John Carpenter on horror classic The Thing: ‘It was an enormous failure and I got fired’
‘Audiences hated the ending. They wanted to know who the Thing was. But I don’t care. That’s how I wanted it’
October 2023
Christine review – Stephen King’s evil car still has a one-track mind
John Carpenter’s enjoyably pulpy adaptation of King’s 1983 horror novel, about a car that infects its owners with evil, gets a 40th-anniversary revival
July 2021
Escape From New York at 40: John Carpenter rebelling against the system
The director’s rule-breaking action adventure saw him doing his own thing, whether Hollywood was willing to accept it or not
June 2021
Hear me out
Hear me out: why John Carpenter’s Ghosts of Mars isn’t a bad movie
The latest in our series of writers standing up for hated films is a defence of the beloved director’s genre-splicing flop
October 2020
Page turners
The gift of a book can help ease the pain of a lockdown
Candice Carty-Williams
Whether you prefer Lovecraft Country or Time’s Arrow, sharing a book with a friend is a great way to stay in each other’s thoughts
June 2020
The classic film I've never seen
The classic film I've never seen: Halloween
John Carpenter’s 1978 original slasher film isn’t scary at all – it’s too clunky for that
December 2018
If you thought Snake Plissken’s New York was a dangerous place...
Kevin McKenna
Trump in power; the farce of Brexit; dire warnings of power shortages – welcome to dystopia now
October 2018
John Carpenter in 4K reviews – shlock and gore from Hollywood's dark star
Restorations of The Fog, Escape from New York, Prince of Darkness and They Live show the makings of a movie maestro
Making a killing: what's behind Halloween's box-office success?
The new Michael Myers slasher is another franchise reboot in a market awash with them. Yet it is an unprecedented hit. Why?
Mark Kermode's film of the week
Halloween review – a slasher classic you just can’t kill off
New hands are at the helm for a knowingly intelligent reboot of the 1978 masterpiece
October 2017
John Carpenter: 'Could I succeed if I started today? No. I’d be rejected'
The horror master, releasing a new album of film scores, talks John Wayne, why he never watches his movies, and having his work co-opted by neo-Nazis
May 2017
Film blog
Tape me to your leaders: which films should our politicians watch?
For his latest doc, Oliver Stone and Vladimir Putin watched Dr Strangelove and had a natter about the horrors of nuclear war. Could May, Merkel and co learn a few things from the big screen?
March 2017
Snake's alive! Escape from New York remake on the way, with Robert Rodriguez directing
The From Dusk Till Dawn director will take the helm of a reboot of John Carpenter’s cult 80s action film, with Luther creator Neil Cross to write the script
January 2017
Film blog
They Live: John Carpenter's action flick needs to be saved from neo-Nazis
Far-right antisemites have claimed Carpenter’s anti-Reagan 80s action flick as an allegory for Jewish media control. That couldn’t be further from the truth
October 2016
John Carpenter review – thrilling electronica from Halloween director
The film director and soundtrack composer rampages through a wall-shaking 90-minute set of his movie music with grisly glee
September 2016
John Carpenter: Rob Zombie 'lied' over Halloween remake
Veteran horror director Carpenter has denied being ‘very cold’ towards Rob Zombie over his Halloween, claiming instead that he was ‘incredibly supportive’
July 2016
Luc Besson told to pay €450,000 for plagiarism of John Carpenter classic
Is it time for a horror movie about the evils of Donald Trump?
May 2016
John Carpenter to make new Halloween film 'the scariest of them all'
Director of the original 1978 horror classic will executive produce the 10th sequel in the $400m franchise
January 2016
Five best moments
Kurt Russell: five best moments
As one of Quentin Tarantino’s Hateful Eight, Kurt Russell is on the verge of a comeback. Which have been his finest films?
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