Halloween (1978), or: "HE'S GONE. HE'S GONE FROM HERE. THE EVIL IS GONE."

Very few filmmakers have captured lightning in a bottle like John Carpenter and Debra Hill in 1978 with the release of Halloween, a film that took the baton from Texas Chainsaw Massacre. On paper, a movie this minimalist shouldn’t be so exciting: a movie about a babysitter and her friends being stalked and picked off by a masked madman on one fateful night, but a concept so simple became its biggest strength and carried it straight to the bank. In this episode, join us as we discuss the events and background of John Carpenter’s 1978 landmark slasher flick, Halloween Connect with us on social media! • Instagram:   / onthefrightsidepodcast    • Email: onthefrightsidepodcast@gmail.com (mailto:onthefrightsidepodcast@gmail.com) • Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/onthefrights...