Filmmaking is an art form, but that doesn’t mean you have to be serious all of the time.
When I think of the masters of the horror genre, John Carpenter has to be near the top of that list. Carpenter’s approach to scaring an audience comes from his delight in the genre and its ability to reshape what is truly terrifying about the world into memorable terrors.
Carpenter has a gusto-like approach to filmmaking and is driven by the desire to create something that pleases him. He isn’t a filmmaker who thinks of himself as a master of horror. Instead, Carpenter is a humble filmmaker who loves making films just as much as you and I.
All the Right Movies sat down with John Carpenter to talk about the Masters of Horror, which was a series based around an informal dinner with 10 masters of the genre. When asked about some of those dinners, Carpenter lights a cigarette at his desk and takes a moment before revealing that he hasn’t gone to those dinners in a long time.
Author: Alyssa Miller
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