Directed by John Carpenter · Masters of Horror profile
Made for around $300,000, with Carpenter's own score. Michael Myers and Laurie Strode defined the slasher.
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Dr. Loomis is named after Psycho's Sam Loomis, and Jamie Lee Curtis is Janet Leigh's daughter.
Bob Clark has said Carpenter asked him about a sequel idea set on Halloween.
Killer point-of-view camerawork that the slasher made standard.
A direct sequel to Carpenter's original, forty years later.
Made to follow Halloween's success.
Scream's characters watch Halloween and quote its rules.
Mitchell's slow stalker and synth score honor Carpenter.
The masked killer, the final girl and the golden age of practical effects.