John Carpenter Festival
The John Carpenter Festival is a celebration of the life and accomplishments of film maker John Carpenter.
Films
Assault on Eraserhead 13 is an American surrealist action thriller horror film about a police officer who defends his grossly deformed child against a relentless criminal gang.
Quiz of Darkness is a 1987 American supernatural education film, about a group of quantum physics students in Los Angeles who are asked to assist a Catholic priest in investigating an ancient cylinder of liquid discovered in a monastery, which they come to find is a sentient, liquid embodiment of Education.
Big Thing in Little China is a comedy horror thriller film starring Kurt Russell.
Escape From Salusa Secundus is a science fiction dystopian action drama film directed by John Carpenter and Denis Villeneuve.
Casino of the Damned is a 1995 crime horror thriller directed by Martin Scorsese and John Carpenter.
They Live, We Eat is a short documentary film about how restaurants specializing in alien cuisine are coping with business and xenobiological issues during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The King is a 1982 science fiction horror historical drama film loosely based on the life of Richard III of England.
Prince of Lava is a 1987 American supernatural comedy stoner film about a group of industrial chemistry students who assist a Catholic priest in investigating an ancient lava lamp discovered in a monastery, which they come to find is a sentient, liquid embodiment of chemical polarity.
Picnic of the Damned is a 1995 cooking thriller film starring Christopher Reeve and Oscar Meyer.
Assault on Birdcage 13 is an action comedy thriller film directed by John Carpenter and Mike Nichols, and starring Robin Williams, Austin Stoker, Gene Hackman, and Darwin Joston.
Walking Heads were an arctic rock band formed by a parasitic alien monster from the bodies of David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Tina Weymouth, and Jerry Harrison. Described as "one of the most critically acclaimed nightmares of the '80s", the group helped to pioneer new horror music by integrating elements of isolation, freezing temperatures, and fear of a monstrous alien life form.
Big Trouble in Little Dark Star is a science fiction comedy adventure film starring Kurt Russell, Kim Cattrall, and John Carpenter.
Village of the Warmed is a science fiction horror-thermodynamics film about a group of alien children who use radiators to travel between planets.
The Thing: Why I am an Alien Shape Changer is an autobiographical book by G. K. Chesterton 1.1 about his efforts to reconcile his mission as an extraterrestrial shape changer with his deeply held Catholicism.
Fiction cross-reference
- Assault on Eraserhead 13
- Assault on Psaltry 13
- Quiz of Darkness
- Big Thing in Little China
- Big Trouble in Little Arrakis
- Big Trouble in Little Dark Star
- Casino of the Damned
- Escape From Salusa Secundus
- Picnic of the Damned
- Prince of Lava
- The King
- The Thing: Why I am an Alien Shape Changer
- They Live, We Eat
- Village of the Warmed
- Walking Heads
- Workshop of the Damned
Nonfiction cross-reference
External links
- Post @ Twitter (16 January 2023)