# Halloween (1978)

> On Halloween night in Haddonfield, a masked escaped killer turns familiar suburban streets into a prolonged nightmare of stalking and survival.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/789

## Facts

- Runtime: 91 min
- Genres: Horror, Thriller
- Director: John Carpenter
- Cast: Donald Pleasence, Jamie Lee Curtis, Nancy Kyes, P. J. Soles, Charles Cyphers, Kyle Richards, Brian Andrews, John Michael Graham
- TMDB rating: 7.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077651/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: foreboding, eerie, oppressive, halloween season, late night horror marathon

## Synopsis

A masked killer returns to terrorize a small town on Halloween night, leaving a trail of fear and blood in his wake.

## Movies like Halloween

- [Alice, Sweet Alice (1976)](https://ember.film/movie/14027)
- [Prom Night (1980)](https://ember.film/movie/22722)
- [Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998)](https://ember.film/movie/6636)
- [Halloween Kills (2021)](https://ember.film/movie/428585)
- [Halloween II (2009)](https://ember.film/movie/14239)
- [Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988)](https://ember.film/movie/6340)
- [Alone in the Dark (1982)](https://ember.film/movie/26134)
- [Halloween II (1981)](https://ember.film/movie/6273)
- [Halloween Ends (2022)](https://ember.film/movie/433494)
- [Friday the 13th (1980)](https://ember.film/movie/2590)

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