Annette Kellerman Celebrates HALLOWEEN! Read the full article on AICN It’s pretty much impossible to match or even top a film that is considered the epitome of a slasher classic. Though many iterations have followed John Carpenter’s original 1978 horror opus HALLOWEEN, arguably none of the various sequels or reboots managed to capture lightning in a bottle like their preeminent predecessor.So, how may you ask, can a director (who has never directed a genre film!) dare to live up to the insurmountable hype surrounding such hallowed subject matter?