John Carpenter

John Carpenter

Date of Birth

1948-01-16

Place of Birth

Carthage, New York, USA

Known for

Halloween, Assault on Precinct 13, Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film, Studio 666, The Boy Who Could Fly

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Awesome Artist Spotlight And Interview: Jack C. Gregory

Posted 5 hours ago

Tyler For years, Awesome Art We’ve Found Around The Net has been about two things only – awesome art and the artists that create it. With that in mind, we thought why not take the first week of the month...

The Haddonfield town center has been revealed to be one of the playable maps in the upcoming Halloween video game

The Haddonfield town center has been revealed to be one of the playable maps in the upcoming Halloween video game

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Halloween video game maps include the Haddonfield town center

Posted 23 hours ago

The Haddonfield town center has been revealed to be one of the playable maps in the upcoming Halloween video game

Zack Snyder has signed on to write and direct a remake of John Carpenter's 1981 classic Escape from New York

Zack Snyder has signed on to write and direct a remake of John Carpenter's 1981 classic Escape from New York

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Zack Snyder to write and direct Escape from New York remake

Posted 5 days ago

Zack Snyder has signed on to write and direct a remake of John Carpenter's 1981 classic Escape from New York

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Explore the making of They Live, including John Carpenter’s casting of Roddy Piper, the iconic alley fight, and why the film still resonates

Explore the making of They Live, including John Carpenter’s casting of Roddy Piper, the iconic alley fight, and why the film still resonates

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Why They Live Still Hits Hard Today: The Story Behind John Carpenter’s Cult Classic

Posted 2 weeks ago

Explore the making of They Live, including John Carpenter’s casting of Roddy Piper, the iconic alley fight, and why the film still resonates

John Carpenter has written his first original graphic novel, a horror story called Cathedral, and it's set for an August release

John Carpenter has written his first original graphic novel, a horror story called Cathedral, and it's set for an August release

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John Carpenter’s first original graphic novel, Cathedral, has a tie-in music album

Posted 3 weeks ago

John Carpenter has written his first original graphic novel, a horror story called Cathedral, and it's set for an August release

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Awesome Art’s Tribute to John Carpenter with Big Trouble In Little China, Escape From New York, Halloween, They Live, The Thing

Posted 4 weeks ago

Theodore Some cliche somewhere said that ‘a picture is worth a thousand words.’ This has proven to be the case for me and especially when it comes to fan art. I have always sought out great fan art and have...

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John Carpenter

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John Carpenter’s Scariest Scenes Ranked: From Halloween to The Thing

Posted 1 month ago

We rank the scariest scenes from movies directed by the legendary John Carpenter, including Halloween and The Thing

Explore how The Thing builds tension, paranoia, and unforgettable horror in its legendary blood test sequence

Explore how The Thing builds tension, paranoia, and unforgettable horror in its legendary blood test sequence

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Why The Thing’s Blood Test Scene Is the Greatest Moment in Horror History

Posted 2 months ago

Explore how The Thing builds tension, paranoia, and unforgettable horror in its legendary blood test sequence

Doctor Loomis is a playable character in the upcoming Halloween video game, but only after civilians have died

Doctor Loomis is a playable character in the upcoming Halloween video game, but only after civilians have died

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Players will be dying to be Doctor Loomis in the Halloween video game

Posted 2 months ago

Doctor Loomis is a playable character in the upcoming Halloween video game, but only after civilians have died

Civilian characters in the Halloween video game can smoke weed, and it gives them an advantage in their fight against Michael Myers

Civilian characters in the Halloween video game can smoke weed, and it gives them an advantage in their fight against Michael Myers

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Smoking weed gives players an advantage in the Halloween video game

Posted 2 months ago

Civilian characters in the Halloween video game can smoke weed, and it gives them an advantage in their fight against Michael Myers

Escape from L.A.

Escape from L.A.

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John Carpenter’s Escape from L.A. gets a new 4K Blu-ray for its 30th anniversary

Posted 2 months ago

Snake Plissken returns in this 90s sequel, which celebrates its 30th anniversary with an ultra-HD Blu-ray from Paramount.

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Awesome Art’s Tribute to Slashers with Child’s Play, Friday The 13th, Halloween, A Nightmare On Elm Street, Scream, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

Posted 3 months ago

Theodore Some cliche somewhere said that ‘a picture is worth a thousand words.’ This has proven to be the case for me and especially when it comes to fan art. I have always sought out great fan art and have...

The long-awaited video game John Carpenter's Toxic Commando unveils a gameplay trailer ahead of its March release

The long-awaited video game John Carpenter's Toxic Commando unveils a gameplay trailer ahead of its March release

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John Carpenter’s long-awaited Toxic Commando video game gets a gameplay trailer

Posted 4 months ago

The long-awaited video game John Carpenter's Toxic Commando unveils a gameplay trailer ahead of its March release

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Explore our picks for the 10 greatest science fiction masterpieces ever made, from Blade Runner and 2001 to Children of Men and Moon

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Top 10 Greatest Science Fiction Masterpieces of All Time

Posted 3 days ago

Explore our picks for the 10 greatest science fiction masterpieces ever made, from Blade Runner and 2001 to Children of Men and Moon

The final trailer has been released for the new Scary Movie, which marks the return of the Wayans Brothers to the franchise

Movie Reviews

Scary Movie 6 Review: A parody film where the laughs are nonexistent

Posted 2 days ago

While featuring some fun recreations of modern horror movies, Scary Movie 6 is completely void of laughs and mostly nostalgia bait.

The giant monster movie Kaiju: Island of Fire is currently in production, and the cast includes familiar faces from Godzilla and Gamera films

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Kaiju: Island of Fire cast includes multiple Godzilla and Gamera franchise alumni

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The giant monster movie Kaiju: Island of Fire is currently in production, and the cast includes familiar faces from Godzilla and Gamera films

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Masters of the Universe doesn’t have the power to overcome the return of Scary Movie in Thursday night box office previews

Posted 1 day ago

It looks like the sixth Scary Movie is on its way to a massive opening weekend, which is bad news for He-Man.

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Anthony Head, the beloved British actor who starred in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Ted Lasso, dies at 72

Posted 1 day ago

Beloved Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Ted Lasso actor Anthony Head has died at the age of 72, due to complications from pneumonia.

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The Top 5 Action Movie Match-Ups of the 90s

Posted 3 weeks ago

It's star vs star. We rank those movies that pit name actors against each other in devilishly fun, heated rivalries.

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Five action stars who deserved bigger movies

Posted 1 month ago

In a world of Schwarzeneggers, Stallones and Van Dammes, there are more stars that could have graced us with big action classics.

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The Top 10 Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) Games Ranked

Posted 2 weeks ago

With video games on the rise in Hollywood, we decided to look back on old school systems and rank the Top 10 Games of the NES era!

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Superman Actors Ranked: Which Actors Were the Best At Playing The Man of Steel?

Posted 3 weeks ago

We rank all of the Superman actors from worst to best!

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The Top 10 Super Nintendo (SNES) Games Ranked

Posted 4 weeks ago

We're back with a bold list that ranks the Top 10 Super Nintendo games, from beat 'em ups to platformers, Metroidvanias, and more!

Terminator 2: Judgment Day

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Why Terminator 2: Judgment Day Still Feels Ahead of Its Time

Posted 4 weeks ago

Discover why Terminator 2: Judgment Day was decades ahead of its time, from groundbreaking VFX to its eerily relevant AI themes