It’s here!! The wait for the Halloween trailer is officially over! And boy, does this movie look incredible. 1978’s Halloween is probably the film that got me into horror films. After all the sequels and the Rob Zombie reboot, I feel like this is the film I have been waiting for. If you haven’t check out the trailer yet go do that, like right now. It is awesome!

While we are all buzzing about this newest Halloween film let’s take a look at some of the things you might have missed in the trailer.

Smith’s Grove Sanitarium – 00:37

Smith’s Grove Sanitarium is where Michael is originally being held in the 1978 film. While at Smith’s Grove, Michael is being treated by Dr. Sam Loomis, and of course Smith’s Grove is eventually where Michael escapes from. In the trailer we see the two investigators coming to speak with Michael being led to a courtyard with patients standing around. We can see that several of the other patients have “SG” on their uniforms. It looks like Michael will be once again breaking out of Smith’s Grove.

Michael is Not a Dog Person – 00:40

When our two investigator’s reveal Michael’s mask, the dogs go nuts. Upon first watch this seemed odd to me. But as I was re-watching the original film I realized what it reminded me of. In the original Halloween ,we see Annie babysitting at the Wallace house. The Wallace’s dog, Lester keeps barking and Annie thinks it is response to her. We see Lester go outside and bark and growl at Michael who has been leering through the window. It’s like the dogs just know that mask means bad news.

Laurie’s Scar – 1:02

It’s a quick shot. But when the trailer starts revealing Laurie Strode in her home, we see a scar on her left arm. This is a direct call back to the original 1978 film when Michael stabs Laurie right after she discovers her murdered friends in the Wallace house. For longtime fans of Halloween, it is the inclusion of small details like this that keep my hopes up about this film.

Family No More – 1:05

Laurie’s granddaughter definitely clears up a major element of all of the previous sequels. Michael is not Laurie’s brother. As her granddaughter Allyson explains, “that’s something that people made up”. Between this comment and the fact that Laurie appears to live out in the country, away from the town of Haddonfield, I am curious to see if the film addresses the aftermath of the events 40 years ago. Maybe the people of Haddonfield were making up rumors about Laurie, and maybe Haddonfield was just too painful a place to stay. Hopefully, we get a little background into what happened to Laurie after Michael was re-captured.

Wandering Mental Patients – 1:24

This shot of the inmates of Smith’s Grove standing around and wandering aimlessly post Michael Myers escape is almost shot for shot the same as Michael’s original escape in 1978. We see the patients wandering around on a foggy, raining night and then suddenly they are spotted by a car approaching. In the original it is Dr. Loomis and Nurse Chambers. Michael, of course, attacks Nurse Chambers in the car and steals it to make his escape. In the trailer we see a father and son coming upon the wrecked hospital bus that Michael has supposedly escaped from. It will be interesting to see if Michael attacks the father and son and steals their truck to make his getaway as he did all those years ago.

Bathroom Stall Terror – 1:36

If the scene of Michael Myers walking into a restroom with a woman in it and all you see is his feet seems familiar from some reason, you may have seen it before. In Halloween H20 we see a young mother and daughter stop at a rest stop to use the restroom. While they are in there, we see someone walk in and snatch the mother’s purse from under the door. Honestly it is a scene that has stayed with me. I always hang my purse on that back hook on the door ever since. I don’t need t worry about Michael Myers stealing my purse. There is just something unnerving about that scene and to have it be reworked into this film is just, well terrifying. The teeth being dropped over the door just makes it even creepier.

Why Don’t These Kids Watch Where They Are Going – 2:00

The trailer shows us Michael Myers standing in Haddonfield on Halloween night and just then a kids runs right into him, dropping his pumpkin candy basket as John Carpenter’s iconic music hits a sharp shrill note. It isn’t almost the same thing we see in the original. After some kids have bullied Tommy Doyle and caused him to fall and drop his pumpkin, one of the kids runs off. He runs right into Michael Myers and we get that same sharp music cue.

Sheet Ghost – 2:15

In the trailer we see what appears to be someone sitting in a chain, wearing a traditional sheet ghost costume. But even this is a reference to John Carpenter’s original film. Anyone who has seen that film knows the “See anything you like?” scene. Laurie’s friend Lynda thinks her boyfriend Bob is just playing a prank when he returns from the kitchen with the ghost sheet on. But unfortunately for Lynda, Bob is already dead, and Michael is the one under the sheet. Maybe Michael just really liked wearing the ghost costume.

There you have it. Eight things you may have missed in the new Halloween trailer. Was there anything you noticed that we didn’t mention here? Are you excited to see the new film? Be sure to stayed tuned for all the creepy updates on Halloween.

David Gordon Green’s Halloween enters theaters on October 19th, 2018.