Halloween (Moustapha Akkad Presents/Opening Title/John Carpenter/Michael Myers)

Moustapha Akkad Presents… — Horror Fan Tee

For a certain kind of horror fan, “Moustapha Akkad Presents…” is all you need to see.

Beginning with John Carpenter’s Halloween in 1978, producer Moustapha Akkad’s name became inseparable from the franchise. He helped finance the original film and remained closely involved with the series for decades, with that familiar credit appearing at the beginning of movie after movie.

If you grew up watching Halloween on VHS, cable, or late-night television, the words became almost Pavlovian. “Moustapha Akkad Presents…” meant you were about to hear that music, see that mask, and spend another night in Haddonfield.