Carpenter, Hooper serve up a good supply of ‘Body Bags’ (1993)
Frightening Friday (Movie review): Good actors – and acting cameos from horror directors – keep these three shorts engaging.
John Carpenter
Carpenter, Hooper serve up a good supply of ‘Body Bags’ (1993)
‘Memoirs of an Invisible Man’ (1992) shouldn’t get lost in Carpenter’s catalog
Frightening Friday (Movie review): This mainstream effort contains the director’s visual style and logistical insight into the monstrous SF condition.
‘Prince of Darkness’ (1987) is Carpenter’s thoughtful take on religious horror
Frightening Friday (Movie review): The director crafts a gritty urban take on “The Thing’s” claustrophobia with a vibrant cast of researchers.
King, Carpenter team up for killer car flick ‘Christine’ (1983)
Stephen King flashback (Movie review): The horror legends join forces for the only time, in an imperfect but memorable way.
‘Someone’s Watching Me!’ is even more 1978 than ‘Halloween’
Frightening Friday (Movie review): Carpenter efficiently packages Seventies paranoia as a prime-time vehicle for Lauren Hutton.
Carpenter artistically hides any cheapness in ‘The Fog’ (1980)
Frightening Friday (Movie review): Though having less cultural impact than “Halloween” or “The Thing,” “The Fog” nonetheless represents artists at the top of their games.
The shaping of a saga: All 13 ‘Halloween’ films, ranked
Movie rankings: As Michael Myers continues to stalk Laurie Strode through the decades, here’s a ranking of the “Halloween” films to date.
‘They Live’ (1988) a padded-out ‘Twilight Zone’ episode
Frightening Friday (Movie review): Carpenter’s alien-infiltration metaphor is so thinly veiled it’s hardly a metaphor at all.
In ‘Escape from L.A.’ (1996), Carpenter adds humor
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): John Carpenter essentially remakes “Escape from New York” 15 years later, but with more humor.
‘The Thing’ (1982) simmers in atmospheric dread
Frightening Friday (Movie review): John Carpenter’s best film simmers in wintry dread that doesn’t go away with the closing credits.