JOHN CARPENTER
DIRECTOR - MUSICIAN

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E.C. McMullen Jr.
RUMOR

RUMOR: People are dying to know the truth

PERPETUAL
BULLET

"'Some People' ... may be the standout story in the book."
- John Grant, Infinityplus

E.C. McMullen Jr.
WILLOW BLUE

"'Willow Blue' will burrow under your skin and stay there long after you've put the book down."
- Jeffrey Reddick, Creator of
FINAL DESTINATION

IN OTHER BOOKS
E.C. McMullen Jr.'s
short story
CEDO LOOKED LIKE PEOPLE
in the anthology
FEAR THE REAPER

"This Ray Bradbury-esque is one of the most memorable and one of the more original stories I've read in a long time."
- Steve Isaak,
Goodreads

HORROR 201:
The Silver Scream

Filmmaker's Guidebook
featuring
RAY BRADBURY,
JOHN CARPENTER,
WES CRAVEN,
TOM HOLLAND,
E.C. McMULLEN Jr.,
GEORGE A. ROMERO,
and many more.

Extensively quoted in

PHANTASM
EXHUMED
The Unauthorized Companion

SATAN'S 3-RING
CIRCUS OF HELL

Forward by
GAHAN WILSON &
FEO AMANTE.
With Comic Art by
ALEX PARDEE,
WILLIAM STOUT,
STEVE BISSETTE,
FRANK DIETZ,
JIM SMITH,
FRANK FORTE,
ERIC PIGORS,
MIKE SOSNOWSKI,
OMAHA PEREZ,
DAVID HARTMAN,
STEVEN MANNION,
JACOB HAIR,
and more!

And In
CINEMA
E.C. McMullen Jr.
Head Production Designer

MINE GAMES
(Starring:
JOSEPH CROSS,
BRIANA EVIGAN,
ALEX MERAZ,
ETHAN PECK)

Dept. head
Special Effects Make-Up
(SFX MUA)

A SIERRA NEVADA
GUNFIGHT
(MICHAEL MADSEN & JOHN SAVAGE).

Production Designer

UNIVERSAL DEAD
(DOUG JONES,
D.B. SWEENEY,
GARY GRAHAM)

Art Director

THE CRUSADER
(COLIN CUNNINGHAM,
GARY GRAHAM)

JOHN CARPENTER
MOVIE DIRECTOR

John Carpenter Fear is Just the Beginning

EVERYTHING WE'VE EVER COVERED
CLICK ON MOVIE POSTER FOR REVIEW

HALLOWEEN

- 1978
Compass International Pictures / Falcon Films
Rated: USA: R

Review by E.C.McMullen Jr.

THE FOG

- 1980
Avco Embassy Pictures
Rating: USA: R

Review by E.C.McMullen Jr.

ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK

- 1981
AVCO Embassy Pictures, International Film Investors, Goldcrest Films International
Ratings: Argentina:13 / Australia: PG / UK:12 / USA: PG-13

Review by Kelly Parks

THE THING

- 1982
Universal Pictures / MCA
Rated: Germany, Norway, U.K.: 18 / U.S.A.: R

Review by Kelly Parks

"The scariest movie I ever saw was John Carpenter's The Thing with special effects by Rob Bottin. The theater was full, and I had to sit in the front row."
- John Sayles (Screenwriter: PIRANHA [1978], THE HOWLING),
NYT: What Spooks the Masters of Horror?

BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA

- 1986
20th Century Fox
Rating: Australia: M / Finland: K-16 / France: U / Norway, Sweden, UK: 15 / Norway: 16 / USA: PG-13 / West Germany: 12

Review by E.C.McMullen Jr.

PRINCE OF DARKNESS

- 1987
20th Century Fox
Rating: Australia: M / Finland: K-16 / France: U / Norway, Sweden, UK: 15 / Norway: 16 / USA: PG-13 / West Germany: 12

Review by E.C.McMullen Jr.

THEY LIVE

- 1988
Warner Brothers
Rated: Finland: K-12 / Germany: 1

Review by Kelly Parks

John Carpenter Prince of Darkness

IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS

- 1994
USA Release: Feb. 3, 1995
New Line Cinema
Rated: Germany: 16 / Norway: 18 / Portugal: M/16 / Singapore: PG / Spain:18 / UK: 15 / USA: R

Review by Paul V. Wargelin

VILLAGE OF THE DAMNED

- 1995
USA Release: April 28, 1995
Universal Pictures
Rating: USA: R

Review by Kelly Parks

John Carpenter's VAMPIRES

- 1998
USA Release: Oct. 30, 1998
Spooky Tooth Productions, Inc., Storm King Productions, JVC Entertainment, Inc., Largo Entertainment, Columbia Pictures
Rating: USA: R

Review by Ken King

GHOSTS OF MARS

- 2001
USA Release: AUG! 24, 2001
Screen Gems
Rated: Australia: MA / Germany: 18 / U.K.: 15 / USA: R

Review by E.C.McMullen Jr.

Masters of Horror: CIGARETTE BURNS

- 2005
USA Release: Dec. 16, 2005
IDT Entertainment, Industry Entertainment, Nice Guy Productions, Reunion Pictures
Rating: N/A

Season 1, Episode 8

Review by Ken King

Masters of Horror: PRO-LIFE

- 2007
USA Release: March 20, 2007
Nice Guy Productions / IDT Entertainment / Anchor Bay Entertainment
Rating: N/A

FeoNote: If this was a theatrical release, it would probably get an R for nudity, violence, ultra gore, and sexual situations
Season 2, Episode 5

Review by E.C.McMullen Jr.

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