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What would the month of October be without John Carpenter films and music?  The 'Master Of Horror' has crafted some of the more enduring titles in the genre, along with instantly recognizable tunes. On October 20th 2017 Carpenter will release a collection of score highlights called "Anthology: Movie Themes 1974-1998". With pieces mostly composed by himself, the[...]

Trent Reznor and his Nine Inch Nails bandmate Atticus Ross are giving us a cool treat for Friday the 13th this year. Releasing tomorrow through Sacred Bones and Null Corporation, they have produced a cover version of the iconic John Carpenter theme to Halloween. The track has an Amazon listing page, which includes a sample of the[...]

Here's our first installment — our review of John Carpenter's 1978 classic entry into the genre, Halloween. Full disclosure: this was the very first rated-R movie I ever saw as a kid I got taken to see it at a drive-in on Halloween night on it's third re-release (so I would have been almost 11 at[...]

First came word that Curtis would be reprising her role as Laurie Strode in a sequel-reboot of the Halloween franchise, executive produced by the original film's creator John Carpenter Variety is now reporting that Curtis will be starring in and executive producing a new multi-generational sitcom for CBS called Quality of Life Janis Hirsch ('Til[...]

You're also going to see a ton less "power-walking" going on:  Michael Myers will be much more grounded in reality this time around (translation: no super or supernatural powers). Famed horror director John Carpenter is returning to his franchise, excited over the new approach that Green and McBride are taking to the point where he's even[...]

John Carpenter has not done a whole lot of directing as of late While staying busy with music tours and producing, fans have been itching for him to get back behind a camera and thrill us again In anticipation of the release of his newest album, John Carpenter Anthology: Movie Themes 1978-1984, he has done just that[...]

So short of an IMAX-filmed animated musical, there's nothing left to get fans excited for a another Michael Myers go-around. Nothing except one name: John Carpenter. In fact, you might be surprised to know that there are a number of reasons for horror aficionados to get pretty excited for this newest trip to Haddonfield The as-yet-still-untitled new[...]

This week we kick off our latest Stephen King retrospective with an ode to youth in America and car culture: John Carpenter's 1983 film based on King's novel Christine. Listen here: http://traffic.libsyn.com/castleofhorror/christine_rev.mp3 Listen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7Ts0rzngwgVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: CHRISTINE: The Stephen King Retrospective (Podcast/Talk/Reviews) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7Ts0rzngwg) Check out the trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YSaIc0cpuAVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled:[...]

John Carpenter is known as a master craftsman when it comes to making films As a composer, he has created some of the most memorable scores and themes we have ever heard He even has made albums of scores for films that never existed with his Anthology series, Lost Themes 1 and 2 Now, for[...]

This year marks the 35th anniversary of the horror classic by film legend John Carpenter, The Thing The film, which starred Kurt Russel, Keith David, and Wilford Brimley, is easily among the most influential horror movies ever made and, alongside the equally influential Halloween and Escape from New York, helped launch John Carpenter's directorial career into[...]

Horror legend John Carpenter has inked a new deal with Universal Cable Productions (UCP) to executive produce new scripted programming for NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment According to Variety, Carpenter and UCP are already in production on Tales for a Halloween Night, an adaptation of Carpenter's graphic novel anthology for Syfy They are still looking for a[...]

Remember that story that was making the rounds a few days ago about John Carpenter working on some new good ol Jack Burton stories?  Of course, some sites had to run their headline like it was a new film or tv show or something, but the meat of the story was that yes, there is more[...]

While fans of horror are excited that John Carpenter will be back to produce, McBride and Green's catalogue together mostly consists of comedy projects (and whatever Your Highness was supposed to be) that has left fans wondering if they have the right chops to tackle the most iconic movie slasher of all-time (sorry Jason, sorry[...]

Horror master John Carpenter has taken to Facebook today to formally announce the next film in the Halloween franchise The series he created back in 1978 has gone through more drama behind the scenes in its 39 year history than I have time to type here, but us fans got excited last year when we[...]

It also means you're probably not an idiot, because that's not what the movie is about at all. Unfortunately, that was somewhat unclear to Neo-Nazis, who have apparently been floating that theory so much on the internet that director John Carpenter himself was forced to take to Twitter to dispel it: THEY LIVE is about yuppies and[...]

We've known for two years that Fox is working on a reboot of the John Carpenter classic originally starring Kurt Russell, Escape From New York Finally, we have some details on what we can expect from the film, according to an EXXXCLUSIVE report from sandwich-themed Hollywood gossip blog The Wrap Written by Luther creator Neal[...]

The actor has even talked about fan concerns of a remake, saying that he is looking to bring on the original's director, John Carpenter, to help. It seems that hasn't come to pass yet Speaking to Screen Rant, Carpenter has confiemd that he hasn't heard anything from anyone about the movie yet He said: It might be crazy…[...]

John Carpenter's Tales of Halloween Night Vol 2 is not due in stores until after the New York Comic Con, but publisher Storm King Productions has put together a special convention exclusive edition to allow fans at the show to not only get a copy early, but to get it signed by some of the[...]

While it didn't land with too many critics, the film's take on Michael Myers has garnered some love with Horror fans. It seems that the original's director John Carpenter, isn't among them though To be fair, it seems there is a personal dislike there that taints his opinion Speaking with New York Film Academy Students (via iHorror), Carpenter[...]

But people have always wondered, how was this legally allowed to slide? Well, Escape from New York director John Carpenter has explained the reasoning This comes after him successfully suing the Luc Besson produced film Lockout in French court for being to similar to his own movie Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, after that successful case, the option[...]

By Jason Henderson, Drew Edwards, Tony Salvaggio, and Julia Guzman [audio:http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-99734/TS-999756.mp3] Bleeding Cool welcomes back The Castle of Horror Podcast tonight, a weekly internet radio show where professional writers in the comics, games and book industries take a look at horror movies, choosing one movie a week to discuss in depth. They say: In memory of "Rowdy" Roddy Piper,[...]

From Facebook... Maybe some other folk should be... more relaxed about Fox owning the rights to things....

By Dylan Gonzalez "I can play just about any keyboard but I can't read or write a note." -John Carpenter At this point in his career, John Carpenter has to have developed a firm grasp on the ability to write and create music When I first started delving into Carpenter's filmography, I was surprised to see he was[...]

T, and WCW comic books helped put a black eye on potentially fun licensed series.  Often poorly written, with little thought or effort seemingly put into them, licensed books were often a sure sign of a stinker to be steered clear of.  That's not to say that all licensed comics are bad, in fact the last decade has been something of a renascence for licensed titles. [...]

With Fox just having acquired the rights there has been no talks of writers or directors, but part of the report says that the films original director John Carpenter will be on board as an executive producer. [Source: Latino Review] In the area of remakes and reboots this one should come as no surprise Fox has[...]

Did you know John Carpenter enjoys his games? If you are aware of this, it's probably from when the horror legend was lobbying to make a Dead Space movie that didn't seem to have ever gotten any real traction. But yes Carpenter enjoys playing games and it seems he gets through enough to put together game[...]

After having success adapting one John Carpenter film to comics with Big Trouble In Little China, it's no surprise that BOOM! Studios is going back to the well again This time the publisher has plans for Snake Plissken The new ongoing Escape From New York will be written by Christopher Sebela (High Crimes) with art[...]

This week’s reviews include: Terminal Hero #1 Superior Spider-Man #32 Moon Knight #6 Miracleman #9 Big Trouble in Little China #3 Kick-Ass 3 #8 Terminal

By David Dissanayake With their new Image ongoing series Spread, Justin Jordan, Kyle Strahm, and Felipe Sobriero have concocted the most intriguing idea for a horror comic that I've heard in a long time:  Lone Wolf & Cub in an America taken over by John Carpenter's The Thing. Who says simple, "_____ meets _____ by way of[...]

And Aw yeah, it's back to the tree house for more all-ages awesome with Tiny Titans #1! Boom's Big Trouble in Little China #1 is written by John Carpenter and Eric Powell continues from the movie Image's Nailbiter #2 (and the 2nd print of #1) is out, and a perfectly executed serial killer detective mystery![...]