Was it the boogeyman? As a matter of fact, it was.

Rating: 10/10 (31 October 2013)

35 years ago director, writer, and composer John Carpenter made one of the greatest horror films ever. To this day everyone talks about the film and for good reason.
Only a few films can say they are the best at something and Halloween is easily a movie that can say it is the best of the horror genre. With a good story, good acting, and fantastic suspense it deserves to be called one of the best ever. Unlike many horror films in the 70s and 80s Carpenter went suspense rather than a blood filled movie. Michael Myers popping up from the dark background makes for a truly fantastic scare. Sadly much in today's horror jump scares are the norm and they happen a lot. Halloween is very much different with true suspense that will truly scare you.
The acting is actually very good. Donald Pleasence, an acting legend, dominate this rule. He is truly a masterpiece not only in this film but the rest of the franchise as well. Jamie Lee Curtis in her first starring role did an amazing job and you truly believe she is being terrorized by this monster. The rest of the supporting cast while not perfect does a good enough job to still make the performances memorable.
John Carpenter as well did the score for this film as well. As the film is a well known classic so is the score John Carpenter made. To this day 35 years later when that Halloween music hits everyone thinks Halloween and Michael Myers. Sadly in today's horror genre this rarely happens as the music is parted to someone outside the production.
With the huge success of the film came sequels. John Carpenter made Halloween 2 in 1981 and Halloween 3 in 1982(which is the film without Michael Myers but still a very good film none the less) but not as a director only as a writer. After Halloween 3 he left the franchise for good never looking back. In total the franchise had 8 movies before the reboot came in 2007. Although Halloween H20 completely ignores parts 3 through 6.
Overall this is without a doubt one of the best if not the best horror film ever made. But no matter where you stand on that issue we all should agree John Carpenter and Debra Hill created a classic character that will live on forever.