The Best Horror Film Ever!

Rating: 10/10 (1 November 1999)

This movie is the scariest movie I have ever seen! Every single time I watch it, with all the lights out of course, I am scared to death! Halloween is the best of the stalker/slasher genre. Michael Myers is the best horror icon in popular cinema.
What really works about this movie and the next sequel Halloween II, was the seemingly real quality to it. Michael is a real person, not a dream, not a slasher in the woods, but a madman who stalks his prey in their homes, in their neighborhood. I mean, the scene where Michael is going after Laurie across the street to the Doyle's house and she doesn't have her keys.... that whole scene is scary to the core! The scenes where he appears in the dark, out of nowhere, right behind people.... frightening! This movie is so believable because it plays upon real fears... that this can happen to you, in your home, in your town, a madman after you, without you knowing why. (The reason Michael is after Laurie becomes clear in the next sequel).
Anyone reading this review who hasn't seen Halloween, I urge you to see this horror classic. It's truly frightening! View this with the lights out and the volume up high, to get the full effect of the haunting music and the scares galore. Be prepared for the terror!