Halloween 2 on HBO. I believe I was 10.
“Halloween” in the theater, 1978
The original I can’t remember how old I was, somewhere between 8 and 10. I watched it with my older brother, and it scared the crap out of me, I remember having nightmares about MM, and have been hooked ever since
ill never forget it…it was pretty fucked up actually…
my mom used to be nuts before she got all the help she needs…needless to say to make this not so sad sounding…she sat me down in a chair one day an made me watch the original halloween when i was around 5-6 years old…everyone thinks i made that up lol its funny…but its true…it was a big thing with me for years after that…i hated it…i would always see his mask even the pale piece of shit masks…and it just petrified me to a very very boiiling point…i actually had to see a phyciatrist for a while, i was losing alot of sleep…there was this older kid in the neighborhood (who ironically now is my diehard best friend an would do pretty much anything for me)…used to have the rubies one with molded hair…one time he chased me and i really thought i was gonna die…i cried all day long, my mother called the police and everything…haha i remember when either 5 or 6 came out…i made my mother call the radio station an ask if they would take the commercial off cause it scared the day lights out of me…(i now know she fabircated that to make me feel better cause the commercial was still there! lmao)…i also have the best mom ever so that was jus a tough few years for her…well anyway i got sick of getting scared and i actually stole a michael myers mask from a store an stared at it for a while an then i put it on…i cant remember much but i slowly started opening up to this crazy guy i was so scared of…i went a little crazy…but i made myself get over it an it turned into an obsession…years later now im here…it really is a crazy story…the funniest part was i had to wear the mask more then half the time when iw as around it because it still scared the shit out of me…and seeing people wearing it still fucked with me…and its crazy everytime i see a mask that truely resembles the hero…i kind of get that scared feeling i felt back then…and it kind of pisses me off sometimes lol…i think this is the reason i resinate good with RZ’s films is cause theyre more my era, and the original brings back horrible memories…but is still the best horror movie i ever seen…nothing beats the original
Hallowen Night 1987, i was 8 years old.
I was done trick or treating and always the last stop on our candy run was my grandmothers house. My grandmother had an old 2 story home within a tree and hedge lined neighborhood with very little street lights. The only thing that illuminated that neighborhood that night was house lights, the moon, some trick or treaters flashlights and few flickering jack o lanterns on the porches.
The night was winding down, and my sister took me in my grandmothers back room with an old T.V. at 9:00pm to watch ‘HalloweeN’. She had seen the movie before and i did not. We sat in the dark as we dumped our candy on the floor in front of us. Keep in mind, i was already OBSESSED with the halloween holiday and all of its symbols and decorations. I was already a Halloween nut and a horror movie fan at 8 years old. My mom, dad, grandmother and grandfather sat in the kitchen to have coffee and snacks and agreed to let me and my sister watch the movie alone until the movie was over. I was not scared because i had already watched many freddy and jason movies in my short 8 years, so i thought i knew what to expect…i was wrong…
The opening theme kicked in on that night of October 31st and i was immidietely frozen in fear by the music and mesmorized by the jack o lantern. It was already the scariest thing i have ever seen or heard. The “Killer” in this movie was a real person, just a kid, a kid who grew up to be a killer without a motive. Everything felt real, unlike the freddy and jason movies. The movie took place on Halloween night in suburban neighborhood much like the one i was in at the moment. I felt as though this was really happening. There was this faceless killer waiting in the bushes, i felt like he was waiting for me. I will never forget when his face materialized out of the darkness behind jamie lee for the first time. I nearly pissed my pants. It was the scariest face i ever saw. Then at the end of the movie. 6 gun shots. bam bam bam bam bam…bam!! I thought Michael was dead and i was so relieved that i did not have to walk outside to the car and worry about him following me home. Then, dr loomis looks down and he is GONE…and the music starts again and it ends… 
I was never so paralyzed by a movie. Where did michael go? he could be anywhere…hes going to follow me home. We left my grandmothers house on that night of October 31st ,and the music from the credits was still playing loud enough that i could hear it as i walked out into that dark neighborhood on my way home. I did not sleep for 2 days.
Some things you never forget…
excellent story jimithing…straight up and down…and thats so funny now that you said that.,.i always remember watching halloween and being like omg i hope he dies at the end so i dont have to worry about him being here! i thought if he was really alive then he was really alive hahaha
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