10 Secrets From The Set Of John Carpenter's Halloween 1978

The Myers' house, as it appears after the opening scene, was the state of the house that the filmmakers found in real life. It was an old, abandoned building that looked absolutely perfect for the creepy dwelling of the Myers family.

It was filmed largely as they found it, serving to play as much of a role in the film as Donald Pleasence or Jamie Lee Curtis.

However, toward the end of the shoot, the house was completely changed. All of the filmmakers - cast and crew alike - came together to paint, decorate and furnish it, so that it could appear to be a habitable place to capture the opening scene of the film.

It looks almost unrecognisable, and was changed with a tiny window to get the job done. Ingenuity came from a tight deadline!