
Fifteen years after murdering his sister on Halloween Night 1963, Michael Myers escapes from a mental hospital and returns to the small town of Haddonfield, Illinois to kill again.
Directed by John Carpenter, Halloween leans on a strong ensemble — Donald Pleasence, Jamie Lee Curtis, Nancy Kyes — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about horror titles of 1978.
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A detective tries to track down a masked killer who reappears every Halloween to wreak bloody havoc.
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