The film which ushered in the modern age of horror stands well above its many sequels and clones because John Carpenter's taut direction makes it truly scary. Jamie Lee Curtis, in her debut role, plays a babysitter who must protect herself from the deadly Michael Myers, a mental institution escapee who killed his sister on Halloween fifteen years earlier. Called "the most successful independent motion picture of all time," HALLOWEEN is also one of most frightening films ever made.

Donald Pleasence: British Actor
Jamie Lee Curtis: American actress, HALLOWEEN (1978)
P.J. Soles: American supporting actress, HALLOWEEN (1978)
Nancy Loomis: Supporting Actress/"Fog"
Charles Cyphers: 
Kyle Richards: 
Arthur Malet: Actor/"Toys"
David Kyle: American Actor
Nick Castle: American Director/Screenwriter
Peter Griffith: Actor, HALLOWEEN

John Carpenter: Horror Film Director/Composer

Debra Hill: American producer, screenwriter, director

John Carpenter: Horror Film Director/Composer
Debra Hill: American producer, screenwriter, director

John Carpenter: Horror Film Director/Composer

Craig Stearns: Production Designer

Tommy Lee Wallace: Screenwriter/Director/Editor
Charles Bornstein: 

"...Rarely have the remoter corners of the Panavision frame been used to such good effect, as shifting volumes of darkness and light reveal the ineluctable presence of a sinister something..."
"...Carpenter has a good feel for timing the thrills and occasionally adds an offbeat, almost perverse sense of humor, which works..."
"...A seminal slasher that gets better with age....Terrifying..."
"...Carpenter's slasher is the original teen-scream flick..."
"John Carpenter's perfectly faceted gem of a horror movie..."