The king of horror movies! 10 recommended works directed by John Carpenter!

7. "Christine" (83)

Film adaptation of Stephen King's novel of the same name. Ernie, an introverted boy, finds a nearly scrapped car called Christine on his way home from school. He falls in love with cars at first sight, but she turns out to be more than just a car. It was a terrifying car that had a mind of its own and attacked people who harmed her beauty and self-esteem. Unaware of this, Ernie spends a lot of money to get a "girlfriend", but...

A suspense horror film depicting a mysterious phenomenon caused by an indestructible car. In Steven Spielberg's `` Ready Player One '' (18), a car named ``Christine'' is famous for appearing in a racing scene.

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8. “They Live” (88)

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Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Music in Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films. A cult-favorite sci-fi suspense thriller depicting an invisible invasion by aliens. Neida drifts to a certain town in search of work, and one day she picks up a pair of mysterious sunglasses at a church. When he puts on the sunglasses, the human-looking person turns out to be an Alien plotting to invade Earth. When I looked around the city, I saw that an invisible subliminal invasion had begun. Neida and her comrades engage in guerrilla warfare against Alien.

A must-see is the legendary pro wrestling scene between Roddy Piper, a popular American professional wrestler from the 1980s who played the leading role, and Keith David of " Platoon " (1986), who fight without wearing sunglasses!

9. "Mouth of Madness" (94)

It won the Critics Award at the Porto Film Festival in Portugal. A fantastical, mysterious horror where reality and the world of fiction intersect. John, an insurance investigator, is asked to find the missing author Sutter Kane. Eventually, John and his editor, Linda, arrive at the fictional town that appears in Kane's novel. Amidst a series of mysterious events, John finds Cane, but as he learns of a terrifying plan connected to his new novel, ``Mouth of Madness,'' he gradually loses his sanity.

Starring Sam Neill from the Jurassic Park series. It is a terrifying story inspired by the works of ghost novelist H.P. Lovecraft.

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10. “The Ward” (10)

A masterpiece that thrillingly depicts the terrifying horror experienced by a heroine confined in the confinement ward of a mental hospital. Kristen, a 20-year-old girl, is committed to a mental hospital for setting a fire she didn't commit. In the ward, only girls of the same age with mental health problems are isolated, and Kristen prides herself on being different from them, but during an interview with the doctor in charge, she loses all memory except her own name. I notice that there is. Furthermore, that night, the situation becomes even more confusing after witnessing a strange woman walking in the hallway...

This is a psychological horror film in which Carpenter breaks his 10-year hiatus and takes over the megaphone for a full-length feature film.

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John Carpenter Retrospective 2022

Limited release for 3 weeks on January 7th (Friday) at Human Trust Cinema Yurakucho/Shinjuku Musashinokan/UPLINK Kichijoji

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