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  1. screenrant.com › halloween-movie-true-story-killerHalloween: The True Story That Inspired Michael Myers

    Nov 18, 2019 · Halloween was credited as the film that jump-started the slasher craze that continued through the '80s and '90s. Much of that was due to the influence of Michael Myers, the ruthless madman at the center of the story, who returns to his hometown of Haddonfield fifteen years after murdering his family on Halloween night.

  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Halloween_(franchise)Halloween (franchise) - Wikipedia

    Halloween is an American slasher media franchise that consists of thirteen films, as well as novels, comic books, a video game and other merchandise. The films primarily focus on Michael Myers, who was committed to a sanitarium as a child for the murder of his sister, Judith Myers. Fifteen years later, he escapes to stalk and kill the people of ...

  3. collider.com › slasher-movies-like-halloween10 Slasher Movies That Owe Their Existence to John Carpenter ...

    Jul 25, 2024 · The House of the Devil is a homage to John Carpenter's Halloween, and the entire era of horror and slasher films that surrounded it. Director Ti West is now widely known for his Mia Goth centered ...

  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Halloween_(1978_film)Halloween (1978 film) - Wikipedia

    Budget. $300,000–325,000. Box office. $70 million. Halloween (advertised as John Carpenter's Halloween) is a 1978 American independent slasher film directed and scored by John Carpenter, who co-wrote it with its producer Debra Hill. It stars Donald Pleasence, Jamie Lee Curtis (in her film debut), P. J. Soles, and Nancy Loomis.

  5. www.ranker.com › list › the-best-halloween-horrorThe 55+ Best Halloween-Themed Horror Movies, Ranked By Fans

    • Halloween. Donald Pleasence, Jamie Lee Curtis, Nancy Kyes. 1,037 votes. In the iconic horror film Halloween, directed by John Carpenter, the tranquil town of Haddonfield, Illinois is thrown into a state of terror.
    • Trick 'r Treat. Anna Paquin, Brian Cox, Dylan Baker. 866 votes. In the anthology-style horror movie Trick 'r Treat, we are served a chilling banquet of Halloween-themed stories.
    • Halloween II. Jamie Lee Curtis, Donald Pleasence, Charles Cyphers. 696 votes. In Halloween II, the nightmare is far from over. Directed by Rick Rosenthal, this 1981 horror sequel picks up exactly where John Carpenter's original left off.
    • Halloween. Jamie Lee Curtis, Judy Greer, Andi Matichak. 718 votes. Halloween sees Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) confronting her traumatic past. Four decades after surviving Michael Myers' murderous rampage, Laurie prepares for his inevitable return to Haddonfield.

  6. www.denofgeek.com › movies › how-halloween-redefinedHow Halloween redefined the slasher movie | Den of Geek

    Oct 17, 2018 · Halloween was the first slasher movie to take a villain and turn him into a myth. Michael Myers wasn’t just a patient who escaped from an asylum, he was, according to Sam Loomis (the inimitable ...

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  8. www.indiewire.com › features › generalHalloween: How a Slasher Flick Became One of the Most ...

    Oct 20, 2018 · This ultra low-budget slasher flick was one of the most important movies to be released in the 1970s. Among the top-grossing films released in 1978, “Halloween” was no. 10. However, those that ...