John Carpenter Movies

This horror documentary is not the same as the 1986 TV special Stephen King's World of Horror nor the 1988 VHS release of the same name, which runs...

A retired general and his son meet six crazy young men while on a fishing trip.

A look at the making of "Christine" (1983).

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

In 1979, a delivery truck makes its way up a lonely southern California highway in a storm, bound for the San Diego Zoo with a deadly tropical...

With a torrid past that haunts him, a movie theatre owner is hired to search for the only existing print of a film so notorious that its single...

Caroline Cherrier, director of "Horacio", retells "Prince of Darkness", one of John Carpenter's most harrowing films, in a one-minute long animation.

The greatness, fall and renaissance of Hammer, the flagship company of British popular cinema, mainly from 1955 to 1968. Tortured women and sadistic...

Jimmy Pearls, a directionless young drifter, kills Henry Logan's son and two other men after he found out that they murdered Jimmy's parents for...

Angelique, a traumatized fifteen year old, is taken to an abortion clinic to end her pregnancy. However, her deeply religious father and three...

A retrospective documentary on the making of the movie "Halloween," featuring exclusive interviews with director John Carpenter, producer Debra Hill,...

This historical and critical look at slasher films, which includes dozens of clips, begins with Halloween, Friday the 13th, and Prom Night. The...

An in-depth look at the making of John Carpenter's cult classic sci-fi horror The Thing, telling the story of a group of researchers in Antarctica...

Set in the future of 2006, an old man forced into a daily routine by an automated system reminisces about his younger years.

First part of a three-part documentary series on the making of Once Upon a Time in the West, Italian filmmaker Sergio Leone's masterpiece, released...

Director Garry S. Grant’s insightful documentary celebrates the work and legacy of auteur filmmaker Mario Bava, the grand master of Italian...

Four featurettes focus on Hitch's collaborations: "Saul Bass: Title Champ" (opening credits), "Edith Head: Dressing the Master's Movies" (costumes),...

Chronicles the work of cult director John Carpenter through interviews with him and his associates, with emphases on the earlier work.

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