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Top 10 Halloween Movies in the Franchise, Ranked

While there are many amazing slasher films, Halloween is the most important and famous, even if not all Halloween films were incredible.

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John Carpenter Joins A24's Dark Comedy Death of a Unicorne, Starring Jenna Ortega and Paul Rudd

Legendary horror director John Carpenter will score an upcoming A24 dark comedy starring Jenna Ortega, Paul Rudd, and Will Poulter.

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REVIEW: John Carpenter's Suburban Screams Is More True Crime Than Truly Scary

John Carpenter's Suburban Screams cashes in on its filmmaker's prestigious name to create a made-to-order true crime and paranormal documentary show.

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Peacock's Suburban Screams Trailer Reveals John Carpenter's Return to Directing

Legendary horror director John Carpenter steps back into the director's chair after 13 years with the unscripted Peacock series Suburban Screams.

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What Happened To MacReady After John Carpenter's The Thing?

John Carpenter's iconic horror movie The Thing left fans with a fatalistic cliffhanger. However, a Dark Horse sequel trilogy explained what came next.

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10 Dark Horse Comics That Would Make Great Movies

Dark Horse has long been one of the dominant forces of indie comics, and has amassed many great stories ripe for movie adaptations.

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Tin & Tina Has a Spiritual Connection to Village of the Damned

While both movies vary in terms of plot, Tin & Tina share some common themes with the John Carpenter remake, Village of the Damned.

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10 Biggest Announcements From The Summer Game Fest 2023 Opening Showcase

Among Summer Game Fest 2023's biggest announcements are a John Carpenter video game and Alan Wake II.

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15 Sci-Fi Films That Bombed At The Box Office But Became Cult Classics

Box office success is rarely an indicator of a film's staying power, and many great sci-fi films have failed but gone on to be hailed as classics.

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A Hated Prequel to a Beloved John Carpenter Movie Is Oddly Popular on Netflix

The 2011 prequel to John Carpenter's 1982 take on The Thing has become wildly popular on Netflix despite flopping upon its initial release.

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10 Best Cult Action Movies From The 1980s

It seemed like every day in the 80s, hundreds of new action films were released. While they varied greatly in quality, many have become cult classics.

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10 Most Underrated Sci-Fi Movies

Hollywood produces so many great sci-fi films, it's easy for truly classic films to never get the audiences they deserve.

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10 Funniest Kung Fu Films

In their best instances, kung fu comedies blend physical prowess with hilarious timing.

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10 Most Terrifying Movie Aliens

In movies, extraterrestrial life is sometimes friendly, but more often, it's humanity's biggest fears made flesh.

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Halloween Sneakily Foreshadowed John Carpenter's Best Movie

John Carpenter is most well-known for Halloween and The Thing, and the original version of the latter showed up in Michael Myers' first movie.

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10 Wintry Movies To Watch During Blizzard Season

Winter is as much a state of mind as it is a season, and some movies just feel like winter.

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Escape From New York Gets New Film From Scream's Directing Team

John Carpenter's Escape from New York lands a reboot film from Radio Silence, the directing team behind 2022's Scream.

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10 Movies That Use Horror Tropes Perfectly

Thanks to many great horror films, some tropes have been reworked and revitalized.

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Godzilla: John Carpenter Unveils His Love for the King of Monsters

In an exclusive interview with CBR, legendary filmmaker John Carpenter shares his love of Godzilla for Shout! Factory's Masters of Monster series.

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10 Best John Carpenter Movies, Ranked

John Carpenter is one of the great horror-thriller directors of all time, and it's always a good time to look at his body of work.

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