Death Has Come To This Little Town, Sheriff!

This afternoon I just decided to give Halloween (1978) its go-time. I guess I could have waited until tomorrow but I kind of was just ready for it today. I have spoken at length about it. This blog has more than its share of content written by me, glowingly and admirably, so it's beating a dead horse into mulch at this point adding much more. With its use of Boogeyman as a means to describe "it" (Sam's not convinced Mikey's human), the wounds Michael endures, his ability to ghost in Haddonfield, the power to destroy doors on impact, and his drive towards killing those he targets in the suburban, picturesque neighborhood where Laurie Strode babysits, walks, and lives; Carpenter, Debra Hill, and Dean Cundy produced quite a setting relatable to many, establishing that Evil--on two legs, with a very big butcher knife--could present itself in the most supposedly safest of areas.

For me, it recalls the billboard cutout of Ted Dansen in Three Men and a Baby (1988) that many felt was a ghost caught on camera. Myers similarly ghosts the background, right in frame slightly, as teenagers going with their activities fail to notify him...until it's too late.