the second greatest horror movie of all time!

Rating: 10/10 (1 January 2003)

HALLOWEEN is the second greatest horror movie of all time, only knocked out by THE EVIL DEAD! I read the novel, and reading that put Michael Myers in perspective. Back in Anglo-Saxon times, there was a moderately deformed/retarded villager who everyone revered as an obvious outcast. He was in love with one of the women in the village. She took advantage of his weakness, and accused him of assault. Some of the other villagers decided to punish him, so they dismembered him. Tragic story, but this is where Mike comes in. The murdered man's spirit became tormented and tortured, and wandered limbo searching for vengeance. Now, thousands of years later, this Celtic spirit decides to take complete control of young six year old Michael. Suddenly, Michael knifes his sister Judith and a movie legend is born. If only the other seven sequels could have cashed in on this prelude! Maybe HALLOWEEN 9 could be a prequel, since we are all prequel happy in the films at this time.