Sometimes, you just have to return to the classics. That’s especially true as Halloween approaches. While you queue up your spooky movie marathon, here are 10 iconic horror movies from the past 70 years for inspiration, and what AP writers had to say about them when they were first released.
We resurrected excerpts from these reviews, edited for clarity, from the dead — did they stand the test of time? “Rear Window” (1954) “Rear Window” is a wonderful trick pulled off by Alfred Hitchcock. He breaks his hero’s leg, sets him up at an apartment window where he can observe, among other things, a murder across the court. The panorama of other people’s lives is laid out before you, as seen through the eyes of a Peeping Tom.
James Stewart, Grace Kelly, Thelma Ritter and others make it good fun. — Bob Thomas READ MORE Halloween superfans see the culture catching up to them. (A 12-foot skeleton helped) Movie Review: ‘Smile 2' nicely targets pop star fame with the terrific Naomi Scott ★ ★ ★ ★ Love it or hate it, feelings run high over candy corn come Halloween “Halloween” (1978) At 19, Jamie Lee Curtis is starring in a creepy little thriller film called “Halloween.
” Until now, Jamie’s main achievement has been as a regular on the “Operation Petticoat” TV series. Jamie is much prouder of “Halloween,” though it is obviously an exploitation picture aimed at the thrill market. The idea for “Halloween” sprang from independent producer-distri.