How to make a horror movie.

Rating: 10/10 (12 February 1999)

I first saw this movie aged 8 on a Halloween night in 1990, it's a shame I wasn't born a lot earlier. The film had such an impact that I immediately persuaded my Mom to buy our own copy and have watched it every Halloween night without fail since and on numerous other occasions. I love the horror genre but even as a fan I have to admit many of its family members a laughable.
The trick with Halloween is that it was almost believable, the key to being scared by something is its invincibility and the Michael Myers character had this factor in huge amounts. The character of Dr Loomis is another component of the movie which makes it so much more frightening. His view of Myers as pure evil gives you an idea of what to expect. That's what creating fear is all about, it's a shame there aren't 100 John Carpenters directing quality horror in the world.