John Carpenter's films have been remade, imitated, and satirized. In this episode, we go to the source material and dive into the first five films that Carpenter wrote and directed, included cult classic Assault on Precinct 13. Also, it's Halloween! What better time to check out the works of a horror master? Paul Kowalski joins to help us appreciate ghost pirates.

Show Notes/Sources:

https://thedissolve.com/reviews/363-assault-on-precinct-13-body-bags/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSlq2yAkyTE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUkOCg_KYXM

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/podcast/horror-writer-john-carpenter/

https://www.theringer.com/halloween-unmasked

http://songexploder.net/halloween

https://cinephiliabeyond.org/john-carpenters-fog-one-best-ghost-stories-clever-warning-us/

https://www.fudsonfilm.com/john-carpenter/

https://film.avclub.com/john-carpenter-s-grimy-propulsive-assault-on-precinct-1798178754

https://movieweb.com/someones-watching-me-movie-review-bluray/

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-fog-1980

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Carpenter

https://theofficialjohncarpenter.com/biography/