Blog Pick Week #5

  
   There are many classic Hollywood horror films like "Psycho", "The Exorcist", and monster films like "Frankenstein" and "Dracula". All were well made films that can still give us chills down our backs when we watch them again but, you don't need to just see a Hollywood blockbuster to scare the wickets out of you. Even the little guys can deliver a monstrous punch.
   Over thirty years ago, a group of film students came together to make a low budget horror movie. So low budget in fact, that the crew had to double as set designers and work in the art department. All were inexperienced and unknown in the industry.  What they came up with was not only a classic but something of a legend. A movie that is shown on television every Halloween and made and remade, but never as well as the original. The small budget film that went on to gross millions of dollars worldwide,  a little film called "Halloween".
   I am talking about the original, John Carpenters "Halloween". Initially dismissed by audiences and critics alike, until basically one critic named Roger Ebert. His four star review got the ball rolling that has not stopped tumbling since.
   "Halloween," possess one of the most iconic villains in horror movie history with Michael Myers, (not the Austin Powers guy). Also, a very classic and chilling musical score with a legendary main theme song. The music in fact was later put in after audiences didn't care for the film without it. Once it was in, the music elevated the chilling message that the movie was trying to portray.
   The story takes place in fictionalized Haddonfield Illinois, where the villain Michael Myers returns every Halloween, to torture and torment the community. Although the character Michael Myers never talks, his message is heard loud and clear.
   "Halloween" is the type of horror movie that is the complete package. Scaring audiences and movie goers for nearly thirty years. So for this Halloween, be sure to watch John Carpenters "Halloween". Until next time happy viewing.

by
Joe Talmage
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