Best straight up horror film ever produced. Simple yet terrifying.

Rating: 10/10 (17 October 2009)

This film, so simple in its approach and execution, still more than 30 years later stands tall among not only great horror films but in my mind as one of the greatest movies of all time. John Carpenter took what i believe was little more than a $100,000 budget and a 1 or 2month shoot schedule and produced a movie that still strikes a nerve with adults and children alike.
A picturesque neighborhood which could be in almost any city in America. A normal group of kids, a shy and book smart pretty girl baby-sitter, and moving amongst all of this in complete silence is the Shape(Michael Myers). A truly unique villain in that his evil runs so deep and is so profound that all human emotion is gone. Nothing is left but pure evil, killing only for the sake of killing. And of course Dr. Loomis trying in vain to convince the authorities of this in vain.
However when Carpenter originally presented the film to the studio heads they were less than impressed. In one night he composed the now famous theme music and score to the entire film on his keyboard and the rest is history. The music really does drive home the tension and fear and takes on a life of its own.
I could say so much more about Halloween, but i see no need, it speaks volumes for itself. A true masterpiece of horror and filmaking in general.