Due to a technical issue (I think it was a Blogger schedule
issue) I’ve had to re-upload this post originally posted on October 31st
but anyway, Halloween, directed and scored by John Carpenter, co-written with
producer Debra Hill the movie stars Donald Pleasence along with Jamie Lee
Curtis who makes her film debut. A mental patient who was committed to a sanatorium
for murdering his teenage sister on Halloween night fifteen years before escapes
and returns to his hometown, where he stalks babysitters while his psychiatrist
and the local sheriff try to find him.
This is where it all started- the holiday based slasher movie, and basis of this challenge. Yes, Black Christmas from 1974 is technically the first but it was Halloween that grossed $70 million, making it the most profitable independent film ever that kicked off the holiday themed horror movie, I would go as far to say it was also responsible for every horror movie centred around a escaped mental patient and harassed babysitters as well. Enjoyed by horror purists and casual horror viewers alike I once again find myself asking what can I say that hasn’t been said about this movie? I can’t, so I’ll just leave it there. Happy Halloween!
This is where it all started- the holiday based slasher movie, and basis of this challenge. Yes, Black Christmas from 1974 is technically the first but it was Halloween that grossed $70 million, making it the most profitable independent film ever that kicked off the holiday themed horror movie, I would go as far to say it was also responsible for every horror movie centred around a escaped mental patient and harassed babysitters as well. Enjoyed by horror purists and casual horror viewers alike I once again find myself asking what can I say that hasn’t been said about this movie? I can’t, so I’ll just leave it there. Happy Halloween!
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