John Carpenter Movies

The sound of flapping bat wings, an empty coffin, glistening fangs, tiny punctures on the neck, the sensual taste of blood, a blank reflection, fear...

An examination into the nature of 1960's-70's horror films, the involved artists, and how they reflected contemporary society.

When the Myers house is torn down, having remained vacant for nearly fifty years, Michael leaves his hometown in search of a new place to call his...

Mick Garris hosts this look at horror films with John Carpenter, John Landis and David Cronenberg all discussing their favorite scare films as well...

The conclusion to the ‘In Search of Darkness’ '80s trilogy. In this epic final chapter, our focus turns to the straight-to-video horror...

In the 1980s, Hollywood cinema was revolutionized. Especially the summer of 1982 changed the entertainment cinema with nine grand films forever, as...

A massacre tinted Cascallares with blood and time covered the events with a cloak of silence. Ten years later, a group returns to the place to...

Films beget films. Filmmakers influence other filmmakers constantly. But the most influential filmmaker of all time is Alfred Hitchcock.

Film icons and genre experts share observations, experiences, and analysis to help reframe, deconstruct, and re-contextualize the "lost" decade of...

A documentary about the works of novelist Stephen King and his influence on popular culture and his impact on horror film and novels. Includes...

Promotional film taking a look at the making of John Carpenter's Elvis.

In February 2015, John Carpenter released his first non-soundtrack album, LOST THEMES. Its popularity called for a support tour and John was...

Documentary about the “Resident Evil” video game and how it was transformed into a feature film. Featuring director Paul W.S. Anderson,...

Documentary by Frank H. Woodward.

The urban legend of the "cotton girl." The dead girl appeared in the bathrooms of schools to terrorize children.

This documentary short explores the origins of the monster movie and how Alfred Hitchcock's "The Birds" (1963) fits in the genre.

This documentary was broadcast on the Turner Classic Movies (TCM) cable channel to kick off the presentation of films related to TCM's theme of the...

Story of Al Leong, the greatest henchman in film history.

An appreciation of Howard Hawks' "Rio Bravo" (1959) by filmmakers and historians.

A fading rock singer goes to the beach to get away from it all and winds up getting involved in the lives of the teenage beachgoers.