John Carpenter in Review: The Ward (2010)
Starring: Amber Heard, Jared Harris, and Danielle Panabaker Plot: Kristin (Amber Heard) is a young woman committed to a psych ward among girls her own age. She is being haunted by a supernatural force, one her peers seem to know about. Review: This was to be John Carpenter’s return-to-form horror movie after a big hiatus after the … Read more
John Carpenter in Review: Ghosts of Mars (2001)
Starring: Natasha Henstridge, Ice Cube, and Jason Statham Plot: A group of soldiers travel to a mining colony on Mars to transport a dangerous prisoner. When they get there they find all the residents have been possessed by Martian ghosts. Review: The premise has the making of a fantastic John Carpenter fiction mixing his expertise at atmospheric … Read more
John Carpenter in Review: Vampires (1998)
Starring: James Woods, Daniel Baldwin, and Thomas Ian Griffith Plot: Jack Crow, an elite vampire hunter, seeks to wipe out the very first vampire before he figures out how to empower himself with the ability to walk in the sunlight. Review: It seems that every other piece of vampire fiction always includes a character who was adopted … Read more
John Carpenter in Review: Escape from L. A. (1996)
Starring: Kurt Russell, Steve Buscemi, and Stacey Keach Plot: L.A. has been separated from the contiguous United States by an earthquake and left lawless. The President’s daughter runs away to the island with her father’s doomsday device, and Snake Plissken is yet again recruited as an expendable resource. Review: This is John Carpenter’s sequel to … Read more
John Carpenter in Review: In the Mouth of Madness (1994)
Starring: Sam Neill, Jurgen Prochnow, and Charlton Heston Plot: John Trent, an insurance investigator, is tasked with retrieving a manuscript from a popular horror novelist, Sutter Cane, who has gone missing. He finds himself in Hobb’s End, the real life setting for Sutter Cane’s novels. Review: John Carpenter is always trying to reinvent the horror … Read more
‘Aliens’ vs ‘The Thing’: Cinematic Showdown
Alien movies can be used in many different ways. Independence Day is an example of alien invasions being used for big budget action spectacles, District 9 and Alien Nation went for social commentary, Avatar brow beat it’s audience with an environmental message and Mars Attacks took the comedic route. The most memorable close encounters, however, … Read more
Top 10 Scariest Buffy the Vampire Slayer Villains
Honorable Mention: Caleb (Season 7) Caleb was a servant and enforcer of The First Evil. He was a misogynistic defrocked preacher and serial killer with psychic abilities who could merge with The First and gain superhuman powers for small amounts of time. The scariest part about Caleb is that he’s not all that far off … Read more
John Carpenter in Review: Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992)
Starring: Chevy Chase, Daryl Hannah, and Sam Neill Plot: Nick is a yuppie who is turned invisible after a freak accident. He tries to earn the love of a beautiful woman while the CIA tries to recruit him to be a field agent. Review: This, like Starman, is another strange entry in John Carpenter’s filmography. It seems … Read more
John Carpenter in Review: They Live (1988)
Starring: Rowdy Roddy Piper and Keith David Plot: A drifter stumbles on to a rebellion’s inventory of special sunglasses. These sunglasses allow him to see subliminal messages and the aliens who are hiding as society’s controlling class. Review: The movie opens with our protagonist Rowdy Roddy Piper. He is dressed in flannel, armed with a killer mullet, … Read more
John Carpenter in Review: Prince of Darkness (1987)
Starring: Donald Pleasance, Victor Wong, and a cameo by Alice Cooper Plot: A vat of mysterious liquid is found in a church. A research term is asked to come in and figure out what it is. Soon, strange things begin to happen and members begin dying off. Review: Prince of Darkness is the second in … Read more
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