Ranks with Psycho, Silence of the Lambs and The Exorcist.

Rating: 10/10 (16 February 2000)

The original slasher film by John Carpenter is also the best of the best. It initiated an entire genre of teen horror films, and psycho killer thrillers. In its own way it is as effective as Hitchcock's Psycho. First rate use of the subjective camera, and an emphasis on suspense rather than gore. It still has the capacity to get under the skin, even if you keep telling yourself it's only a movie.