"Purely And Simply EVIL!"

Rating: 8/10 (26 February 2012)

Donald Pleasence, Jamie Lee Curtis, Charles Cyphers, P.J. Soles and Nancy Loomis star in John Carpenter's 1978 horror film. This begins on Halloween night 1963 in Haddonfield, Illionois with teenage girl, Judith Myers being stabbed to death by someone revealed to be her 6-year old brother, Michael. Fifteen years later, Michael (Nick Castle) escapes from Smith's Grove sanitarium and returns home. His psychiatrist, Sam Loomis (Pleasence) pursues him with help from Haddonfield Sheriff, Leigh Brackett (Cyphers) before he kills again. Babysitter, Laurie Strode (Curtis) is in for a nightmare when she and her friends, Annie (Loomis) and Lynda (Soles) become stalked by the killer. You can't beat this original horror/slasher classic that not only changed the holiday forever, but it's definitely one of Carpenter's best. Donald and Jamie are terrific in it and who can forget Carpenter's chilling score. I recommend this.