The Boogie Man

Rating: Null/10 (26 October 1999)

"Was that the boogie man?" asked Laurie Strode. "As a matter of fact that was," replied Dr. Loomis. It's no wonder with quotes like this that Halloween is considered to be a horror film classic. Little did the innocent people of Haddonfield, Illinois realize that on this particular Halloween night that Michael Myers would return home to seek havoc on them. John Carpenter's Halloween is a creepy and spine tingling experience for the viewer, that will keep them on the edge of their seat wondering what could possibly happen next. Halloween is full of suspenseful moments. An example of this would be the scene in which Annie goes into the garage, gets in her car, and has no idea that Michael Myers is waiting for her in the back seat. To this very day I still have to check the back seat of my car before daring to go anywhere. Another suspenseful scene is when Laurie is frantically trying to get into the house, meanwhile Michael Myers is coming from across the street wanting to kill her. Another key ingredient that adds suspense to Halloween is the music. When Michael Myers is stalking a helpless victim this creepy music starts to play, and adds suspense to the already frightening scene. Halloween was released in 1978 and it is still frightening people to this very day. In my opinion it is one of the best and original horror films ever made.