Old Horror Character From the 70s Inspired House of the Dragon’s Big Villain

House of the Dragon ’s second season is less than a week away from its Max premiere, and the looming full-scale war between the Blacks and the Greens is very likely to introduce some more villainous characters that before opted for staying in the shadows.

With all the revelations coming from the show’s creators and leading actors, it won’t come as a surprise that Game of Thrones ’ prequel will now bring Rhaenyra and Alicent’s grown-up children to the main stage proving that their roles in the bloody battle will be much more significant than ever before.

Now that most of the fans are already aware of who will completely turn to their evil side in the next installment, the character’s actor opened up about the main inspiration source for the series’ new season, and it does sound scary even before the episodes’ arrival on streaming.

Talking about the way his character changed after that shocking season 1 finale, Aemond’s actor Ewan Mitchell revealed that the upcoming installment will reintroduce Aemond in a much more sinister way that doesn’t really have to do with his actions.

According to the actor, he owes such an achievement to Michael Myers, an iconic horror character that makes his appearance in the slasher movie series Halloween. As Mitchell explained, Aemond, just like Michael Myers, strikes fear into everyone around just by simply wandering around, “through his physicality,” even if he’s not about to do something outrageous once again.

Talking about the similarities between Michael Myers and Aemond’s behavior, the actor stressed that the former “doesn't have to say much. He's just super scary. The way he inhabits space was something that I used with Aemond for sure.”

House of the Dragon’s second season is set to arrive at Max on June 16.

Source: ComicBook