Halloween 18
Some horror films require no introduction… John Carpenter’s Halloween is one such film. The movie that spawned seven sequels (not to mention a tidal wave of imitators following its release in 1978) is just as effective today as it always has been. From the iconic score composed by Carpenter himself to the masterful use of the widescreen frame, Halloween set the blueprint for the modern slasher film, a sub-genre that would eventually grind itself into formulaic oblivion in the 1980s.
At the centre of the film’s success is its monster – Michael Myers, a silent masked psycho who relentlessly terrorizes babysitter Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) whilst being pursued by his psychiatrist Dr Loomis (Donald Pleasance.) So many genre archetypes were established in this low-budget masterpiece, so join us as we return to Haddonfield and reacquaint ourselves with a bona fide horror classic…
Screening with...
THE UNLIVING - uk premiere
Thirty years after a zombie outbreak, people have got used to living alongside them: Zombies are a cheap source of labour. However, the ‘normal’ people, like Katrin and Mark, first have to catch and lobotomize them...not bring them home.
- Director
- John Carpenter
- Year
- 1978
- Duration
- 121 mins
- Cast
- Donald Pleasence, Jamie Lee Curtis, Tony Moran
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