Ashley says: Finally, after four other great entries to this countdown, Halloween is only a day away which means I have come to the end of my countdown.
There were so many movies I wanted to put in this countdown, from well known ones to somewhat obscure ones, but I knew that it would be best to keep it simple.
No one wants to spend hours at a movie store looking for some obscure horror movie that’s not been out for nearly 40 years.
So at No. 1 was the first real slasher film/horror movie I saw and one that still serves to leave me spooked.
At No. 1 is John Carpenter’s 1978 classic “Halloween.” If you have never seen the movie, you have more than likely seen the one character that has appeared in all but one of the sequels to follow, the masked maniac Michael Myers.
Donning a rubber mask, which is actually a Captain Kirk mask spray-painted white, and wielding a butcher knife, Michael Myers was one of the more terrifying silent menaces in the horror genre. Unlike Jason Voorhees, Michael Myers was faster and in a sense more violent.
Unlike his hockey mask wearing counterpart, Myers started his trail of bodies at a young age when he stabbed his sister and her boyfriend to death with a pair of scissors. Myers is then institutionalized. And this happens in the first 10 minutes of the film.
The rest of the movie revolves around Laurie Strode, played by Jamie Lee Curtis, as she must survive the Halloween night as Myers slowly begins to eliminate those around her in his attempts to murder her.
Coming to Laurie’s aid is Dr. Loomis, played by the late Donald Pleasence, who knows exactly why Myers is coming for Laurie – she is his last living relative and he is determined to kill her to end his bloodline.
I find this movie frightening because it plays on everyone’s fears of Halloween. Coming face to face with a violent menace and not knowing what’s behind the mask.
Also, what’s scarier than being hunted down by a guy who is not demonic, not already dead but is simply a twisted human in a William Shatner mask coming at you with a bloody butcher knife?
So for my No. 1 choice, I picked the movie that could make anyone terrified of the day when most kids and adults simply want to indulge in candy and festivities.
“Halloween” and its memorable theme is my choice for the best horror movie to watch on Halloween. Just remember, there’s no such thing as the Boogeyman.
Amanda says: Well we’ve reached the end of the road jack. It is time for Ashley and I to give you our a No. 1 picks for our Halloween countdown.
First off, let me backtrack and give you a quick run through of the movies I have picked so far: No. 5-“IT” (1990); No. 4-“Friday the 13th,” the original (1980); No. 3-“The Haunting” (of Hill House), (1963); No. 2-“The Shining” (1980).
So go watch those first in case you’ve missed out and then settle back, try to relax and watch my next and final choice of scary movies.
I must say I’ve thought about this carefully and at first this wasn’t going to be my choice, however, it’s Halloween after all and what better choice for a top horror flick than the movie which holds the name.
“Halloween” (1978) is the predecessor to all great teen slasher films. You name it, it was probably heavily influenced by John Carpenter’s classic masterpiece.
You can’t beat Jamie Lee Curtis who plays a teen babysitter on the run from the psychotic mindless antics of her brother she’s never met.
There’s blood, there’s intrigue and there’s a non-classical representation of the family, the family of a serial killer that is.
Watch it with a friend or even alone. Sure, screen play technology has rapidly advanced since then, but you just can’t beat a classic. I won’t spoil the plot for you if you haven’t seen it (which I can bet you have, or at least one of the films in the line).
If you don’t watch any other movie this Halloween, check this one out on the 30th anniversary of its release. I promise it will still give you chills.

Author