Haddonfield, Illinois, a fictional small town, is the setting for John Carpenter's iconic horror film "Halloween," which has become a cultural phenomenon and has inspired numerous sequels and remakes.

Haddonfield, Illinois, a fictional small town, is the setting for John Carpenter's iconic horror film "Halloween," which has become a cultural phenomenon and has inspired numerous sequels and remakes.

Haddonfield, Illinois, a fictional small town, is the setting for John Carpenter's iconic horror film "Halloween," which has become a cultural phenomenon and has inspired numerous sequels and remakes.

Haddonfield, Illinois, a fictional small town, is the setting for John Carpenter's iconic horror film "Halloween," which has become a cultural phenomenon and has inspired numerous sequels and remakes.

Haddonfield, Illinois, a fictional small town, is the setting for John Carpenter's iconic horror film "Halloween," which has become a cultural phenomenon and has inspired numerous sequels and remakes.

The fictional town of Haddonfield is famous because it has been the location for the past 40-plus years for "Halloween." (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images) ...

Haddonfield, Illinois, a fictional small town, is the setting for John Carpenter's iconic horror film "Halloween," which has become a cultural phenomenon and has inspired numerous sequels and remakes.

Haddonfield is typically portrayed like any “normal” small town in America, and its assumed “safety” is an essential part of what makes “Halloween” so scary nearly 50 years later.