1) Halloween (1978)
The groundbreaking original is not just the movie by which all Halloween movies must be measured—it’s one of the all-time greats of the entire horror genre: a frantic psychiatrist, an escaped maniac, and a babysitter, all on a collision course one Halloween night. Curtis’ performance as the no-nonsense high schooler called upon to fight the embodiment of evil anchors the movie’s heart, while the intense action is elevated to even more frightening heights by director Carpenter’s use of POV shots and his own nerve-jangling electronic score.
Update 10/18/21, 2:32 p.m. ET: This post has been updated to include Halloween Kills.
Update 10/17/22, 12:13 p.m. ET: This post has been updated to include Halloween Ends.
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