HALLOWEEN is still a classic, John Carpenter's most popular movie that he'll be remembered for when he passes off into the great future maximum security prison in the sky. (But not his best horror effort IMO, that would be THE THING.)

The sequels can eat my shit. Wow they were stupid and crummy.

Speaking of Carpenter, recently I rewatched one of his more obscure efforts in THE FOG, his horror follow-up after HALLOWEEN. When horror movies, partly inspiredby HALLOWEEN, drove deeper into gore and violence over mood and suspense, Carpenter tried to go the reverse. And I think he made a good movie, even if logically it doesn't quite add up. (Martin Scorsese is a notable fan.)

Best bit however is the opening, John Houseman telling a ghost story (and plot device to give exposition about dead pirates that shall soon cause havoc) and God what great potent imagery he draws up with his words over a campfire. Perfectly sets the mood for the movie to come.



Why can't modern horror movies be inspired by that instead of torture porn and those stupid Japanese-people-crawling-out-of-your-body pictures and gorefests?