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Four people in cold weather gear gathered round a glowing fire in the dark.
In Praise Of

John Carpenter’s Apocalypse Trilogy and the end of faith

by Sam Moore

As The Thing turns 40, its place with­in Car­pen­ter’s explo­ration of spir­i­tu­al break­down has nev­er felt more prescient.
Man with long hair and eyepatch, set against a blue background.
Home Ents

The bleak futurism of John Carpenter’s Escape from New York

by Anton Bitel

The genre maestro’s dystopi­an thriller feels eeri­ly pre­scient in its depic­tion of a bro­ken police state.
Person in a red coat singing passionately, surrounded by smoke or fog.
In Praise Of

John Carpenter’s The Fog is even more chilling if you live by the sea

by Thomas Hobbs

A per­son­al essay on the director’s 1980 hor­ror, which returns to cin­e­mas this Halloween.
A menacing figure in dark clothing standing outdoors at night, with a house visible in the background.
Review

Halloween

by Hannah Strong

David Gor­don Green presents a John Car­pen­ter-approved sequel to the slash­er clas­sic from 1978.

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In Retrospect
A woman with long, wavy brown hair wearing a light blue blouse, resting her head on her hand, looking intensely at the camera.

Exploring the monstrous desire between Michael Myers and Laurie Strode

by Kimberley Ballard

Fear and vio­lence aren’t the only things that John Carpenter’s boogey­man brings to Haddonfield.
Monochrome image of a human mask with distinctive features, set against a dark background.
In Praise Of

How Halloween stoked our fears and misunderstanding of mental illness

by Frazer Macdonald

In Michael Myers, direc­tor John Car­pen­ter cre­at­ed an endur­ing yet harm­ful hor­ror archetype.
A woman with blonde hair, wearing a dark military-style jacket, looks startled and raises her hands defensively in front of a wooden doorway.
Festivals

Halloween – first look review

by Hannah Strong

Jamie Lee Cur­tis faces her old adver­sary once again in David Gor­don Green’s thrilling John Car­pen­ter-approved sequel.
A woman with blonde hair, wearing a dark military-style jacket, looks startled and raises her hands defensively in front of a wooden doorway.
Trailers

David Gordon Green’s Halloween gets a spooky first trailer

by Hannah Strong

Michael Myers is back to ter­rorise Jamie Lee Cur­tis in the sequel to John Carpenter’s hor­ror classic.
Shadowy figure with long beard partially visible in dark room, silhouetted against window.
Home Ents

Discover this yuletide slasher that inspired John Carpenter’s Halloween

by Anton Bitel

Black Christ­mas con­tains one of the ear­li­est exam­ples of the ​‘final girl’ trope in hor­ror cinema.
Bearded man in winter gear holding a tool, standing in a dark, snowy environment.
Home Ents

How John Carpenter’s The Thing became a horror/sci-fi classic

by Anton Bitel

The director’s new­ly-restored 1982 film con­tin­ues to stand the test of time.