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It's been 40 years since the original Halloween movie came to the big screen, but this latest installment of the film is even scarier, intense and a must for all you slasher genre loving viewers.

Probably one of the most anticipated horror movies this season, Halloween, slashed its way into theatres on Oct. 19. With the return of Laurie Strode, played by the iconic Jamie Lee Curtis, and with the original creator, John Carpenter, Halloween was not only a perfect addition to the franchise (a much needed one), it also completely revived the slasher genre.

Halloween takes place 40 years after the original film (originally released in 1978) and completely ignores all the movies that followed it.

After surviving brutal attacks from the crazed killer, Michael Myers, Laurie Strode trained her entire life for the day the two meet again.

Forty years after these attacks, Myers escapes and comes back to finish what he started, except this time, Laurie is ready for him.

One of the reasons why this installment was so successful was because it stayed true to the original unlike other sequels that veer too far away from the original story.

From the same chilling theme song down to the colours used and familiar faces, the new Halloween definitely played the nostalgia card which I believe is why it appealed to such a large audience.

Having Curtis revive her role as Laurie also gave the film that extra punch (I mean, who better to play this character other than the original scream queen). Not only could you feel her hatred towards Myers and the pain she had gone through, she also brought this new intensity to the film which all the other sequels were missing. Because of this, it prevented the film from becoming another tired horror movie reboot.

Alongside the bad ass Curtis was an even “badder” Myers. He was meaner, scarier and more brutal than ever before. Every time his mesmerizing self was on screen, you could feel the entire theatre's atmosphere change. It got really tense and incredibly quiet because he was terrifying.

All of Myer's encounters with victims were unpredictable, unforgiving and grotesque. No matter where you ran or where you hid, Myers was always right there behind you. This is the key ingredient that so many new age slasher flicks miss, but Halloween did it beautifully.

On top of all this, none of it was too over the top. When a slasher film over exaggerates the brutalities, it ends up taking away the scariness of the film as it starts to lose that realism.

If you can only choose one movie to go see this Halloween season, I highly recommend going to check out the latest installment in the Halloween franchise.

Even though it will make you check your closet before you go to bed at night, the nostalgia of the film is almost comforting, in a weird, twisted way.