Halloween is a slasher film and a direct sequel to the original 1978 Halloween film, ignoring all other sequels. It follows the iconic serial killer Michael Myers as he returns to Haddonfield, Illinois, to terrorize Laurie Strode and her family on Halloween night once again.
The film title on the poster is presented in a wide sans-serif font reminiscent of Akzidenz Grotesk Bold Extended, a typeface family originally created by the Berthold Type Foundry in Berlin. Additionally, other text on the poster is set in ITC Serif Gothic, which is also the primary typeface used in the original 1978 film.