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An Analysis of the Opening Scene for the Film Halloween The film Halloween directed by John Carpenter concerns the escape of a psychologically disturbed man from an institution where he was locked up for fifteen years for killing his sister. He returns to his hometown of Haddonfield to bring terror to the townsfolk and to repeat his crime of the savage murder. In the opening sequence of a horror film the audience will expect to see fright and suspense building materials and this identifies the horror genre. The settings for horror films are the most commonly remote, suburban areas, which are sometimes seen as safe places to live. However suburban areas are where it is most likely for murders etc to happen as they create a sense of isolation. Also in a horror film you find that most scenes are set in the night and dark surroundings such as forests and alleyways. The characters...

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