'Halloween': Read THR's Original 1978 Review — hollywoodreporter.com

The horror formula doesn’t get much simpler than a masked killer stalking teenagers, but that is all writer-director John Carpenter needed to create a masterpiece with the original Halloween. The film defined many of the tropes we now take for granted, and not even decades of mediocre sequels (or Rob Zombie remakes) can dull its terrifyingly sharp edge. On October 27, 1978 The Hollywood Reporter praised Carpenter’s direction and the film’s cast — and one of the most profitable independent films of all time took off from there.

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