What scares the master of horror John Carpenter? “I find real life terrifying. I find what Bashar al-Assad is doing in Syria terrifying. I find some elements of our country terrifying”
and ‘Holey moley,’” he said. “I have a few critics I’d like to spend just five minutes with in a room alone. I’d like a little payback.”
Critics have since changed their tune on “The Thing,” hailing it as a seminal horror movie and praising its themes of paranoia and mistrust in the Cold War era. Its influence can be felt in other horror movies and shows, like “The Mist” and “,” and Universal Pictures released a prequel of the same name in 2011, though that Carpenter-less movie has yet to bounce back from its mostly negative reviews.
So what scares the Master of Horror? “I find real life terrifying. I find what Bashar al-Assad is doing in Syria terrifying. I find some elements of our country terrifying,” Carpenter said. In addition to directing and writing, Carpenter has also served as a composer for many of his films, which was originally a way to save time and money as a student. He crafted the chillingly iconic “” theme with a synthesizer and popularized the instrument as staple for horror movie scores. Carpenter’s composing credits nearly equal his directing ones, and he’s released four full-length albums since 2015.
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