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John Carpenter's most atmospheric horror movies collection

by bshristov • Created 6 years ago • Modified 6 years ago
Underlying sense of paranoia in horror
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  • The Thing (1982)

    1. The Thing

    19821h 49mR57Metascore
    8.2 (504K)
    A research team in Antarctica is hunted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of its victims.
    DirectorJohn CarpenterStarsKurt RussellWilford BrimleyKeith David
  • Sam Neill in In the Mouth of Madness (1994)

    2. In the Mouth of Madness

    19941h 35mR53Metascore
    7.1 (85K)
    An insurance investigator begins discovering that the impact a horror writer's books have on his fans is more than inspirational.
    DirectorJohn CarpenterStarsSam NeillJürgen ProchnowJulie Carmen
  • Jeff Imada and Roddy Piper in They Live (1988)

    3. They Live

    19881h 34mR55Metascore
    7.2 (157K)
    They influence our decisions without us knowing it. They numb our senses without us feeling it. They control our lives without us realizing it. They live.
    DirectorJohn CarpenterStarsRoddy PiperKeith DavidMeg Foster
  • Halloween (1978)

    4. Halloween

    19781h 31mR90Metascore
    7.7 (326K)
    Fifteen years after murdering his sister on Halloween night 1963, Michael Myers escapes from a mental hospital and returns to the small town of Haddonfield, Illinois, to kill again.
    DirectorJohn CarpenterStarsDonald PleasenceJamie Lee CurtisTony Moran
  • Kim Cattrall, Kurt Russell, and James Hong in Big Trouble in Little China (1986)

    5. Big Trouble in Little China

    19861h 39mPG-1353Metascore
    7.2 (162K)
    A rough-and-tumble trucker and his sidekick face off with an ancient sorcerer in a supernatural battle beneath Chinatown.
    DirectorJohn CarpenterStarsKurt RussellKim CattrallDennis Dun
  • Adrienne Barbeau, Donald Pleasence, and Kurt Russell in Escape from New York (1981)

    6. Escape from New York

    19811h 39mR76Metascore
    7.1 (167K)
    In a dystopian 1997, a soldier-turned-bank robber is tasked with rescuing the U.S. President after he crashes into Manhattan, which has been turned into a giant maximum security prison.
    DirectorJohn CarpenterStarsKurt RussellLee Van CleefErnest Borgnine
  • Kurt Russell in Escape from L.A. (1996)

    7. Escape from L.A.

    19961h 41mR54Metascore
    5.7 (84K)
    In 2013, Snake Plissken is tasked by a despotic U.S. President with entering Los Angeles - now an autonomous island prison - and recovering a doomsday device stolen by his daughter.
    DirectorJohn CarpenterStarsKurt RussellSteve BuscemiStacy Keach
  • Prince of Darkness (1987)

    8. Prince of Darkness

    19871h 42mR50Metascore
    6.7 (53K)
    A group of graduate students and scientists uncover an ancient canister in an abandoned church, but when they open the container, they inadvertently unleash a strange liquid and an evil force on all humanity.
    DirectorJohn CarpenterStarsDonald PleasenceLisa BlountJameson Parker
  • Pam Grier, Natasha Henstridge, Ice Cube, Jason Statham, Richard Cetrone, and Clea DuVall in Ghosts of Mars (2001)

    9. Ghosts of Mars

    20011h 38mR35Metascore
    4.9 (60K)
    In 2176, a Martian police unit is sent to pick up a highly dangerous criminal at a remote mining post. Upon arrival, the cops find that the post has become a charnel house.
    DirectorJohn CarpenterStarsNatasha HenstridgeIce CubePam Grier
  • The Fog (1980)

    10. The Fog

    19801h 29mR55Metascore
    6.8 (89K)
    Local legend tells of a ship lured on to the rocks of Antonio Bay being enveloped by a supernatural cloud as it sank; the myth says that when this mysterious fog returns, the victims will rise up from the depths seeking vengeance.
    DirectorJohn CarpenterStarsAdrienne BarbeauJamie Lee CurtisJanet Leigh

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