with a simplistic story and an engaging heroine and this be the horror movie that start it all . john carpenter brings to life a nail biting nightmare on halloween night and when laurie strode ( jamie lee curtis in her debut and career define role ) and her mischievous friend plan a night of sneaky fun only to cross path with a relentless psychopath from hell . michael myers have escape from a nearby insane aslyum . have slaughter his sister fifteen year earlier and he be now back in haddonfield and the sleepy illinois town where his murder take place . once he set his eye on laurie after she drop off a package to the abandon house where he live and he begin to stalk and terrorize her and turn her night of fun into terror a he pick off anyone in his path to get to her . beautiful cinematography and light really make this moody horror flick scary . with the long gloomy shot it constantly feel a if youre be stalk by the maniacal serial killer himself . myers be hidden well until fully reveal at the exciting conclusion . although halloween be certainly outdated and it be by no mean less chill . the idea alone be goose bump inducing and and this little shocker be one of the most famous and memorable horror movie ever make to this day . it spawn seven sequel and eventually rob zombie equally scary remake and and it set a new standard for horror that still exist today .