John Carpenter is a seminal figure in the history of horror and
science fiction filmmaking. His work in these genres has been
highly influential in their ongoing development. This book gives
Carpenter's output the sustained critical treatment it deserves. It
comprises essays that address the whole of Carpenter's work, as
well as others which focus on a smaller number of key films. Some
essays take on wide-ranging issues such as Carpenter's approach to
remakes and the question of genre, while others are organized
around a specific theme or technical aspect of Carpenter's
film-making. The text's key strength is that it draws upon an
international group of scholars offering a variety of expertise.
Films discussed include "Assault on Precinct 13" (1976),
"Halloween" (1978) and its subsequent sequels, "Escape from New
York" (1981), "Escape from L.A."(1996), "The Fog" (1980), "The
Thing" (1982), "Village of the Damned" (1995) and "Ghosts of
Mars"(2001). The book also features an exclusive interview with
John Carpenter.
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