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John Carpenter is releasing a new album in the fall and has dropped two new tracks today The horror icon has a 12-inch vinyl single containing the two tracks as well Many variants of it are being released, and are available for preorder right now These are a collaboration with his Halloween 2018 co-composers, his[...]

John Carpenter's idea was such a great idea, and it's amazing it's still going on David Gordon Green's interpretation of the movie with what he did on the first Halloween that we did, I'm really proud of it I think he walked the perfect line of bringing enough back of what the original Halloween felt like but also[...]

Storm King is giving away free issues of the book John Carpenter Presents Storm Kids: The Grimms Town Terror Tales to American retailers It's the first issue of series that was to have been published this year but will now be published next Storm King will also be paying for the shipping. The first issue of[...]

Other members of the cast and crew are going to participate as well, such as John Carpenter, Blumhouse chief Jason Blum, Judy Greer, James Jude Courtney, and Nick Castle. Halloween Watch Party promo Credit Universal Halloween Behind The Scenes Stories "No one does horror quite like Blumhouse and Michael Myers Join the production company that specializes in horror[...]

with director John Carpenter, or with star Kurt Russell You can check out the excellent new cover for the release, and the special features list down below. The Cover for the Collector's Edition of Escape from L.A on Blu-Ray. Escape From L.A Special Features "Snake is BACK! On May 26th, 2020, Scream Factory proudly presents Escape from L.A. (Collector's[...]

To say he met some "pushback" would be an understatement – especially from Rosita (Christian Serratos) and now-we-know-she-would've-shot-Negan Judith (Cailey Fleming). But just in case you need a little help in the "horror movie vibe", the fine folks at AMC and The Walking Dead have put together this little "homage" to John Carpenter's Halloween with clips[...]

But in May 2020, she will be shepherding a new bunch of kids… writing Storm Kids, the new title in Storm King Productions' John Carpenter Presents line Drawn by Guy Dorian Sr  – whose first professional comic was also a bunch of Marvel kids, The New Warriors, and coloured by Janice Chiang, it will also[...]

The John Carpenter classic is being honored with two retro style clothed action figures Each will come with their wristwatches, a tv, magazine, newspaper, and a necklace Check the box and figures out below. Consume! Obey! A truly underrated movie of the '80s, They Live had a fun sci-fi premise hiding a deeper social commentary about[...]

The disc includes two commentary tracks, the short film Camera by Cronenberg, an awesome roundtable from 1982 with Cronenberg, John Carpenter, Mick Garris, and John Landis, and tons more. Hoop Dreams, directed by Steve James The greatest sports documentary of all-time, and one of the best documentaries you will ever see period The film follows two young[...]

Coming from Steve Niles and Damien Worm in December, Monica Bleue – A Werewolf Story, a new comic book series for the John Carpenter Presents line from Storm King Productions It will accompany Duane Swierczynski and Jason Felix's  continuing Carpenter Tales: Sci-Fi Redhead, both in Storm King's December 2019 solicitations… STORM KIDS MONICA BLEUE WEREWOLF STORY[...]

Another face from the 1978 John Carpenter original, Halloween is returning to the franchise in Kyle Richards, who played Lindsey Wallace, for Halloween Kills The film is the sequel to 2018's Halloween, which acts as a direct sequel to the Carpenter film effectively retconning all previous sequels of the franchise. Editorial credit: Eugene Powers / Shutterstock.com Lindsey[...]

Looks like DC Comics is trying to giving a boost to sales of the upcoming Joker one-shot for Year Of The Villain written by John Carpenter? With a special blank cover version, with special paper stock suitable for getting your favourite comic book artist to draw their own version of The Joker all over it… Handy[...]

Legendary filmmaker John Carpenter will write DC's The Joker: Year of the Villain special Carpenter will be joined by frequent collaborator Anthony Burch as co-writer and artist Phillip Tan The book will focus on The Joker trying to be a bigger villain than all the other villains given "The Offer" by Lex Luthor because he's[...]

Halloween fans should jump all over these new Mondo Tiki Mugs inspired by the John Carpenter classic, available at Noon CST today!

This week sees the release of one of my all-time favorite horror soundtracks, John Carpenter's Prince of Darkness! #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 50%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-1 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */ This is not a dream…not a dream. This week we're excited to announce an all new re-issue of[...]

Click here if you dare! The Fog is one of my favorite John Carpenter films, and part of that film is Adrienne Barbeau as a local radio DJ She is now going to host a new podcast for Shudder called She Kills, looking at female representation in the genre we all hold dear in our black[...]

This week sees the release of the soundtrack to the John Carpenter classic They Live! The vinyl is joined by a new poster and a new book about the film as well! #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 50%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-1 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */ A classic story[...]

I would have loved to hear David Gordon Green, Jason Blum, John Carpenter, and Jamie Lee Curtis offer insight on the film and talk in detail about the process of making it That is a shame Here is a list of the special features: Deleted/Extended Scenes Extended Shooting Range Shower Mask Visit Jog to a Hanging Dog Allyson and Friends[...]

Also: Michael Myers returned to theaters this year, and this new soundtrack by horror master John Carpenter is one you need to get and crank to 11. #gallery-4 { margin: auto; } #gallery-4 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 50%; } #gallery-4 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-4 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */ Speaking of Michael, his new Ultimate figure from[...]

Happy Birthday Halloween! The original classic was released on this day in 1978, and to celebrate we ranked the entire series!

But I want to discuss the last thing we see. The last thing we see are the three Strode women in the back of the truck, as the camera pans down to the bloody knife Allyson is still clutching in her hand as we smash to the credits and more John Carpenter soundtrack goodness This whole[...]

It has always been one of my personal favorites, and next to Halloween is my favorite John Carpenter film So it was with great excitement that I added the new NECA Captain Blake figure to my collection I love what they have been doing with their Ultimate horror line of slashers, so when this was[...]

To help celebrate the occasion, Sacred Bones has uploaded the entire John Carpenter score online for you to enjoy before visiting Haddonfield once more The score, by Carpenter, Cody Carpenter, and Daniel Davies is brilliant, and it is a great sonic sequel to the original's iconic score itself (Check out our review of the film[...]

John Carpenter is back home, and my god is it good to have him. Sacred Bones Records has posted a full track from this week's new halloween film, featuring a new score by the master himself, Cody Carpenter, and Daniel Davies Delivering on his promise to both keep things familiar and modernize the iconic and familiar[...]

A new featurette has been released taking a look at the process horror icon John Carpenter and his team went through writing the score for the new film Hearing some of that new score along with seeing some new little snippets of footage has sent my little Monster Kid brain into overdrive It is really[...]

This week sees the release of the last in their series of Halloween soundtracks: the soundtrack to the original 1978 classic, Halloween! #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 50%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-1 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */ Hello all! Our HALLOWEEN vinyl series comes to a close this week with the release[...]

Storm King comics, the publisher started by Sandy King and her husband John Carpenter, is bringing an exclusive variant to New York Comic Con by feline superstar artist Cat Staggs for John Carpenter's HaloweeNight Vol 4 An exclusive variant isn't the only thing making the scary anthology special If you download Storm King's app and[...]

The Fog, the original classic directed by horror master John Carpenter, will return to theaters on October 26th The kicker here is that the film has finally gotten an upgraded presentation, in 4K no less I have seen screenings of this film at local cinemas over the years, and the prints that they acquire for[...]

Here is what you can find: 4K Disc Features: -Audio commentary with writer/director John Carpenter and star Jamie Lee Curtis -"The Night She Came Home" – a documentary-style piece showing Jamie Lee Curtis attending a fan convention. -On Location: 25 Years Later featurette -Trailer, TV, and radio spots -TV version footage – footage added in for the film's TV airings. Blu-Ray Features: -Audio[...]

The master himself, John Carpenter along with composers Cody Carpenter and Daniel Davies are composing all the music for the new film Today, Sacred Bones Records posted the first track from the new score 'The Shape Returns', which you can listen to below! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epqHXzFCZiAVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: John Carpenter – The Shape[...]