Last week we dropped the news that the master of horror, John Carpenter, is considering returning to the director’s chair, so we decided to ask, “What are your three favorite John Carpenter movies?” And ho boy, did we get a lot of responses.
Many people answered with classic Carpenter films like Halloween and The Thing, but because these are personal favorites, people’s choices ran the gamut, so we thought we would share a bunch. Below are responses from Fango friends and fans; take a look:
HALLOWEEN
THE THING
BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA https://t.co/vL3dDi7txIโ Bryan Fuller (@BryanFuller) August 13, 2022
Halloween & The Thing above allโฆChristine, Big Trouble in Little China, & They Live are tied for third https://t.co/BgfBZ5Hjrs
โ Julian Hilliard (@_JulianHilliard) August 13, 2022
1-THE THING
2-THE FOG
3-THEY LIVE
4-HALLOWEEN
5-ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13
Those are my favorite 3 ๐โ Guillermo del Toro (@RealGDT) August 13, 2022
Big Trouble in Little China
They Live
Escape from New York https://t.co/4DqEdYM2HR
โ Brian Lynch (@BrianLynch) August 13, 2022
The Thing
Halloween
Big Trouble in Little China https://t.co/uOY0O4R4pwโ 100% Soft โข แด โข (@100soft) August 13, 2022
The Thing, They Live, and of course Big Trub https://t.co/qtXR3MupHT
โ Freddie Prinze Jr (@RealFPJr) August 13, 2022
The Thing
They Live
Escape from New York https://t.co/G3AHptetEeโ James Gunn (@JamesGunn) August 13, 2022
Halloween
The Thing
In the Mouth of Madness https://t.co/pxzz6Zwpvoโ Richard Newby (@RICHARDLNEWBY) August 13, 2022
They Live
Big Trouble in Little China
Escape from LA
https://t.co/0xgVppoh9dโ Jennifer Muro (@jennifermuro) August 13, 2022
HALLOWEEN
PRINCE OF DARKNESS
STARMAN(I mean, Iโm sure it would change every time you ask, but right now this *feels* true) https://t.co/vzL7QvbFQJ
โ Adam Cesare (@Adam_Cesare) August 14, 2022
Apocalypse trilogy, and itโs not even close
– Prince of Darkness
– The Thing
– In The Mouth of Madness https://t.co/lK4Y7ErCORโ Trevor Henderson (@slimyswampghost) August 14, 2022
Assault on Precinct 13
Big Trouble in Little China
Escape from New York https://t.co/rCv8kpk6Dpโ ben mekler (@benmekler) August 13, 2022
1. Halloween
2. The Thing
3. Escape From New York https://t.co/qwDbeahaeDโ Susan Arendt (@SusanArendt) August 13, 2022
The Thing, Halloween, The Fog (and honourable mention for Christine.) https://t.co/HTh8KjkdDn
โ Cavan Scott (@cavanscott) August 13, 2022
The Thing, Halloween and Prince of Darkness
โ Steve Niles (@SteveNiles) August 13, 2022
Halloween
The Thing
Escape From New York https://t.co/Ezg7ILEihfโ Matt Oswalt (@MattOswaltVA) August 13, 2022
Halloween, The Fog, Christine. https://t.co/eNeg7MOg4Q
โ Michael Aiello (@Michael_Aiello) August 13, 2022
Halloween
The Thing
Prince of Darkness https://t.co/e0tMFSHiQ7โ Dave Scheidt (@DaveScheidt) August 14, 2022
THE THING
THE FOG
ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13 pic.twitter.com/F66vQP3ENSโ Beyond Fest (@BeyondFest) August 13, 2022
1. Escape from New York
2. Halloween
(real tempted to say Prince of Darkness or Cigarette Burns or something like that, but…)
3. The Thing https://t.co/P11Y46QAplโ alex james kane (@alexjkane) August 13, 2022
Haven’t gotten your reply in or want to see even more people’s picks? Check out the original post below, and dive into the FANGORIA archives for Carpenter covers: The Thing on Volume I issue #21, Christine on Volume I issue #32, and Prince of Darkness on Volume I issue #69.
What are your three favorite John Carpenter movies? pic.twitter.com/2VlYsvAIdl
โ FANGORIA (@FANGORIA) August 13, 2022
