John Carpenter

Christine

1980s, Alexandra Paul, Horror, John Carpenter, John Stockwell, Keith Gordon
3 min read

I never understood why this film never really found an audience. It’s classic Stephen King directed by classic John Carpenter. I never understood why this film never really found an audience. It’s classic Stephen King directed by classic John Carpenter. King’s narrative of the teen nerd no one likes supernaturally…

Halloween

1970s, Donald Pleasance, Horror, Jamie Lee Curtis, John Carpenter
4 min read

In the seventies, mainstream horror movies were more supernatural than slasher movies. From “The Exorcist” to “The Omen” to “Carrie”, it too devils and demons to be scary enough for Hollywood to invest serious money into the genre. The “escaped lunatic” with a knife wasn’t enough. Films like that were…