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6 scary movies to watch this Friday the 13th on Netflix, Apple TV Plus, Shudder, and more

Check out our list of the six best horror movies to watch this Friday the 13th...

Total Film

‘Big Trouble in Little China’ actor Peter Kwong dead aged 73

After an acting career that also saw him champion his industry, martial artist Peter Kwong has died in his sleep aged 73.

BANG Premier

A Gorgeous Point-And-Click Adventure With The Spirit Of John Carpenter Is Free To Try On Steam

A long-awaited point-and-click adventure game is finally set to launch this summer, and a Steam demo showing off its first chapter is available now.

Inverse

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Nine Inch Nails duo Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross are launching a new festival celebrating and showcasing film soundtrack scores, with John Carpenter and Danny Elfman among "a stacked lineup of visionaries doing something you might not see again"

The Future Ruins festival will see some of the film world's most acclaimed soundtrack composers performing scores live

Metal Hammer

30 Years Ago, A Legendary Sci-Fi Director Disappointed Fans — And Himself

John Carpenter's most aggressively okay film has few fans, and the director himself isn't among them.

Inverse

Kurt Russell delights fans as he reunites with co-star after more than 40 years

‘Two absolute icons and legends,’ said one fan

The Independent UK

15 years on from his last horror movie, Halloween's John Carpenter says he'd "love to direct again" – but he has one condition

John Carpenter has revealed what it'd take for him to return to directing movies

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Halloween icon John Carpenter reveals conditions for horror movie return

'Halloween' horror movie legend John Carpenter has explained what it would take for him to make another film.

BANG Premier

Two filmmaking icons agree to a huge collaboration on new horror film

John Carpenter and Bong Joon-ho sealed the deal with a handshake

The Independent UK

43 years later, John Carpenter has hinted at who turns into The Thing in the horror movie and one eagle-eyed fan has worked it out

A fan has worked out whether MacReady or Childs is The Thing

Total Film

As Jurassic Park Survival, John Carpenter's Toxic Commando, and the Star Wars KOTOR remake remain MIA, Saber CEO promises "everything that we have talked about is still in development"

"Saber Interactive is one of the largest independent developers in the world. We are working on numerous games across many different genres"

GamesRadar

Family sues after woman is found dead in towed van in impound lot a month after crash by drunk driver

Her family believes Monica Cameroni De Adams, 65, may have desperately needed medical attention after a crash by a drunken driver, not to be towed to an impound lot and left to die

The Independent UK

5 best movies like 'The Monkey' to stream right now

Looking for more murderous mayhem after seeing 'The Monkey'? Check out these great horror movies next.

Tom’s Guide

Peter Jason, the voice of Fallout 2's famous drill sergeant and Dizzy in the Gear of War games, has died

Jason had a long career as a character actor in film and television and frequently collaborated with John Carpenter, but to us he'll always be Sergeant Dornan.

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Evening Standard

Karate Kid and Deadwood star Peter Jason dies aged 80

Jason leaves behind an impressive legacy with over 270 acting credits across film, TV, and video games

Fortune

Delta is offering $30,000 with 'no strings attached' to passengers on the Toronto flight that crash-landed. Legal experts say they should read the fine print

Passengers should search for words like “release,” “waiver,” and “arbitration,” among others.

PC Gamer

Directive 8020: A Dark Pictures Game launches John Carpenter's the Thing into space this October

Supermassive's latest horror adventure arrives later this year.

Inverse

27 Years Later, John Carpenter's Most Misguided Horror Flop Just Got A Huge Upgrade

With 'Vampires,' John Carpenter wanted to make the anti-'Buffy.' It didn't end well.

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Inverse

45 Years Later, A Legendary Director's Overlooked Thriller Has A Well-Earned Cult Following

While never mentioned alongside 'The Thing' and 'Halloween,' another Carpenter horror flick is just as important for understanding the ideas that motivate him.

Inverse

The Oral History of 'In the Mouth of Madness,' John Carpenter's Misunderstood Cosmic Horror Masterpiece

In 1995, John Carpenter released his cosmic horror film to lukewarm reviews. Inverse spoke to the team behind 'In the Mouth of Madness' about its complicated legacy.

Louder

“Turn the lights off, put the music on, close your eyes and start to have a waking dream… it might even inspire people to create movies that could be scored with this music”: John Carpenter’s second career in prog

The cult movie director started composing his own soundtracks out of necessity. Eventually he returned to his first love of music to create the Lost Themes album series, and began touring too

Inverse

40 Years Ago, Jeff Bridges Made A Wildly Underrated Sci-Fi Masterpiece

In 1984 Karen Allen and Jeff Bridges made a great sci-fi movie called 'Starman.' Here's why, 40 years later, we should still watch this underrated classic.

Wallpaper

‘It creates mental horrors’ – why The Thing game remains so chilling

Wallpaper* speaks to two of the developers behind 2002’s cult classic The Thing video game, who hope the release of a remastered version can terrify a new generation of gamers

Inverse

43 Years Later, a Legendary Apocalyptic Thriller Just Got a Huge Upgrade

John Carpenter’s most badass movie set the tone for an entire decade. Grab it now with this new Blu-ray release.

The Guardian - US

‘Genuinely disturbing’: Guardian writers on their scariest horror villains

For Halloween, critics pick their most nightmarish baddies, from Count Orlok in Nosferatu to Annie Wilkes in Misery

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