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LESSON 1 · Why Genres Make You Feel

PAUSE TO THINK

What was the budget of the original Halloween?

Just $325,000

John Carpenter shot **Halloween** in 21 days on a shoestring budget. It went on to gross **$70 million**, making it one of the most profitable independent films ever and proving that horror thrives on constraints, not spectacle.

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