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Halloween (1978)
Cinematographer: Dean Cundey
Director: John Carpenter
Camera: Panavision Panaflex
Lenses: Panavision C-Series anamorphic
Format: 35mm

Salem’s Lot (1979)
Director: Tobe Hooper
DP: Jules Brenner
TV miniseries; shot on 35mm with spherical lenses

In the climax of this adaptation of Stephen King’s vampire novel, writer Ben Mears smacks an overhead light à la Psycho, sending it swaying back and forth as he tries to stake the heart of a feral bloodsucker. As the light sways, it alternately obscures and reveals the darkness behind young Mark, offering glimpses of the undead slowly crawling toward him.