John Carpenter Movies

In 1979, a delivery truck makes its way up a lonely southern California highway in a storm, bound for the San Diego Zoo with a deadly tropical...

An invasion alien threatens the fate of humanity and begins in a village where there are Bill Johnson, John West and Max Giggs. The friends escape...

A fading rock singer goes to the beach to get away from it all and winds up getting involved in the lives of the teenage beachgoers.

A documentary about the works of novelist Stephen King and his influence on popular culture and his impact on horror film and novels. Includes...

First part of a three-part documentary series on the making of Once Upon a Time in the West, Italian filmmaker Sergio Leone's masterpiece, released...

An examination into the nature of 1960's-70's horror films, the involved artists, and how they reflected contemporary society.

Retrospective documentary on the making of John Carpenter's science fiction cult classic "Escape from New York."

The ultimate ‘80s Horror retrospective just got BIGGER. In Search of Darkness: Part II is a four-hour-plus sequel to the Rondo Hatton-nominated...

Debra Hill's documentary tells the story of her multifaceted life and of inspiring filmmakers around the world, and her legacy as a creative...

Jimmy Pearls, a directionless young drifter, kills Henry Logan's son and two other men after he found out that they murdered Jimmy's parents for...

An exploration of '80s horror movies through the perspective of the actors, directors, producers and SFX craftspeople who made them, and their impact...

Elvira hosts this humorous look at movie monsters and facts about the real animals on which they're based. Included: clips from films; and interviews...

Documentary tracing the rise of the 'slasher' movie.

The conclusion to the ‘In Search of Darkness’ '80s trilogy. In this epic final chapter, our focus turns to the straight-to-video horror...

A dull office worker transforms into a costumed peeping tom at night.

A look at the making of "Christine" (1983).

Featuring interviews with Director John Carpenter, Producer Sandy King, Actors Michael Paré, Peter Jason, Karen Kahn, Meredith Salenger,...

An appreciation of Howard Hawks' "Rio Bravo" (1959) by filmmakers and historians.

When the Myers house is torn down, having remained vacant for nearly fifty years, Michael leaves his hometown in search of a new place to call his...

A short documentary on the history of the horror film narrated by Christopher Lee.