How Have I Not Seen *HALLOWEEN*!? 

I've seen a lot of people who watched this movie for the first time nowadays say that it's full of cliches, what these people don't understand is that Halloween was the first to have these things, so nothing about it is cliche

As others have said, this is the movie that created all the tropes. And it was fresh and unique at the time. This movie is the reason why people started locking their car doors and checking in the back seat before driving off. No lie.

“The blackest eyes; the devils eyes.” That entire scene is one of my favorites in all of cinema

As Peter Capaldi once said, “Why do things chase you slowly? Because it doesn’t need to chase you quickly!”

Fun reaction! Before this movie, it was actually pretty much unheard-of to have a villain who *just keeps not dying no matter how many times he's stabbed or injured* - this movie kinda originated that trope. So the whole idea of "keep holding the weapon, and stab him a bunch more times to make sure he's really dead" didn't really enter the public mindset until after this movie came out. :)

For years people kept asking Jaimie Lee, "Why did you keep dropping the knife?" Her answer, "BECAUSE THE DIRECTOR TOLD ME TO."

Trivia: The movie the kids are watching just before Laurie gets chased by Michael Myers is The Thing from Another World from 1951. Four years after directing Halloween, John Carpenter would direct The Thing, a remake of the same film that the kids were watching on that TV.

The mask Michael Myers wears is a William Shatner mask (Captain Kirk from STAR TREK)!

You should consider Halloween II. it's a continuation of the same night! They go together!

Michael is absolutely terrifying when going up against him in Dead by Daylight. You'll happily be working away on a generator, and then with no warning, he's just THERE. Then he starts chasing you, and the piano kicks in, and man, it's great

Halloween is my favorite horror movie of all time, and it’s so nice to see other people’s first reactions to it. I first saw it on Halloween night, and let me tell you, it was an unforgettable experience.

Halloween II is also worth watching. Of course, I may think that because, when I first saw these movies, it was on TV, and it was usually a cable station showing parts 1 and 2 back to back, so to me, it felt like one long movie.

This really is a phenomenally made movie. John Carpenter and Debra Hill just nailed the vibe.

Halloween was a milestone in the genre of horror ,can you imagine the first Halloween came out in 1978 ,l have made it a tradition 10 days before l sit and watch all Halloween movies day by day till the day of Halloween. One Halloween movie each day ,l don't care what people say the later movies do suck (the ones made after 2000's) but still they give you that adrenaline rush when you hear the Halloween theme ,it brings back memories of the first 3 ,in a weird way all of them serves their purpose ,being to bring you the spirit halloween.

"WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU!?!?" lol, it's because they aren't genre savvy! They live at the dawning of the slasher film era. By the time Scream comes along, the kids are hip to what's going on. I really like John Carpenter's Halloween. It feels like something that could actually happen and, despite the environment not holding up if you're REALLY scrutinizing it (they're in the wrong part of the U.S. at the wrong time of year, with the wrong trees), the vibe feels very authentically 'autumn in the late 70s.' It really is an example of what can happen when you have a restrictive budget: Sometimes it's the limitations put on us that brings out our best work. It's a very lean, clean, movie, right down to the spare, director-written, score. Best of all, there's no gore! You will never catch me watching The Thing, because disgusting things live on in my head, forever, as intrusive thoughts, but I watch Halloween, at least once a year, with an easy smile on my face. As a child of the 80s, who was born one autumn in the 70s, I LIVED for this time of year, because I loved candy, loved Halloween, and of course loved getting birthday presents. Despite the fact that I didn't see this movie until I was an adult, watching it takes me back to my favorite autumns of the 80s, and THAT will never get old. It's not even October yet, and I'm already one pumpkin pie into the holiday season so, in spite of everything going wrong in the world, I at least have that.

I watched "Poltergeist", "Nightmare on Elm´s Street", "Friday, the 13th" and all these classics back when I was 6 or 7 years old - never bothered me at all. When I was 18, my parents went out one night and I stayed home to watch my little brother. He was sleeping in his room, I had the door of my room open, all lights were out, only my TV lighted the scene up a little. And at midnight, "Halloween" came up. And, at almost 19 years old, I almost shit my pants :D The score alone gives me chills after all these years - and I´m almost 40 by now...

She should watch the second one too, since they're the same night, and honestly the second one gives some of the most Halloweeny vibes of the whole series maybe... love the lit pumpkins throughout the hospital.

3:06 Not only did John Carpenter produce this movie, but he also written and directed the movie as well A couple more Fun Facts: John Carpenter had originally planned for the "Halloween" movies to be an anthology series all set during Halloween, similar to "The Twilight Zone" or "Tales From The Dark Side", which would explain why "Halloween III:Season Of The Witch" had such a radically different storyline Also, John Carpenter had named the main villain, "Michael Myers" after an executive at the film studio that funded the movie, in a sort of twisted tribute to him

I was never a huge fan of horror movies either, because I have a tendency to dream about what I watch. When I was a teenager one of my friends rented this for a sleepover and we watched it with the lights out. 😬 The movie builds tension really well and the soundtrack is iconic.

Its always special watching these movies where I'm from. John Carpenter was raised in my hometown of Bowling Green. His dad was a professor at WKU. All the locations and nearby towns (save Haddonfield) are local. I live just off Smith's Grove Road.

I’m recommending Trick ‘r Treat. It’s my fave Hallowe’en movie! Although if Halloween 1978 took this long to win a poll, I doubt that Trick ‘r Treat will win… ever. Not enough people have seen it because it didn’t get a theatrical release back in 2007, but it does have a cult following and I finally got to see it in a theatre last year. Anyone who has watched it will agree it’s one of the best Halloween themed horror movies of all time. And it’s just the right amount of scary for Natalie. I especially think Natalie will appreciate the casting, writing, and direction. Anna Paquin and Brian Cox are excellent!

Halloween (1978) is my all time favorite slasher/horror movie. It is brilliant in so many ways. The more you watch it the more you see all the psychology laced in the writing and scenes. It is a thinking person's horror film. Also we fill in alot of the blanks in our minds which adds to the terror we feel while watching this film. What always made this so scary to me as a kid watching was this seemed possible and the older I got and the more I learned about certain psychological and mental disorders the more I realized that there are mental conditions were the patient doesn't have empathy or emotions or even feel pain. Some patients can exhibit great strength too. The suburbs at night can also be a creepy place. My favorite's of this franchise are Halloween 2 (1981) and Halloween 4 (1988) these are the only films I consider canon to the first film. Michael always seemed the most intelligent of all the slashers to me and that made him more threatening. I would love it if you watched part 2 and 4. Great reaction Natalie. I loved it.

The 1974 film Black Christmas made John Carpenter want to make this film. Halloween Ends was the last of a trilogy that started back in 2018. The 70s in my opinion was the best decade for horror. Your reactions are always great. ✌

Every time someone calls him Mike Meyers instead of Michael, I just picture Wayne, Austin Powers, or Shrek in place of Michael and it makes me smile.

There is no way we’re are about to start this franchise for spooky season!!! Im hype lol Edit: awwww she isn’t gonna do the rest but I enjoyed this reaction!

One of the movies that served as a main inspiration for this movie was the 1974 Canadian slasher film "Black Christmas" which was arguably the first true slasher film ever made (many of the main tropes of the slasher genre originate in Black Christmas.) The camera prospective from the killers point of view is a noticeable similarity between the 2 films.

What better way to start the horror month with watching the greatest slasher film of all time

This movie is the absolute KING of creepiness. Theres nothing creepier in movie history than Mike just standing somewhere we cant see him yet we hear him breathe. Telling you he can be anywhere.

Natmares are back?! LET THE DESENSITIZATION BEGIN!! A lot of sexuality=death as a theme. The lines “no tricks for me tonight” all the death scenes and heavy breathing etc Suggestion: Evil Dead (you’ll laugh you’ll cry…good times will be had)

I'm surprised that, as of the time I type this comment, no one has beaten me to some version of... "Isn't Mike Myers the actor that does Austin Powers and Shrek?" Seeing him running around killing people in a movie might be fun though! 🤣 Edited after watching the whole reaction... Great reaction as always Natalie! I especially loved the sound effects every time she dropped the knife. Very nice touch! There is one thing that people watching this for the first time, years after its release, need to remember... This was, if not THE movie that started the slasher genre of near immortal killers, it was definitely one of them. Before this, if you "killed" the bad guy, they pretty much stayed down. By today's standards, we all agree... Don't drop the weapon, or at least stab or shoot them over and over! Thanks for finally checking this one out, Natalie!

*A list of horror films to watch this month:* - _Friday the 13th_ (1980) - _The Texas Chainsaw Massacre_ (1974) - _Child's Play_ (1988) - _Fright Night_ (1985) - _Scream_ (1996) - _A Nightmare on Elm Street_ (1984) - _Monster Squad_ - The Golden Age of Horror Films: _Dracula_ , _Frankenstein_ , _Bride of Frankenstein_ , _Invisible Man_ , _The Wolfman_ , _Creature From the Black Lagoon_ , etc.

So glad you enjoyed! Has been one of my faves since I saw this at 12 years old. 🎃 Love your content, Natalie!

Great reaction! Halloween 2018 is worth a watch as it has a very modern feel to it and is considered a "direct sequel" with no need to watch any of the other movies aside from the original movie. Keep up the great work!

Can't watch horror movies this time of year without watching this one :) Watching the whole franchise is a bit much, especially with all the reboots, but Natalie definitely needs to watch the sequel to this film at least. The best Halloween movie in my opinion.

24:10 That shot of Mike Myers slowly appearing in the dark background is so masterful

Also, in defense of Laurie at the end, she DID just take a hard fall after a severe shock and likely has a concussion... so... maybe not in the best mental state to make decisions.

Halloween one and two really should be watched back to back as they are more or less one movie. Alot of what we take for granted in spooky movies did t really exist back then, this was one of the first movies to do many of these tropes

Aside from having almost no budget, remember that this was essentially the FIRST "invincible killer" movie. There were no rules, like "don't throw away the knife", etc. That is why everyone was so stupid. When this movie came out, it was so unique and really scared everyone.

Fun Fact: Michael Myers was played by five different people throughout the movie (not counting the stuntman who doubles for Michael falling from the bedroom window). For the majority of the film, Michael is played by Nick Castle, a close friend of director John Carpenter who went on to become a director of films like The Last Starfighter and The Boy Who Could Fly. Six year old Michael Myers in 1963 is played by Will Sandin. In the scene at the end where Michael Myers is unmasked, he is portrayed by Tony Moran, who was the younger brother of Happy Days actress Erin Moran. Halloween producer and co-screenwriter Debra Hill played Michael's hands in the scene where six year old Michael takes the knife from the kitchen drawer in 1963, and the silhouette of Michael outside of the Wallace house seen by Tommy Doyle through his window. Film editor and assistant director Tommy Lee Wallace played Michael during the scene where Michael smashes through the closet door to get at Laurie, since Wallace was the one who rigged that scene and knew best how to carry out the door-smashing.

This is the best it gets. My favorite classic and every sequel doesn’t hold a candle to this.

Trick r' Treat is the ultimate Halloween movie in my opinion. It perfectly nails the FUN of Halloween scares. It manages to be scary but funny, gory but lighthearted, fresh and yet delivering on all the right tropes. My Halloween season playlist is: Evil Dead 2, Army of Darkness, The ORIGINAL Night of the Living Dead, Dawn of the Dead and Day of the Dead, Trick r' Treat, and Cabin in the Woods. Other stuff makes it in there too, but I MAKE SURE to watch all yhose in October.

My favourite horror movie is "The Others" with Nicole Kidman. It's not too scary, but very cool story and ending! Would love a reaction to it, it gets overlooked by most reactors sadly.

I am currently an inpatient in the hospital and I was going through a lot. Thank you for this video I needed it. ❤

The soundtrack adds so much to this film. It's brilliant. It makes the suspense even stronger. Everything about this movie is just amazing in my opinion. I'm glad you finally got around to watching it.

i love this movie halloween is what started it all pretty much for the slasher/horror genre the soundtrack might be my favorite all time, when you hear that piano its just like feeling transported to this time of year for me SPOOKY SEASON WOOOHOOOO

Half the tiny budget went on the massive widescreen cameras which became a Carpenter trademark. These shots give the low budget movie much needed gravitas and makes the darkness enveloping each scene seem alive. Annie also appears in Carpenter's excellent spooky ghost story The Fog along with Jamie Lee and Jamie's mum Janet Lee. Lindsey is watching The Thing From Another World which Carpenter went on to remake.

halloween is an absolute classic horror movie.....no doubt my favorite horror movie with halloween 2 right there with it....great reaction and glad u watched it.....check out original halloween 2 from 1981 when you can also!!

Loved the fact that the music creeped you out so much. This movie was so low budget that the stars wore their own clothes, the fake fall leaves were used over and over, the mask was a captain kirk mask painted white, and they had to make up their own music by playing chords on the piano that sounded creepy together. Also there's not much blood at all. Although it's one of the first slasher films, imo it's one of the best(if not the best) because of the budget forced simplicity.

No blood and gore. Just the imagination of the viewer filling in the blanks. That's the amazing thing about this film.

I saw this film in the theater opening week, and countless times since. And the first "Halloween" is unique. All of the subsequent movies were essentially just cash grabs, based on the tremendous profits of the original film (as was Friday the 13th). They fixated on killing teenagers in graphic ways and missed the whole point of the original. This film is all suspense and no blood, and. I'd argue, not even reality-based. It has the structure of a nightmare. There are so many unreal events: The 60 second sex, the lack of blood when people are stabbed, the fact that "The Shape" is always there first no matter how slowly he walks, the unreality of the terrain (notice that the house interiors don't correspond to their exteriors - sometimes the living room is to the right of the entrance, when there is no house to the right of the entrance on the outside, windows don't match, etc. I don't know why he did it, but Carpenter intentionally used the interior of one house and the exterior of the house across the street, swapping the interiors and exteriors of three adjacent houses). Also, I think The Shape is only after Laurie and her friends because she went to his house, that's all. And he can't seem to kill her because he doesn't want to: It's more fun to screw with her. That's why he arranged the tableau in the bedroom and wears the sheet and glasses. It's more fun. That's why he always misses when he goes after her with the knife and pretends to be dead. It's more fun that way. And, I would argue, the most important scene in the film is when Laurie pulls his mask off and we see . . .nothing. It's just a guy. There's nothing horrifying about him. He doesn't look like a monster. Because Evil hides. It looks just like everybody else. And that's where the horror lies. That's the real moral of this nightmare. Always be on guard. Because sometimes the Boogeyman is real, and he looks just like everybody else.

Fun fact: The first scene where Michael kills his sister was the last part of the movie they shot, and it was done almost in a single take. And the set was absolutely full of crew members who were scrambling to get out of the way of the camera at every turn. But they realized they couldn't complete it in one shot because the camera didn't have a long enough film. The bit where Michael reaches down to pick up the clown mask is where they hide the cut. I'm actually a bit proponent of the interpretation that Annie, not Laurie, was Michael's intended target. He came back to Haddonfield to find a surrogate victim to stand in for his sister, and Annie fits that far more than Laurie. Although he does briefly follow Laurie, he also follows Tommy, but doesn't show any real interest in them after those first few hours. On Halloween night, he doesn't even LOOK at Laurie. He goes straight after Annie and he sticks to her like glue all night. He shows no interest in anyone else until they come to the house and disturb him after he's used Annie's corpse to setup a shrine to his sister. If he gave a damn about Laurie, he had hours to go over there and start stalking her. But he completely ignored her until she came to investigate the house (Something he had no way to predict she'd do). And even when he does come after her, it's all business. Laurie is the one he stalks all night, watching her, replicating the experience he had with his sister. With Laurie, he just tries to corner her in the house and, when that fails, he chases after he and tries to kill her within minutes of encountering her. Of course, the sequels came along and a convoluted storyline had to be developed to explain why Michael keeps coming after Laurie. But, if viewed as a standalone and/or in conjunction with the reboot, Annie was Michael's selected target. He didn't care about Laurie after his initial curiosity was sated. Despite following her for a while, he didn't take any overtly aggressive action at all until after Annie shouted at him.

This movie is so simplistic and effective with its atmosphere, the feeling of the darkness at night and what could be lurking in it, the constant use of breathing to make Michael feel like a constant inhuman threat, a presence lurking in that darkness. That ending is so haunting with it cutting around the locations and the breathing, you’re searching for him too. It’s a consistently creepy and unnerving atmosphere. And to think this film was shot and made for comparatively little, about 300 thousand in 1978 dollars, and it grossed 70 million, which for a very independent film, made it one of the most profitable indie films ever. Gorgeous lit and gorgeously…ingeniously shot and helmed, I can forgive all the cliches, especially considering at the time they weren’t, this film and others in the genre established many of them!

I think this movie is so so so so legendary like the definition of the word “Legendary” but watching it these days it’s sooooooo cheeeeseyyyy

Usually for reactions people prefer when the film or show is on the screen, but I love seeing that doggo taking a nap lol

What I love about this movie is what it has to say... Michael Myers follows Laurie and her friends, and they shrug it off. He's at the school, and no one cares. He's watching the Doctor, and no one notices. A monster can look like anyone-- Blend into a crowd, and you wouldn't know what they were, until it was too late. You may have stood next to a monster in line at the grocery store, or in a crowd at a concert, or even answered the door for one on Halloween. I read this, funny enough, in a comic book once, and it's stuck with me for life. To paraphrase, "... Evil is the thought behind a face, and it could look just the same as yours." However... As bad as, if not worse than, a monster, are the inactions of those around them. Doctors that were warned of Michael Myers, and did nothing. Laurie screamed for help the one night of the year people are all but guaranteed to be home, and they turned out their lights and did nothing. In essence, their inaction is just as deadly as the actions of Michael Myers, himself. They might as well be tried as accomplices. To paraphrase, “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil, is for the good to do nothing.”

This was the grand daddy of all unkillable slasher flicks. It set the standard for movies like Friday the 13th. What looks formulaic to us was the first time the formula was used.

I love the Rob zombie remake of this. It stayed true to the original and just modernised everything. And gave a bit more story and insight.

It really kick started the slasher genre, and led to the 80's horror explosion.

This is the type of movie to ideally watch as an early teen. i remember watching this for the first time when i was like 14 and it scared the shit out of me. it really made me fall in love with the horror genre. Now as an adult it feels pretty dated, but when you're young and don't know much about horror tropes, it's a perfect introduction.

Michael Meyers, master of the DILLIGAF vibe. The 4 cornerstones of the horror slasher genre that laid a foundation on which everything else was built.... 1. Psycho 2. Halloween 3. Friday the 13th 4. Texas chainsaw massacre. Every trope that is originated here with these works. Fun Tip: The original halloween is basically a short story. The rob zombie remake is a full novel.

I know there were movies before hand that were slashers like Psycho but this really started the trend of Slasher movies. Friday the 13th, Nightmare on Elm Street and Scream might not of existed because of this. At least not the same. You even see a scene of this film on the TV in Scream.

Two of the best things about this movie: Mike Myer's mask is a William Shatner/Cpt. Kirk mask turned inside out and that there's no blood in the movie

Fun Fact: In the 60's, the makers of Star Trek made a bust of William Shatner's face out of clay so he didn't have to be on hand for the prosthetics they would need to make for Cpt. Kirk. Somewhere along the line, someone got a hold of the bust and made a mask of it for Halloween (the holiday). Then in 1978 the makers of "Halloween" (the film) got a hold of one and painted it white for Michael Myers.

They did a good job getting an "autumn in a Midwest state" vibe considering they shot the whole movie in Southern California and had to use fake leaves, which they gathered up when they were done with each scene so they could use them again. Also, because I'm not seeing the usual "Did you know?" comments, the Michael Myers mask was a William Shatner mask turned inside out, the scene where the kid stands there holding the knife with the parents and no one is saying anything (which is kinda creepy) is because they forgot to give them lines to say while the camera was pulling back, and the reason there are so many long shots of people walking is because they needed to reach the contractual obligation for runtime to be shown on TV (which ended up giving the movie a POV stalker effect).

The franchise branches off into several timelines after this. Halloween 2018 is the newest iteration, so if you want a more modern feel, watch that along with Kills and Ends.

You have to watch Halloween 2! It's a part 2! Halloween, the first movie, is a part 1. The night picks up exactly where the first movie leaves off.

Every time a movie killer does the fake dead bit I always think of Ash from Army of Darkness when he says; it's a trick, get an axe.

A trope is a story element that people like. Nearly every story has one or more. A cliche means something has been used too much.

Halloween one of my favorite scary movies its a family tradition to watch it every Halloween i love it so much im glad u enjoyed it.

This movie made a bunch of the tropes people consider to be cliche. Definitely not perfect, but it is so effective. What a classic. The 2018 one was well worth seeing, and I kinda liked H20 (although 2018 completely ignores everything except the original). Other spooky movies I would highly recommend are The Shining, Scream (honestly it's the one horror series with the most great entries imo, 1, 2, and 4 are excellent, though I can't speak for the two newest ones), Poltergeist, The Witch, The Lighthouse, A Nightmare on Elm Street, the original 1968 Night of the Living Dead (created zombies as we understand them today), 28 Days Later, Psycho, It Follows, Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978), Carnival of Souls, The Exorcist (I don't personally love it, but it's a solid movie, though this one might be anotuer one that messes you up, so maybe not), The Blair Witch Project, and the Evil Dead movies.

With Halloween coming up, you should definitely do both Killer Klowns From Outer Space and Ernest Scared Stupid. Both are ridiculous, hilarious comedies that would be perfect for the Halloween season. Plus, they have a connection through the special effects. The heads of the klowns used in Killer Klowns are reused in Ernest Scared Stupid as troll heads. Both movies are done by the special effects guys known as the Chiodo Brothers.

13:11. It was just the hole for the headstone.😆

This was the first horror movie of the slasher type which is why it seems cheesy now. At the time it was sooo scary. I was senior in high school and my friends really got caught up in the idea that he was the personification of evil. None of the others are worth watching. But notice it wasn't bloody like all the slasher movies since than.

Love the sound effect every time Laurie drops the knife! The slide whistle when Michael sits up was legendary!

Fun Fact: This is the role that gave Jamie Lee Curtis the title of "Scream Queen", a title formerly owned by her mother, Janet Leigh ("Psycho").

“ I think he has a chainsaw .” 😁😂 love your channel. you are adorable and great . ❤

And you saw another great classic w PS: lovely doggo that sleeping in the back :3

"Is this from, like, the murderer's perspective, or is it like the little brother being a creep?" Yes.

This is a perfect example of a low budget being turned into a masterpiece. No blood, and the music and sound are what makes it scary and suspenseful.

Sleep away camp is another classic

"I'll be right back' is always a death sentence!

Imo the feeking you get from watching scary movies is a very important feeling to have. It give you an adrenaline rush. It makes you feel alive. Your body actually needs that every so often.

Little Lindsey was so traumatized she grew up to be one of The Real Housewives of.

The jack-o'-lantern in the bedroom it just there to break the fourth wall and to project an eerie atmosphere to the audience. 😂

The suspense in this movie is killer

I always Loved this movie, but since I watched The Movies that Made Us I Love & Appreciate it even more❤❤❤

Keep in mind the are two timelines of this series... The original sequel timeline that follows all the movies before the 2018 reboot (not including the Rob zombie remake) and the 2018 reboot timeline which ignores all the sequels and only the events of the original apply to the 2018/kills/ends timeline

My favorite Halloweens are one, two and H20. H2O hold a special place in my heart I saw it in theaters

I laughed so hard at your reaction, Very entertaining!

I totally agree with you on John Carpenter's The Thing. Though that might just be because my friend and I were tripping balls on magic mushrooms for the 25th-anniversary screening at our local cinema 😅

So funny story….in 1992 or 93 i had a class that basically the teacher had this teaching style about him in that he did whatever in the hell he wanted so he showed the unedited Halloween to us (the class was special and only had 7 or 8 students) when it got to the love scene he calming walked up to the tv and covered it up with a folder and was like “now you all promise not to narc,cause if you do we wont get to see cool movies” he did get in some trouble cause somebody did narc…..but you could never get away with showing that movie to 8th graders today lol

The ones after the Zombie remakes are my favorite. They did a good job with it

Love the scene with the inmates just wandering in the rain so creepy

Now that we're in that season , here's a few to add on your list : The Omen - Damien The Omen 2 - The Omen 3 - The Excorcist ( unless you've seen it already ? ) - The Excorcist 3 - Creepshow 1&2 - Cujo - Christine - Carrie - Twilight Zone The Movie - Tales From the Darkside the movie - Cats Eye - Carrie - Needful Things. Try those for now 😉

A lot of horror movies from this time were stand-alone indie films that were turned into franchises by the Studios because of how profitable they were. And because sequels were literally just cash-ins to churn out until they lost money, there was very little focus on continuity (NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET was the only series to seriously try mythology). Since HALLOWEEN was so popular, it's been rebooted and requeled so many times that the timeline gets...weird. So here's a map: *NOTE:* HALLOWEEN is the starting point for all other sequels *The Thorn Timeline (1978-1995)* HALLOWEEN 1, 2, 4, 5, 6: CURSE OF MICHAEL MYERS (CURSE has 2 versions; the Producer's Cut makes more sense) *The Williamson Timeline (1978, 1998-2002)* HALLOWEEN HALLOWEEN H20 HALLOWEEN RESURRECTION *The Green Trilogy (1978, 2018-2022)* HALLOWEEN HALLOWEEN (2018) HALLOWEEN KILLS HALLOWEEN ENDS * HALLOWEEN III is it's own thing--No Michael Myers. They tried something different & it didn't work out. * Rob Zombie did a 2-part reboot in the '00s called HALLOWEEN & HALLOWEEN II. They are self-contained films with no connection to the original series. I prefer the Thorn Timeline even though it doesn't fully resolve. You can stop after HALLOWEEN II if you'd like since the other sequels require studious focus and evaluation. The Green Trilogy is pretty good but ENDS is an extremely controversial entry that most people hate with a fiery passion.

Fortunately (or not?) you weren't 11 years old when you saw this in a dark theater so it didn't give you the full effect. I can tell when you watch a movie you are de-constructing movies to see how it was directed, etc. There are good documentaries made about this movie. It was a cultural event at the time it was released and it held the record for most profitable independent movie ever made. It will also talk about the incredibly small budget and how they got the actors in their roles. This was the movie that made John Carpenter famous and deserves a deep dive for any fan of film, especially horror film. This period was a golden age of horror when masters of the genre were just getting started. The Last House on the Left, The Hills Have Eyes, I Spit On Your Grave, Texas Chainsaw Massacre and more. I remember as a kid they would advertise on the radio that these movies were banned in 10 countries to make you want to see them even more. Just so much fun being a kid in the 70's.

2:33 Oooh! Doggo in the background did a spooky roll reveal. 🤣

Everyone leaves their doors open around where we live. The worst crime committed in our neighborhood was someone came and stole the mail out of everyone's mailboxes around Xmas time once or twice.

Natalie just so that you know... There are multiple timelines/universes in the Halloween Franchise and watching the films for the first time is confusing as they contradict themselves as a film series. Timeline 1. Halloween (1978), Halloween 2 (1981), Halloween 4 The Return Of Michael Myres (1988), Halloween 5 The Revenge Of Michael Myres (1989) & Halloween 6 The Curse Of Michael Myres (1995). Timeline 2. Halloween (1978), Halloween 2 (1981), Halloween H20 Twenty Years Later (1998) & Halloween Resurrection (2002). Timeline 3. Halloween (1978), Halloween (2018), Halloween Kills (2021) & Halloween Ends (2022). Timeline 4. Halloween (2007) & Halloween 2 (2009). Rob Zombie directed reimaging/remake. Timeline 5. Halloween 3 Season Of The Witch (1982). The only Halloween film to date that does not have Michael Myres and is set in a world where the original Halloween (1978) film is just a horror movie as it is playing on the T.V. in one of the scenes and it is obvious that it is just a movie on T.V. and it is also the worst Halloween film that has been made to date. Jamie Lee Curtis is in... Halloween (1978). Halloween 2 (1981). Halloween H20 Twenty Years Later (1998). Halloween Resurrection (2002). Halloween (2018). Halloween Kills (2021). Halloween Ends (2022). Jamie Lee Curtis is not in... Halloween 3 Season Of The Witch (1982). A standalone story not connected to any other film in the franchise. Halloween 4 The Return Of Michael Myres(1988). Halloween 5 The Revenge Of Michael Myres (1989). Halloween 6 The Curse Of Michael Myres (1995). These last 3 films are known as "The Thorn Trilogy" and follow Michael's attempts to kill the daughter of Jamie Lee Curtis's character Laurie Strode who in this timeline was killed off in a car accident between films. Also Halloween 6 The Curse Of Michael Myres has Paul Rudd (Ant-Man) playing an adult Tommy the boy that Laurie was babysitting in Halloween (1978). Rob Zombie directed reimaging/remake Halloween (2007) & Halloween 2 (2009) uses the Laurie Strode character with a different actress. Jamie Lee Curtis returned to the Halloween series in Halloween H20 Twenty Years Later (1998) as Laurie Strode with a teenage son played by Josh Hartnett and although it said in the film that Laurie faked her death and went into hiding after Halloween 2 (1981) there was no mention of having a daughter so Halloween 4, 5 6 did not take place in this timeline. Jamie Lee Curtis only agreed to be in Halloween Resurrection (2002) if they killed off her character on screen as the opening shocker so she is not in the movie for long and there is not mention of the teenage son that she had in the previous film. Jamie Lee Curtis returned once again for the latest trilogy Halloween (2018), Halloween Kills (2021) & Halloween Ends (2022) and these follow on from the original Halloween (1978) and even though at the end of that film after falling over the balcony and disappearing it is said in Halloween (2018) that Michael was caught he did not get far and has been back in custody in the asylum for 40 years before escaping again for the events in Halloween (2018), Halloween Kills (2021) & Halloween Ends (2022).

Fun Fact: Michael Myers' older sister, Judith Myers, is played by Sandy Johnson, who was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for the June 1974 issue.