In horror cinema, two films stand out as examples of the intertwined themes of love and hate: John Carpenter’s “Christine” and “Halloween”. At first glance, both films may appear to be straightforward tales of horror, but beneath the blood and…
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Movies, Neglected Cinema
John Carpenter’s The Fog is a lesser effort by the great filmmaker
Movies, Neglected Cinema
Memoirs of an Invisble Man should disappear completely
Chevy Chase, what did you have against John Carpenter, anyway? I mean, he had to have done SOMETHING to tick you off. Why else would you, through your production company, hired him to direct the movie Memoirs of an Invisible…
Movies, Neglected Cinema
In the Mouth of Madness is Lovecraft, John Carpenter style
John Carpenter has read the works of H.P. Lovecraft. That point is abundantly clear when you watch his loving homage to the works of Lovecraft, In the Mouth of Madness. Starring Sam Neill as a private investigator, the movie opens…