Film: Halloween (1978)
pssst spoilers, she's a good girl Before slasher-films truly took hold and became a household thing, the first one to truly steer the path was Halloween by John Carpenter . The 'rules' you've heard spoken of in Scream - if you were of that generation probably originated here, though this isn't so much horror as thriller. Slasher-films these days have turned gritty, besides bloodier and crammed to the brim with back-stories to explain away why people suddenly turn bad. They really don't make them like they used to. Why Michael is scary you ask? Because he was an ordinary kid. It begins in 1963 where you see through the eyes of the murderer (literally) who turns out to be Michael. Everyone knows the story, but it was the first time I watched it myself. There wasn't any mean parents or cruel sister, as she just seemed to be having a visitor over (for you know stuff). Normal . Basically. That's what's actually scary. This is what horror the...