What was so amazing about the horror movie masterpiece "Halloween" (1978)?

The blood and brutality are modest, but it still has a scary cold feel.

As mentioned earlier, this film was a surprisingly successful low-budget production, and with it Hollywood discovered a treasure trove of horror. Jamie Lee Curtis, who played the heroine in this film, earned the title of "Scream Queen" and went on to star in horror films such as " Terror Train " (1980) and " Prom Night " (1980). . Furthermore, `` Friday the 13th '' (1980), which was heavily influenced by this work, became another huge hit, and horror became a popular genre, leading to the rise of subgenres such as slasher and splatter.

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In contrast to these followers, the amount of blood in the original ``Halloween'' is modest, and there are few direct depictions of violence. Despite this, it left a strong impact, largely due to the awesomeness of the character of Michael Myers, aka the Boogieman. Not only does he have an eerie mask that was created with Star Trek: The Motion Picture 's William Shatner's face in mind, but also the intimidating feeling of his huge body and his quiet silence, all of which are so bizarre that it's hard to calm down when you look at him.

The way he raises the knife is more "static" than "moving", and that's why you can feel the cold fear slowly coming through. And then there's the fear of a mysterious murderer who doesn't die even if he gets stabbed, shot, or falls. Nowadays, it has become commonplace for killers such as Jason, Leatherface, and Freddy to never die in movies, but we should not forget the fact that their horror was clearly demonstrated from the first shot.

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