Very few filmmakers could hope to achieve the immense cult status obtained by legendary director John Carpenter and his highly influential, unmistakable movies. Having written, directed, edited and scored the music for most of his films he remains a true auteur and a groundbreaking innovator of independent cinema. With his vivid imagination, sly streaks of dark humour and his tense, terrifying and sometimes disturbing scenarios he has become renowned as a master of horror and is responsible for creating some of modern cinemas most original and iconic characters, from Halloween’s relentlessly evil Michael Myers and Escape from New York’s unstoppable anti-hero Snake Plisskin to The Fog’s unforgettable army of zombie pirates.
Released on 6th October here in the UK is a new special John Carpenter box-set which contains 7 of his greatest movies; Halloween, The Thing, The Fog, Assault On Precinct 13, They Live, Escape From New York and Prince Of Darkness.
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