An iconic 70s horror film lauded as ‘one of the greatest slasher films ever’ has arrived on Shudder via Amazon Prime.

Released in 1978, John Carpenter’s Halloween is often considered one of the most influential horror films and remains one of the most profitable indie films ever.

It follows iconic masked killer Michael Myers (Nick Castle), who is committed to a sanitarium after murdering his teenage sister on Halloween when he was a child.

Fifteen years later, he escapes the facility and returns to Haddonfield, where he stalks teenage babysitter Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) and her friends.

The film also stars Donald Pleasence as Dr. Samuel Loomis, who pursues Myers in a bid to put an end to his murderous rampage.

Halloween spawned a franchise that includes 13 films, novelisations

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