John Carpenter
John Carpenter
John Howard Carpenteris an American film director, screenwriter, producer, editor and composer. Although Carpenter has worked in numerous film genres, he is most commonly associated with horror and science fiction films from the 1970s and 1980s...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionDirector
Date of Birth16 January 1948
CountryUnited States of America
halloween evil horror
Evil hiding among us is an ancient theme.
people directors chance
As a filmmaker, it's about surviving and lasting. So many talented people that I've known in my life - directors and writers - just haven't made it and haven't had a chance.
men scary monsters
To make Michael Myers frightening, I had him walk like a man, not a monster.
fear believe essence
The strongest human emotion is fear. It's the essence of any good thriller that, for a little while, you believe in the boogeyman.
heart two evil
There are two different stories in horror: internal and external. In external horror films, the evil comes from the outside, the other tribe, this thing in the darkness that we don't understand. Internal is the human heart.