Halloween (1978) Discussion Thread

Last week I was thinking about why Halloween is held in such higher regard than other slasher films of it's kind. There are the more obvious aesthetic reasons, it was a trendsetter, its got a great score, the Michael Myers mask is so unique, it launched Jamie Lee Curtis, it's classically directed and Dean Cundey was an amazing cinematographer. But as I was watching it the other night, I realized something else about it. Halloween features all the classic archetypal characters from a fairy tale. It could be a tale "old as time", and could've even been an early Disney film. Here's your fable.

An outcast wizard (Dr Loomis) travels from the outskirts of town to convince the King (Sheriff Brackett), that the Town Jester (young Michael Myers in the clown suit) has broken out of the stockade (Smith Grove), and has disguised himself as a Ghost (The Shape) in attempts to take over the Kingdom (Haddonfield), but not before he goes after the Young Handmaiden (Laurie Strode) to the Evil Princesses (Annie and Linda), and in the end it turns out the Town Jester isn't disguised as a Ghost, but is a Ghost. There's also a Haunted Castle (The Myers House) that strikes fear into the hearts of the town subjects. 

I can't think of any other slasher film that so perfectly fits into fable terminology.