Tag Archives: John Carpenter

Rate This MovieSYNOPSIS: “The crew of the Dark Star are on a twenty year mission to clear a path in space by destroying planets that are in the way of navigation routes. As their mission nears completion, they must cope with a runaway alien which resembles a beach-ball, faulty computer systems, and a ‘smart bomb’ who thinks it is God. …

Rate This MovieSYNOPSIS: After a freak accident, a yuppie turns invisible and runs from a treacherous CIA official, while trying to cope with his new life. REVIEW: It would be fair to call the lost 1992 film “Memoirs of an Invisible Man ” an underrated gem. In fact, it often escaped me as to why this film took so long …

Rate This Movie  SYNOPSIS: A woman is terrorized by an unknown stalker and must take matters into her own hands when the police refuse to do anything to stop him. REVIEW: Strangely enough I had never even heard of Someone’s Watching Me! until I watched it recently (which is odd because John Carpenter wrote and directed it and I am …

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: John Trent (Sam Neil), an insurance investigator, embarks on a case to track down popular missing horror writer Sutter Kane (Jurgen Prochnow). Trent is true sceptic but slowly he has no choice but to believe what is really happening – that himself and all he sees in the world around him are being written by Kane. …

Rate This MovieSYNOPSIS: “Having accepted an invitation to visit Earth (sent in the one of the Voyager space probes in the 1970s) an alien receives a rude reception when his ship is fired upon and disabled. He has only three days to get to the giant crater near Winslow, Arizona where he will be rescued or else he will die. …

SYNOPSIS: A research team finds a mysterious cylinder in a deserted church. If opened, it could mean the end of the world. REVIEW: Prince of Darkness (1987), one of Carpenter’s more darker films, of which one would assume a vampire king of sorts, actually refers to Satan and his darker leader. Darker leader? Now there’s an interesting concept….an evil force …

Anthology films (also known as portmanteau films, omnibuses, compilations or collages) consist of multiple short films usually with a common theme or framing device. This is not to be considered a complete list, but rather a rundown of the best and most interesting collections of short horror tales. Thanks to Wikipedia and the IMDB for assisting research.

Title: John Carpenter’s Tales of Science Fiction: Vortex #2 Price: $3.99 Publisher: Storm King Comics Format: Full Color, 32 pages Release Date: November 29,2017 Category: Sci Fi, Action, Horror Age: Mature Audiences Writer: Mike Sizemore Pencils, Inks: Dave Kennedy Colors: Pete Kennedy Letterer: Janice Chiang Cover Art: Tim Bradstreet Editor: Sandy King A mysterious life form tears its way through a rescue team on a deep space asteroid mining facility. The survivors of …

Welcome to the Monster Movie Podcast. This week Doc Rotten and Thomas Mariani cover the films an career of John Carpenter, one of the most influential horror directors of the modern era. From Halloween to Escape from New York to The Thing, John Carpenter shaped the future of horror, setting trends and creating sub-genres. He’s responsible for such horror icons …

Michael Myers: A Look Back At The Boogeyman Who Stabbed His Way Into Our Hearts Before the 1960’s, horror films tended to be gothic and romantic in nature. Monsters were mythical creatures who lived in faraway castles and dazzled us with dread within the comfort of our own homes knowing that we were safe from their wrath. It wasn’t until …

CLICK ON THIS LINK TO GO TO SOUNDCLOUD “The Horror Happens Radio Show” hosted by Jay Kay & The Ghost each week has uploaded a ton of new content, guest conversations and full episodes for fans & fiends to listen on-demand via Soundcloud.com. The latest sets of guest conversations from the current season 6 lineup of smart, uncensored & fearless …

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: An exploration of the appeal of horror films, with interviews of many legendary directors in the genre. REVIEW: Nightmares in Red, White and Blue: The Evolution of the American Horror Film In a film such as this that pays tribute to the horror genre and thousands of clips, it really requires an expert editor at the …

Storm King Productions Unleashes Epic Creator Signings At New York Comic Con Award winning publisher Storm King Productions announced today that although their new title John Carpenter’s Tales for a HalloweeNight Volume 2 will not hit stores until after the show that fans can get their New York Comic Con Exclusive Edition of the title at the show AND get …

SYNOPSIS: In Antarctica, twelve men working at Outpost 31, a research center, get more than they bargain for when a dog is welcomed into the compound and unwittingly lets loose a mysterious and invisible alien that imitates other living beings perfectly. 

Scream Factory, the horror imprint of Shout! Factory, announced on May 31st that they will be bringing us a two-disc set of John Carpenter’s 1982 film The Thing on Blu-ray sometime this fall.  This is amazing to me as they have in the span of four years released 113 titles thus far on DVD and Blu-ray.  How is that even …