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Poster for The History of Metal and Horror

The History of Metal and Horror

101 mins
A documentary that explores the history of...
A documentary that explores the history of heavy metal music, horror films, and how the two genres have merged together over time.
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Poster for Prince of Darkness

Prince of Darkness

R101 mins|62%61%
Scientific curiosity and demonic possession collide in...
Scientific curiosity and demonic possession collide in John Carpenter's 1987 horror, the second film in his Apocalypse Trilogy (following the The Thing and followed by In the Mouth of Madness).
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Poster for Escape from New York

Escape from New York

M99 mins|88%77%
Kurt Russell is Snake Plissken, the eye-patched...
Kurt Russell is Snake Plissken, the eye-patched badass and ex-con forced to rescue the president from the maximum security prison known as Manhattan Island, in John Carpenter's action sci-fi classic set in the apocalyptic future of 1997.
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Poster for The Ward

The Ward

Horror-thriller centered on an institutionalised woman who...
Horror-thriller centered on an institutionalised woman who becomes terrorised by a ghost. Directed by John Carpenter (Halloween, The Thing, Ghosts of Mars).
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Poster for They Live

They Live

M94 mins|86%80%
John Carpenter’s subversive action-sci-fi follows a drifter...
John Carpenter’s subversive action-sci-fi follows a drifter (WWF wrestler Roddy Piper) who finds a pair of truth-revealing sunglasses, only to discover that Earth has been covertly taken over by aliens.
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Poster for Big Trouble In Little China

Big Trouble In Little China

M99 mins|74%82%
A cult hit starring Kurt Russell as...
A cult hit starring Kurt Russell as a hard-boiled truck driver, Jack Burton, who gets caught in a bizarre conflict within San Francisco's Chinatown.
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Poster for The Thing (1982)

The Thing (1982)

M109 mins|84%92%
Based on both the short story by...
Based on both the short story by John W. Campbell, Jr. and the 1951 film produced by Howard Hawks, The Thing is John Carpenter's sci-fi horror masterpiece.
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Poster for The Fog (1980)

The Fog (1980)

M89 mins|75%65%
Strange, foggy things begin to occurs as...
Strange, foggy things begin to occurs as a tiny California coastal town prepares to commemorate its centenary in John Carpenter 1980 horror. 
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Poster for Halloween (1978)

Halloween (1978)

R18+91 mins|96%89%
John Carpenter's seminal independent slasher horror, featuring Jamie...
John Carpenter's seminal independent slasher horror, featuring Jamie Lee Curtis in her film debut. Having stabbed his sister to death as a six-year-old, Mike Myers escapes from a psychiatric hospital 15 years later and returns home to Haddonfield, Illinois...
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Poster for Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)

Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)

R91 mins|96%80%
The lone inhabitants of an abandoned police...
The lone inhabitants of an abandoned police station are under attack by the overwhelming numbers of a seemingly unstoppable street gang. Directed by John Carpenter (Halloween, The Thing).
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Poster for Starman

Starman

110 mins|86%70%
Sci-fi romance with Jeff Bridges and Karen...
Sci-fi romance with Jeff Bridges and Karen Allen, from director John Carpenter (
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Poster for Christine (1983)

Christine (1983)

M106 mins|70%64%
She was born in Detroit on an...
She was born in Detroit on an assembly line but she is no ordinary automobile.
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Poster for Eyes of Laura Mars

Eyes of Laura Mars

M104 mins|61%43%
Faye Dunaway is a famous fashion photographer...
Faye Dunaway is a famous fashion photographer who can see through the eyes of a killer in this mystery thriller penned by John Carpenter.
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