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‘Read-Along Record Book’ of ‘John Carpenter’s The Thing’

This might be a perfect diversion if you’re a parent overseeing a party of tweens on Halloween. It’s a multimedia adaptation of John Carpenter’s The…

Martin Schneider
Oct 31, 2017

Board game based on John Carpenter’s ‘The Thing’ looks AMAZING

T-shirt design company Mondo has announced a product it will be releasing for Halloween, and it’s a reeeeeal good one: a board game version of…

Martin Schneider
May 8, 2017

John Carpenter to release two double-A-side singles of his film themes

It took a while, but John Carpenter has lately been getting due recognition for his considerable accomplishments as a composer. Just a month ago the…

Martin Schneider
May 10, 2016

Can’t look away: Go behind the scenes of films by Dario Argento, John Carpenter, Tobe Hooper & more

Dennis Hopper (dressed as his character ‘Lt. Boude “Lefty” Enright’) and director Tobe Hooper on the set of the 1986 film, ‘The Texas Chainsaw Massacre…

Cherrybomb
Apr 27, 2016

What if John Carpenter had scored ‘The Thing’?

John Carpenter’s 1982 sci-fi horror classic The Thing is one of the few films he directed but didn’t score. Venerated Italian composer Ennio Morricone provided…

Christopher Bickel
Mar 14, 2016

Prince of Darkness: Horror maestro John Carpenter live in concert!

You have to hand it to the folks at All Tomorrow’s Parties, they really know how to program and produce amazing events. Continuing their never-ending…

Richard Metzger
Sep 30, 2015

John Carpenter’s ‘The Thing’: Storyboard vs. finished film

As the film writer Anne Billson has pointed out most critics were wrong about John Carpenter’s The Thing when it was first released in 1982.…

Paul Gallagher
Dec 1, 2014

Fear is Just the Beginning: John Carpenter, Master of Horror

John Carpenter originally wanted to direct westerns just like his hero Howard Hawks. But those kind of movies weren’t so popular when Carpenter first started…

Paul Gallagher
Mar 17, 2014

John Carpenter’s ‘The Thing’ runs riot on day-time game show ‘Countdown’

John Carpenter’s The Thing runs riot on day-time game show Countdown. Bloody hell. An animation from Peeophole Circus. Awesome. Via b3ta

Paul Gallagher
Mar 9, 2012

Lee Hardcastle: John Carpenter’s ‘The Thing’ retold in 60 seconds with Pingu

“Possibly the best thing we have seen over the entire festive period…” says John Robb over at Louder Than War, and who could disagree? Animator…

Paul Gallagher
Jan 4, 2012

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