41 Days to Halloween- 1978 Halloween

Over the next 100 days, I will present one movie of significances in horror, suspense or thrillers for each year from 1919 to 2018. The next film presented here is 1978 slasher movie "Halloween" starring Donald Pleasence, Jamie Lee Curtis, PJ Soles, Nancy Loomis and directed by John Carpenter

Halloween (1978)

Dir- John Carpenter

What most slasher flicks lack is the classic elements of horror; suspense, terror and the sheer emotion of fright. Taking this in mind John Carpenter presents what may be one the best slasher movies ever made. The movie starts with a flashback, a boy finds a mask and walks over to his sister's room and commits a brutal murder. We soon see him unmasked and the shock that such a young boy committed this sets the tone for the movie. After many years, he escapes the asylum and returns home to commit even more murders. His psychiatrist who wishes to put him away once and for all stalks him. What makes Halloween so great and original is that the movie makes excellent use of the Boogeyman Theme that we all find scary. We also have a great score and good use of the widescreen in what is a low budget movie. Making over 80 million when it was released and with it came the sudden rush of even cheaper imitations.