Why john carpenter didnt cameo in rob zombies sequel. John carpenters tales for a halloween night series by john. Forty years after its release, we look at four reasons that the story of michael myers remains unkillable. If you are a john carpenter fan, or a halloween fan, this book is for you kim was the onset photographer for many of john carpenters films. John carpenter s tales for a halloween night carpenter, john, king, sandy, hoveke, steven, niles, steve, ninness, james, olsen, trent, schow, david, swierczynski. Nov 09, 2017 filmmaker john carpenter has given audiences some of the greatest horror films of all time, including halloween, the thing and the fog. John carpenters halloween remains a horror masterpiece. Books revisiting the novelization of john carpenters halloween and its fascinating michael myers origin story. As you may know if youve been reading my article for film book, at all john carpenters. As of 2016, carpenter was more involved with his music career than filmmaking, although he was involved in 2018 s halloween reboot. Carpetner allows the viewer to see through the eyes of the killer with the subjective camera and then there s the classic music score. The renewed interest in john carpenter s music thanks to the death waltz reissues and lost themes albums caused him to, for the first time ever, tour as a musician.
It was the night he came home, warned the posters for john carpenter s careermaking horror smash. Halloween novelization halloween series wiki fandom. Revisiting the novelization of john carpenters halloween and its fascinating michael myers origin story. The official novelization of the highly anticipated revamp of the classic horror film halloween. A master of horror, john carpenter created the 1978 thriller hit halloween, which has inspired and influenced countless other filmmakers. There are so many great and scary horror films out there you can watch to get in the halloween spirit, but there is only one halloween. Halloween is a soundtrack album composed and performed by john carpenter, featuring the score to the 1978 film halloween. Resurrection which is released in the united states sometime this summer. Oct 31, 2018 4 ways john carpenters halloween changed the shape of horror.
John carpenter wrote the book on contemporary popcorn horror with halloween, and the film has been copied relentlessly for four decades, but never improved upon. Halloween a screenplay by john carpenter and debra hill shooting draft rev. An expanded 20th anniversary edition was released in. Halloween by john carpenter donald pleasence, jamie lee. When john carpenters halloween quietly opened in kansas city on october 25, 1978, it did not seem like the kind of movie anyone would speak kindly of or think about at all, really 40. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. As a collector of memorabilia from the halloween film series, kim gottliebwalkers book is one of the greatest collections of halloween and john carpenter history that i have ever seen. This economically produced horror film started the slasher movie craze, made jamie lee curtis a star, and held the record for highest grossing independent film for many years. John howard carpenter is an american film director, screenwriter, producer, editor and composer. John howard carpenter was born in carthage, new york, to mother milton jean carter and father howard ralph carpenter. If youre a fan of john carpenter s epic slasher film that started them all, halloween, then you need to read ernie magnottas new book, halloween. Tunecore on behalf of sacred bones recordsthe null corporation. John carpenter licensed to youtube by ingrooves, merlin sc distribution on behalf of sacred bones records. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search.
The writer befriended carpenter and halloween producer and cowriter debra hill. This one is a look at some of the untold story for 1978s halloween. Books by john carpenter author of big trouble in little. The thing is a 1982 american science fiction horror film directed by john carpenter and written by bill lancaster. This comic book oneshot is a collection of short stories inspired by john carpenters original. The behind the scenes shots of so many of carpenters films and the first hand accounts provided by gottliebwalker and friends is a gift to those of us that thought we had it all and had seen it all. Rob zombies halloween 2 accidentally copied john carpenter zombies halloween and halloween ii from 2007 and 2009 took the framework of carpenters film, but went much deeper into michaels childhood and backstory, as well as lauries own fractured mental state.
Matt molgaard reading curtis richards novelization of john carpenters iconic motion picture, halloween, proved more than rewarding. This site includes information on the halloween series, has scripts on all of the halloween movies which incudes the new halloween movie to come, halloween. John carpenters halloween 1978 the ultimate rabbit. The night john carpenters halloween 1978 comes home. Published by thecrossgen imprint code 6 comics, the book will be known as john carpenter s the snake plissken chronicles. Oct 20, 2016 john carpenters halloween will always remain the best of all the socalled slasher movies in my humble opinion. For the most part, im skeptical of horror reboots, but john carpenter has said that this film was created as though the sequels never happened. Merlin sc distribution, ingrooves on behalf of evp recordings. Injoy the site and please feel free to sign the guest book.
And as one might expect, a lot of these books get pretty weird. Carpenter s character snake plissken of escape from new york 1981 and escape from l. John carpenters tales for a halloween night by john. The camera angles are one of the many things that make the film scary. Halloween original motion picture soundtrack licensed to youtube by. Even after repeated viewings, john carpenters halloween remains a genuinely terrifying cinematic experience. There is no way anyone can top what he did with the 1978 classic, and this is even though rob zombies take on michael meyers was better than people gave his halloween movies credit for. A history of the halloween franchise in print litreactor. It is a large, fullhead platex rubber mask, not a monster or ghoul, but the pale, neutral features of a. Halloween a screenplay by john carpenter and debra hill. From john carpenter, the man who brought you the cult classic horror film halloween and all of the scares beyond comes the ultimate graphic novel anthology of tales to warm your toes by on a dark and stormy october night. The 10 best john carpenter movies, ranked according to imdb. A wellcurated collection that brings insight to the film as well as being a work of art on its own.
But readers are in store for something with quite a bit more depth. Revisiting the novelization of john carpenters halloween. Beautiful, evocative art in celebration of a brilliant and terrifying film. John carpenters halloween the curtis richards novelization. John carpenter made a film that was often imaited but never duplicated. It wasnt until i started the book and read the blurb that i realized that this book is a novelization of the film. This book is filled with original artwork all inspired by the 1982 john carpenter classic horror film, the thing. Halloween 2018 the book is coming october 23, 2018.
Revisiting the novelization of john carpenters halloween and its. Carpenter has been the subject of the documentary film john carpenter. A piece on the lasting power of john carpenter s the thing, paid tribute with a fantastic new board game from mondo and an upcoming bluray from arrow. The films of john carpenter cover a tremendous range and yet all bear his clear personal stamp. Oct 17, 2019 a master of horror, john carpenter created the 1978 thriller hit halloween, which has inspired and influenced countless other filmmakers. Halloween is without a doubt, one of the best movies ever made, and im glad they turned it into a book. It introduces psychopathic killer mike myers, who, 15 years after murdering his own sister on halloween, returns home to wreak mayhem on goodgirl teen laurie strode jamie lee curtis and her funloving friends nancy loomis and p.
Filmmaker john carpenter has given audiences some of the greatest horror films of all time, including halloween, the thing and the fog. John carpenters tales for a halloweenight, volume 3. The book is wellwritten, with each chapter devoted to one of 5 of carpenters films, halloween, the fog, escape from new york, halloween ii, and christine. John carpenter picks his 8 favorite horror films comic book. Halloween director john carpenter to cowrite joker book for dc. Halloween is a 1978 american independent slasher film directed and scored by john carpenter. Oct 28, 2015 john carpenters tales for a halloween night book. Abebooks, an amazon company, offers millions of new, used, and outofprint books. Moreover, during 2006, the united states library of congress deemed halloween. The score for halloween ii is a variation of john carpenter s compositions from the first film, particularly the main theme s familiar piano melody played. Darkness, with a small shape in the center of the screen. John carpenter gives update on new tales for a halloween.
Vampires also known as john carpenter s vampires is a 1998 american independent neowestern action horror film directed and scored by john carpenter and starring james woods. John carpenters halloween is one of the best, scariest. Interestingly enough, until today, id never seen the movie. Curtis richards, halloween bantam books, 1979, isbn 05532261. Carpenter brings together storytellers from the worlds of movies. Welcome to john carpenter s halloween this site has been open since march 2001 and has had over 10,000 hits. See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. John carpenter s tales for a halloween night, john carpenter s tales for a halloween night, volume 2, john carpenter s tales for a halloween night volum. Jun 10, 2018 halloween is a 40yearslater direct sequel to the 1978 john carpenterdirected original also titled halloween that starred jamie lee curtis as a terrorized babysitter who narrowly. The best analysis of john carpenters halloween youtube. Richards novelization of john carpenters iconic motion picture, halloween, proved more than rewarding. Curtis turned her success here into a brief reign as. Halloween ii jack martin, john carpenter, debra hill on. Upon its release in 1978, john carpenters nervefrying.
John carpenters tales for a halloween night, volume 2 book. John carpenter has 52 books on goodreads with 7094 ratings. He s also delved slightly outside the realm of pure horror. John carpenter s 1978 classic horror halloween is the ultimate slasher movie, writes philip french. Considered a paradigm of lowbudget ingenuity, its story of a seemingly unremarkable middleamerican town becoming the site of violence on october 31 struck a. It also gives a pretty good backstory of michael myers and what he feels during some of his kills. In haddonfield, il, on halloween night 1963, sixyearold michael myers inexplicably slaughters his teenage sister. Halloween is a 1978 american slasher film directed and scored by john carpenter, cowritten with producer debra hill, and starring donald pleasence and jamie lee curtis in her film debut. Wellwritten and paced, curtis richards expands on john carpenters storyline much better than any of the latter film sequels. John carpenters halloween returns to theaters for one night only on october 29, 2015. On the legacy of john carpenters classic film brian tallerico 20171031 a piece on the lasting power of john carpenter s the thing, paid tribute with a fantastic new board game from mondo and an upcoming bluray from arrow. Numerous films in carpenter s career were critical and commercial failures, with the notable exceptions of halloween 1978 and escape from new york john howard carpenter is an american film. Packed with information on all the halloween films, its a musthave for all horror fans. In 1978, laurie strode survived an encounter with michael myers, a masked figure who killed her friends and terrorized the town of haddonfield, illinois on halloween night.
I decided to make a film i would love to have seen as a kid, full of cheap tricks like a haunted house at a fair where you walk down the corridor and things jump out at you. Although carpenter has worked in numerous film genres, he is most commonly associated with horror and science fiction films from the 1970s and 1980s. As main titles continue over, camera slowly moves in on the shape. This expands upon some of the themes introduced in the halloween movie by john carpenter. John carpenter s original halloween is by far the best of the series. May 17, 2018 filmmaker john carpenter has built an impressive legacy as one of the greatest horror directors of his generation, thanks to films like halloween, the fog, and in the mouth of madness. John carpenters tales for a halloween night volume 3. John carpenters tales for a halloween night, volume 2 by. Working is hard because you have to get up in the morning. John carpenter s tal es for a halloween night book. John carpenter contributor, sandy king goodreads author, steve niles, louise simonson. Get ready for twelve new terrifying tales from john carpenter and his friends.
We get closer and closer until we see that the shape is a halloween mask. As all savvy horror fans are aware, halloween was hardly the first slasher film the argument over which movie was the first is best saved for another time, but without it, the genre as we know it wouldnt exist. Curtis turned her success here into a brief reign as moviedoms scream queen, and she is touchingly vulnerable in her breakthrough role. Jul 12, 2019 you can see the full synopsis for halloween director john carpenters upcoming dc joker book below now a humanalien hybrid, lex luthor has made his appeal to the world, asking its citizens to. John carpenters tales for a halloween night paperback november 17, 2015 by john carpenter author, sandy king author, editor, steven hoveke author, steve niles author. Oct 03, 2018 nothing gets you into the halloween spirit quite like a good aul halloween video. The making of john carpenters halloween 1978 youtube. Loomis donald pleasence cant penetrate michael s psyche.
Book 3 of 5 in the john carpenters tales for a halloween night series. Oct 31, 2016 thats a whole lot of maniacs killing teenagers, and it was all due to the success of one film. The score was performed on a synthesizer organ rather than the piano used for halloween. John carpenters tales for a halloween night by john carpenter. Based on the screenplay by john carpenter and debra hill. Its not a stretch to open the book and anticipate a carbon copy of johns film. From the horrifying halloween to the touching starman to the controversial the thing to the comic big trouble in little china, his films reflect a unique approach to filmmaking and singular views of humanity and american culture. The man and his movies, and american cinematheques 2002 retrospective of his films. John carpenter s tales for a halloween night volume 3 by.