John Carpenter: Fear Is Just the Beginning
Filmmaker John Carpenter helped redefine the American horror film in 1978 with Halloween, a low-budget thriller which became a major box office success. Since then, Carpenter has devoted his career to...
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Horror Filmmaking: From Script to Scream
It’s that time of year, but this article is for all those filmmakers that believe Halloween lasts all year long. In past features we brought you “202 DIY Filmmaking Tutorials,” “202 Final Cut Pro...
View ArticleDario Argento An Eye for Horror
Brilliantly mixing gore, vivid colors, and twisting stories filled with black-gloved murderers and dashes of the supernatural, Dario Argento’s films have combined the best of horror and art house...
View ArticleJohn Carpenter’s Halloween on Bongos
John Carpenter talks about the unexpected roots of his stark, creepy score for ‘Halloween’. And Mark wonders what might have been, had Carpenter recorded his original take on the theme. More about this...
View ArticleThe Making of John Carpenter’s ‘The Thing’
This extensive 83-minute documentary details all aspects of the film and features interviews from many of the people involved. There are detailed stories from the cast and crew concerning the adapted...
View ArticleJohn Carpenter’s THE THING: THE MUSICAL
Jon and Al Kaplan, the same creative guys who brought you Conan the Barbarian: The Musical and Predator, are back with their latest musical, a musical adapted from John Carpenter’s 1982, The Thing. Jon...
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Fear on Film Roundtable with David Cronenberg, John Carpenter and John Landis...
In 1982, while working at Universal studios as a publicity and marketing specialist in the horror and science fiction genre, Mick Garris produced and hosted this 26 minute roundtable discussion between...
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The Director’s Chair: John Carpenter
Robert Rodriguez interviews John Carpenter about his early films, with topics ranging from creating his own memorable scores on movies like The Fog and Escape from New York to why he thinks The Thing...
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