Tag Archives: John Carpenter

SYNOPSIS: “Arnie Cunningham is a typical high school nerd who is picked on, overruled by his parents, and has very few friends. Until he meets Christine, a run-down 1958 Plymouth Fury and buys her. Arnie learns that Christine has a thing for him and devotes his time to restoring her to mint condition. But overtime, Arnie begins to change and …

SYNOPSIS: “The year is 1997. New York City has been turned into a maximum security prison colony, when the American crime rate grows high. New York City is surrounded by a wall and the bridge is mined making sure no convict escapes from New York. Snake Plissken, a one-eyed former soldier turned bank robber arrives at New York after being …

If you haven’t yet searched out Robert Rodriguez’s EL REY channel, now might be the time to do it. The channel announced today that on May 10th it’s going to kick off the channels latest series ‘THE DIRECTORS CHAIR’ and the first to take a seat will be none other than one John Carpenter. In the hour long broadcast Rodriguez …

Join us this week as we follow Donald Pleasence and Victor Wong on a metaphysical journey that will question our beliefs, our perception of reality and what is…evil. We are covering John Carpenter’s Prince of Darkness on episode 65 of the Monster Movie Podcast. Throughout 2014, Raleigh, North Carolina horror host Ormon Grimsby is bringing a classic film from the …

Halloween III: Season of the Witch recapped and reviewed on the Monster Movie Podcast by host Doc Rotten and special guest host Ormon Grimsby. The Monster Movie Podcast begins its year long look at horror films and monster movies from the 1980’s with one of the most controversial films of that decade, Halloween III Season of the Witch. This is …

Remember back in the summer when some of that awesome “never before seen” footage from John Carpenter’s HALLOWEEN popped up online? Well, that dude that gave us that, Billy Kirkus, has given us all a nice little Halloween night surprise. How would you like to see John Carpenter’s first pass at the now infamous opening scene for his 1978 classic? …

When you see the word MONDO you know we’re in for something cool and tonight’s news doesn’t disappoint, especially if you’re a fan of John Carpenter’s HALLOWEEN. They’ve got a couple new posters, giving them the trademark MONDO twist that are going to be offer up sometime tomorrow. Pop a peek at these:

SYNOPSIS: The first flick in the trilogy from director John Carpenter, Halloween almost single-handedly invented the 1980s slasher genre. Escaped lunatic Michael Myers (no, not the Austin Powers actor) goes on a murderous baby-sitter-slaying rampage on Halloween. Only baby sitter Jamie Lee Curtis (the quintessential scream queen) and psychiatrist Donald Pleasence can stop him. REVIEW:

SCREAM FACTORY just sent over the press release for the upcoming release of two John Carpenter flicks. BODY BAGS and ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13 are both primed and ready to hit home so here are all the details straight from the press release: A Horror Trilogy from the Master of Terror JOHN CARPENTER PRESENTS BODY BAGS COLLECTOR’S EDITION BLU-RAY™+ DVD …

An often overlooked little anthology flick JOHN CARPENTER Presents BODY BAGS is one of the projects that always brings a smile to my face and I’m pleased to see that SCREAM FACTORY will be giving it some Blu-ray love later this year. All that is known at this point is that it will be heading our way in November but …

SCREAM FACTORY just sent out word on what we can look forward to on their Collector’s Edition Blu-ray of John Carpenter’s PRINCE OF DARKNESS and as we’ve come to expect, they are awesome. Here’s the press release that unveils all: Get ready for the ultimate presentation of the heart-pounding supernatural thriller by heralded master of horror director John Carpenter (Halloween, …

An often overlooked John Carpenter gem is the Sam Neill starring shocker IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS. It’s hard to believe that this fan favorite has not yet made the transition to Blu-ray but that will all end on October 15th when Warner Brothers Home Entertainment brings this one home. Under the bizarre chance you’ve never seen this one it …

Last week I showed you that kick ass artwork for the upcoming SCREAM FACTORY release of John Carpenter’s THE FOG and today I’ve got even better news, the final Blu-ray specs. This is going to be an awesome release, check it out! THE FOG Collector’s Edition Blu-ray™ and DVD A weather beaten old fisherman tells an ancient tale of betrayal …

You all know already how big a fan I am of the SCREAM FACTORY line of Blu-ray discs and things like this are the very reason why. Check out this absolutely kick ass artwork that will be gracing the cover of their upcoming release of John Carpenter’s THE FOG. Nice, huh?

Right after the Halloween holiday SCREAM FACTORY will give us the biggest Halloween treat of the season. That of course is going to be the Blu-ray release of John Carpenter’s cult classic THEY LIVE. Having already had the honor of checking out the first two SCREAM FACTORY releases (Halloween II and Halloween III) I can without a doubt that this …