The most effective horror movie I have ever seen!

Rating: 10/10 (31 October 2018)

Horror movies hardly scare me. There may be a couple of scary scenes, like in The Exorcist, but that does not keep me in fear. And movies like Texas Chainsaw Massacre only happen because logic isn't used. And finally, others are predictable and therefore lack fear.
That's why Halloween is the best horror film I have ever seen. The movie begins with a horrifying open from a boy's point of view. His older sister and a boy are kissing and hanging out. The boy then stabs his sister to death. After running outside, his parents stop him and pull his mask off, revealing his terrified face. We see that he is about 6 years old.
The movie fast forwards to 15 years, without Micheal-he's been institutionalized for his murder. But he returns to his hometown-to terrorize a babysitter(Jamie Lee Curtis in her first role) who watches a little boy Halloween night.
Roger Ebert gave this movie 4 stars(his highest rating) and called it the 7th best movie of the year. In his review, he starts with these words:
"I enjoy playing the audience like a piano."

Alfred Hitchcock

So does John Carpenter. "
I highly agree with this statement. John Carpenter not only directed the movie, but he composed the eerie score that repeats consistently throughout. The classic music first starts when Micheal Myers kills his sister. It's heard over and over to fill up the time when the characters do not speak, but nothing fearsome really happens.
After sometime, the music is still played, but less often. And it's when the music fades that the actual terror happens. Carpenter induces the fear, and when our fear withdrawals and we no longer expect disaster, such disaster strikes.
I was terrified throughout, never knowing what was going to happen. The only time I truly felt calm was when the commercials aired(I saw it on 10/31/18 from 11am-1pm on AMC.).When the movie was on, there was never a moment that I did not feel an ounce of fear.
During a commercial break, I told my Grandma that even as it was scaring me, I was excited that it was actually working on me. It still excites me now, almost 6 hours later.
This truly is my favorite horror movie now, along with Salo or the 120 Days of Sodom. It's frightening, barely predictable, and hits the notes I feel most horror movies miss, even if I love them. Halloween is all treat and no tricks!