Category: John Carpenter

Father Gore’s October Recommendations – Vol. 4: Supernatural

On By C.H. NewellIn Amando de Ossorio, Film, Freddy Krueger, Horror, John Carpenter, Supernatural HorrorLeave a comment

A supernatural feast fit to make any Halloween season movie marathon real freaky

Prayers to a Consumer God: American Decay + Ideological Control in THEY LIVE

On By C.H. NewellIn 1988, Action, Advertising, Film, Horror, John Carpenter, Keith David, Rowdy Roddy Piper, Sci-Fi, Thriller, UrbanismLeave a comment

Generally disregarded by the mainstream, John Carpenter's THEY LIVE ('88) is a prophetic piece of sci-fi cinema.

ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK: Carpenter’s Hyperviolent Dystopian Prison State

On By C.H. NewellIn 1981, Action, Donald Pleasence, Film, Harry Dean Stanton, John Carpenter, Kurt Russell, Lee Van Cleef, Nick Castle, Sci-FiLeave a comment

John Carpenter's dystopian classic is a vision of a prison state where American democracy and institutions have failed; where violence and chaos reign!

Rob Zombie Presents Halloween: The Horrific Origins of Michael Myers

On By C.H. NewellIn 2007, Film, Horror, John Carpenter, Malcolm McDowell, Michael Myers, Remake, Rob Zombie, Scout Taylor-Compton, Sheri Moon Zombie, SlasherLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeQiSdznHGo Halloween. 2007. Directed & Written by Rob Zombie; based on the original screenplay by John Carpenter & Debra Hill. Starring Malcolm McDowell, Brad Dourif, Tyler Mane, Daeg Faerch, Sheri Moon Zombie, William Forsythe, Richard Lynch, Udo Kier, Clint Howard, Danny Trejo, Lew Temple, Tom Towles, Bill Moseley, & Leslie Easterbrook. Dimension Films/Nightfall Productions/Spectacle Entertainment …

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The Fog: A Chilling American Ghost Story

On By C.H. NewellIn Debra Hill, Hal Holbrook, Horror Movies, Jamie Lee Curtis, Janet Leigh, John Carpenter, The Fog, Tom AtkinsLeave a comment

John Carpenter's The Fog. 1980. Directed by John Carpenter. Written by Carpenter & Debra Hill. Starring Adrienne Barbeau, Jamie Lee Curtis, Tom Atkins, Janet Leigh, John Houseman, Hal Holbrook, Charles Cyphers, George 'Buck' Flower, and Jim Haynie. AVCO Embassy Pictures/EDI/Debra Hill Productions. Rated R. 89 minutes. Horror ★★★★★ An impressive aspect about John Carpenter, other …

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Isolated Paranoia: John Carpenter’s The Thing

On By C.H. NewellIn 1982, Genre, Horror Movies, John Carpenter, Keith David, Kurt Russell, Review, Science Fiction, Wilford Brimley1 Comment

John Carpenter's The Thing. 1982. Directed by John Carpenter. Screenplay by Bill Lancaster, from a story by John W. Campbell Jr. Starring Kurt Russell, Wilford Brimley, Keith David, Richard Masur, T.K. Carter, David Clennon, Richard Dysart, Charles Hallahan, Peter Maloney, and Donald Moffat. Universal Pictures/Turman-Foster Company. Rated R. 109 minutes. Horror/Science Fiction ★★★★★ It's hard …

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Halloween II: One of the Few Perfect Slasher Sequels

On By C.H. NewellIn 1981, Blu ray, Debra Hill, Franchise, Halloween, John Carpenter, Review, Sequel1 Comment

Halloween II. 1981. Directed by Rick Rosenthal. Screenplay by John Carpenter & Debra Hill. Starring Jamie Lee Curtis, Donald Pleasence, Charles Cyphers, Jeffrey Kramer, Lance Guest, Pamela Susan Shoop, Hunter von Leer, Dick Warlock, Leo Rossi, Gloria Gifford, and Tawny Moyer. Dino De Laurentiis Company. Rated R. 92 minutes. Horror/Thriller ★★★★★ (Film) ★★★★★ (Blu ray release) There …

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John Carpenter’s HALLOWEEN: Enduring Decades of Fear

On By C.H. NewellIn 1978, Debra Hill, Film, Halloween, Horror Movies, Jamie Lee Curtis, John Carpenter, Review, Scream Queen2 Comments

John Carpenter's HALLOWEEN is as good today as in 1978. Well, Father Gore wasn't alive then, but he's sure it was scary then, too.