John Carpenter

John Carpenter is a American film director, known for his work in the horror and science fiction movie genres. His career is speckled with films considered genre classics, as well as a number of movies that initially performed poorly at the box office, but went on to be Vindicated by Cable.

His films are characterized by minimalist lighting and photography, static cameras, use of steadicam, and distinctive synthesized scores (usually self-composed).

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Films (and other media) directed by John Carpenter include:

• Dark Star
• Assault on Precinct 13
• The first Halloween film, along with varying involvement in its sequels.
• The Fog
• Escape from New York
• The 1982 version of The Thing
• Christine
• Starman
• Big Trouble in Little China
• Prince of Darkness
• They Live!
• Memoirs of an Invisible Man
• In the Mouth of Madness
• The 1995 remake of Village of the Damned
• Escape From L.A.
• John Carpenter's Vampires
• Two episodes of Masters of Horror:
  • Cigarette Burns
  • Pro-Life
• Ghosts of Mars
• F.E.A.R. 3 (cinematics)
• The Ward

Discography (excluding film scores):

• Lost Themes (2015)
• Lost Themes II (2016)