Carpenter almost didn't cast Russell in "The Thing" to maintain audience paranoia and suspense Other actors like Ed Harris and Jeff Bridges were considered for Mac, but Russell's grounded charm ...

Hitting theaters in 1982, John Carpenter's masterclass in building tension and suspense, The Thing, was not a critical or commercial success at the time but slowly became recognized as one of the ...

Earlier this year, we heard that Ian Nathan, author of Alien Vault, Terminator Vault, Stephen King at the Movies, The Legend ...

The first thing you miss is the music. That funky, synthesizer throb. That heartbeat of stone-cold menace. Everyone loves the iconic tinkle of John Carpenter’s Halloween theme, but two years ...

While never mentioned alongside 'The Thing' and 'Halloween,' another Carpenter horror flick is just as important for understanding the ideas that motivate him.

John Carpenter is far more than a simple film director ... Halloween might be Carpenter's most famous film, but The Thing is ...