John Carpenter

‘Big John’: A 75-Minute Precious Exploration of John Carpenter’s Life, Work and Ways

  By Sven Mikulec “In France, I'm an auteur; in Germany, a filmmaker; in Britain, a genre film director; and…

3 years ago

‘They Live’: John Carpenter’s Brilliantly Simple and Hugely Enjoyable Assault on Reagan’s America

  By Sven Mikulec   During the 1980s, John Carpenter stumbled upon a comic book based on Ray Nelson’s 1963…

3 years ago

‘In the Mouth of Madness’: John Carpenter’s Love Letter to H.P. Lovecraft and the Subgenre of Cosmic Horror

  By Koraljka Suton   Director John Carpenter was always one to surprise, frighten and delight his audiences. After making…

5 years ago

John Carpenter’s ‘The Fog’: One of the Best Ghost Stories and Its Clever Warning to Us All

  By Sven Mikulec Even though John Carpenter's The Fog came into our consciousness with theof a lesser…

7 years ago

‘Escape from New York’: John Carpenter’s Thrilling, Pumped-Up Ride through the Streets of a Dystopian New York City

  By Sven Mikulec In the post-Watergate period of America struggling with insecurity, distrust and national embarrassment, USC-educated filmmaker John…

8 years ago

John Carpenter’s ‘The Thing’: The Story of an SF Horror Game-Changer

The Thing poster art by Christopher Shy   By Sven Mikulec   I mean, the whole point of the monster…

8 years ago

“I was never conscious of my screenplays having any acts. It’s all bullshit”

Founded by Erik Bauer in 1994, Creative Screenwriting Magazine—cited as "the best magazine on screenwriting" by the L.A. Times—is dedicated…

9 years ago