Movie Reviews5.3/10
Sam Neill Goes Mad Chasing a Fictional Town in John Carpenter’s ‘In the Mouth of Madness’
A tale of terror wherein a man pursues a phantom writer whose tales draw the world into madness.
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Movie Reviews6.6/10
Michael Myers Stalks the Hospital in Halloween II, a Competent Follow-Up
A sequel of terror wherein Michael Myers stalks a hospital, slaying all who stand between him and his sister Laurie.
Movie Reviews6.9/10
John Carpenter’s Christine Still Runs On Nerve, Not Reason
A tale of a car that desires its master's ruin, and a youth who sells his soul for its favor.
Movie Reviews7.1/10
‘Escape From New York’: Carpenter’s Walled Manhattan Still Holds Up
A walled Manhattan, a prisoner forced to rescue the President, and a hero who lives for the next minute. A dark, lean thriller.
Movie Reviews9.1/10
Halloween (1978): John Carpenter’s Slasher Blueprint, Reviewed
John Carpenter's Halloween cost $300,000 and grossed $70 million. A review of the 1978 slasher classic, its mask, its score, and why nobody listens.
Movie Reviews9.8/10
The Thing: Carpenter’s Antarctic Nightmare Is the Best Horror Film Ever Made About Trust
John Carpenter's 1982 sci-fi horror The Thing: paranoia in Antarctica, Kurt Russell, practical effects, and the ending that still haunts us. Score: 9.8.