HALLOWEEN (1978) is director John Carpenter’s pioneering prototype of the enduring slasher genre – establishing many of the tropes and conventions that course through even the most contemporary installments, while also building a distinct iconography all of its own. One of the most heart-pounding films ever, AFI included the film on its list of cinema’s...

This film was originally selected as an AFI Movie Club pick on October 31, 2020. HALLOWEEN (1978) is a pioneering prototype of the enduring slasher genre – establishing many of the tropes and conventions that course through even the most contemporary installments, while also building a distinct iconography all its own. One of the most...

Watch Jamie Lee Curtis go “Behind the Scene” in today’s AFI exclusive video – Watch now HALLOWEEN is a pioneering prototype of the enduring slasher genre – establishing many of the tropes and conventions that course through even the most contemporary installments, while also building a distinct iconography all its own. One of the most…