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Snake Plissken looking intently off-camera with his head tilted to the left In 'Escape From New York'.

Zack Snyder's New Remake Sets Streaming Coming Back for John Carpenter's Best Sci-Fi Movie

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The remake was announced earlier this year.

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By Makuochi Echebiri

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John Carpenter’s Sci-Fi Classic Is Officially Getting a Zack Snyder Remake

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The remake was officially announced earlier this year.

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By Rob London

Childs (Keith David) looking concerned in 'The Thing'

The Greatest Horror Sci-Fi Movie of All Time Gave Away Its Plot in the First 10 Minutes

The Thing

The monster was with us from the start!

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By Liam Gaughan

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16 Years Later, John Carpenter Is Officially Returning to the Horror Genre

The Master of Horror's next project sounds metal.

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By Hannah Hunt

Jeff Bridges and Karen Allen in Starman

John Carpenter's Quiet Sci-Fi Gem Remains the Most Surprising Film of His Career

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It earned its lead a much-deserved Oscar nomination.

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By Anthony Crislip

Andi Matichak in Halloween Ends.

The Most Controversial Reboot of the 2020s Is Now Netflix's Horror Hit

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Evil dies... hopefully at some point.

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By Carolyn Jenkins

Macready iluminated by a red light while holding sticks of dynamite in The Thing.

Kurt Russell's 85% RT Sci-Fi Horror Classic Came Close to Being a Disaster

The Thing

Thankfully, thanks to John Carpenter, it all worked out in the end.

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By Shawn Van Horn

Director JOHN CARPENTER on the set of ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK, 1981

One of John Carpenter's Best Sci-Fi Movies Is Officially Getting a Remake

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After years of stop-start remake chatter it's officially happening.

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By Chris McPherson

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This Is the Mount Rushmore of Horror Movie Directors

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Who are the top four masters of terror on film?

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By Diego Pineda Pacheco

michael-b-jordan in sinners

Top 20 Horror Movie Masterpieces of All Time, Ranked

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Scarily good films.

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By Robert Lee III

Stephen King looking at the camera

One of Stephen King's Weirdest Horror Adaptations Is About to Leave Netflix

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The classic horror movie comes from genre legend John Carpenter.

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By Safwan Azeem

A silhouette of a man with a light shining from his head in a poster for The Thing.

Forget 'Alien,' John Carpenter’s 'The Thing' Is the Most Terrifying Sci-Fi Horror Film Ever

The Thing

"Why don't we just wait here for a little while, see what happens?"

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By Collier Jennings

Talby, played by actor Andreijah Pahich, wearing a spacesuit inside a spaceship in Dark Star.

The Greatest Sci-Fi Movies of All Time Owe Everything to This Forgotten Hidden Gem That’s Streaming for Free

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The first in a long line of flops that are actually brilliant.

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By Sam Barsanti

Karen Allen and Jeff Bridges in Starman (1984)

John Carpenter’s Most Underrated Film Is This ‘80s Sci-Fi Adventure Starring Jeff Bridges

Starman

Jeff Bridges doesn’t play an alien pretending to be human, he plays one trying to understand love.

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By Roger Froilan

Jeff Bridges and Karen Allen in Starman

Jeff Bridges' Most Underrated Sci-Fi Gem Is Finally Getting the Respect It Deserves on Streaming

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The movie was released just two years after 'Tron.'

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By Rohan Naahar

Jeff Bridges and Karen Allen as Scott and Jenny looking in the direction he is pointing at in Starman

41 Years Later, Jeff Bridges' Underrated Sci-Fi Masterpiece Lands on a New Streaming Home

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The movie underperformed at the box office but has earned a devoted cult following.

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By Rohan Naahar

John Carpenter on the red carpet

John Carpenter Said He Didn’t Like Anything About This 2024 Horror Film — He’s Absolutely Wrong

Have a day off, John

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By Billy Fellows

Michael-Myers

As a Fan of the Halloween Franchise, Here's How I'd Rank All the Movies

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Can David Gordon Green and Rob Zombie compete with John Carpenter?

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By Shawn Van Horn

Dwayne Johnson on the red carpet for Black Adam

Move Over, Dwayne Johnson — This is the Best Performance Ever Given By a Wrestler

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"You see, I take these glasses off, she looks like a regular person, doesn't she? Put 'em back on... formaldehyde-face!"

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By André Joseph

John Carpenter on the red carpet

This Iconic Cult Director Made John Carpenter's Definitive “Favorite Movie of all Time”

A different side to the horror master behind 'Halloween'.

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By Thomas Butt

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