Ranking Every Halloween Film From Worst To Best

It truly goes without saying, but the best film in the Halloween series is undoubtedly John Carpenter's original.

You can argue back and forth forever as to whether it was the first slasher movie - FYI, it wasn't - but this is the film that defined every conceivable trope and cliché that would become pitfalls on the genre, as well as laying down the groundwork for one of horror's most financially successful franchises.

No matter how much blood, gore, and nudity was added to the sequels, none of them can truly hold a candle to how suspenseful and eerie the first film is, and that's completely down to its simplicity.

Michael is shown to be everywhere and we as an audience must sit in a state of constant anxiety waiting for him to strike. This feeling of unease is the result of the perfect symbiosis between Carpenter's direction and Dean Cundy's cinematography, which has given the film a timeless quality that can still send shivers down anyone's spine.

What else is there to really say? Halloween is an absolute masterpiece and should be mandatory viewing on October 31st, but you'd best make sure you lock your doors and close the curtains first...