel may contain such materials needed, I doubt the ghosts are THAT manipulative; and I also highly doubt Torrance will be in such a state of sanity and mental clarity to try that option.

Weapons-wise, Jack may have the weapons with the longer reach but that's not of much use if he's going up against a behemoth walking around that will not be the slightest bit fazed by Jack's crazy antics. Like EA states, Jack may not be focused enough to use his weapons properly or use them at all due to his mental instability. And as has been mentioned in the wiki before (and I'm paraphrasing here): you might have a powerful weapon in your hands but unless you can use it properly, you're as good as dead to the more experienced warrior with the weaker weapon. Also what's to stop Michael from punching his way through doors, walls and windows to get to Jack? He's got the strength to do it.

And going back to the ghosts, I agree with EA and say that their indirect help of Jack will not be enough. Michael is something these ghosts have never seen and although Michael will still see them, he is not going to be fazed by them at all. The ghosts may harm but Michael will still power on and force them to retreat owing to his crazy levels of durability and strength - and this feat might as well make the ghosts fear him instead and back down. And as I said before, there's an absolutely slim chance the ghosts will make Jack aware that you need to put him in a room with an explosive to finish the job. Battlefan makes a good point about how powerful the ghosts are but again that's in the book but we're dealing with the movie version here.

So all in all, Michael will end up killing the psychotic Torrance in the Overlook Hotel primarily thanks to his superhuman durability and strength helping him to overcome what Jack and the ghosts throw at him.