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
β Bryan Fuller (@BryanFuller) August 13, 2022
THE THING
BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA https://t.co/vL3dDi7txI
Halloween & The Thing above allβ¦Christine, Big Trouble in Little China, & They Live are tied for third π https://t.co/BgfBZ5Hjrs
β Julian Hilliard (@_JulianHilliard) August 13, 2022
1-THE THING
β Guillermo del Toro (@RealGDT) August 13, 2022
2-THE FOG
3-THEY LIVE
4-HALLOWEEN
5-ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13
Those are my favorite 3 ;)
Big Trouble in Little China
β Brian Lynch (@BrianLynch) August 13, 2022
They Live
Escape from New York https://t.co/4DqEdYM2HR
The Thing
β 100% Soft β’ α΄ β’ (@100soft) August 13, 2022
Halloween
Big Trouble in Little China https://t.co/uOY0O4R4pw
The Thing, They Live, and of course Big Trub https://t.co/qtXR3MupHT
β Freddie Prinze Jr (@RealFPJr) August 13, 2022
The Thing
β James Gunn (@JamesGunn) August 13, 2022
They Live
Escape from New York https://t.co/G3AHptetEe
Halloween
β Richard Newby (@RICHARDLNEWBY) August 13, 2022
The Thing
In the Mouth of Madness https://t.co/pxzz6Zwpvo
They Live
β Jennifer Muro (@jennifermuro) August 13, 2022
Big Trouble in Little China
Escape from LA
πΆ https://t.co/0xgVppoh9d
HALLOWEEN
β Adam Cesare (@Adam_Cesare) August 14, 2022
PRINCE OF DARKNESS
STARMAN
(I mean, Iβm sure it would change every time you ask, but right now this *feels* true) https://t.co/vzL7QvbFQJ
Apocalypse trilogy, and itβs not even close
β Trevor Henderson (@slimyswampghost) August 14, 2022
- Prince of Darkness
- The Thing
- In The Mouth of Madness https://t.co/lK4Y7ErCOR
Assault on Precinct 13
β ben mekler (@benmekler) August 13, 2022
Big Trouble in Little China
Escape from New York https://t.co/rCv8kpk6Dp
1. Halloween
β Susan Arendt (@SusanArendt) August 13, 2022
2. The Thing
3. Escape From New York https://t.co/qwDbeahaeD
The Thing, Halloween, The Fog (and honourable mention for Christine.) https://t.co/HTh8KjkdDn
β Cavan Scott (@cavanscott) August 13, 2022
The Thing, Halloween and Prince of Darkness
β Steve Niles (@SteveNiles) August 13, 2022
Halloween
β Matt Oswalt (@MattOswaltVA) August 13, 2022
The Thing
Escape From New York https://t.co/Ezg7ILEihf
Halloween, The Fog, Christine. https://t.co/eNeg7MOg4Q
β Michael Aiello (@Michael_Aiello) August 13, 2022
Halloween
β π Dave Scheidt π (@DaveScheidt) August 14, 2022
The Thing
Prince of Darkness https://t.co/e0tMFSHiQ7
THE THING
β Beyond Fest (@BeyondFest) August 13, 2022
THE FOG
ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13 pic.twitter.com/F66vQP3ENS
1. Escape from New York
β alex james kane (@alexjkane) August 13, 2022
2. Halloween
(real tempted to say Prince of Darkness or Cigarette Burns or something like that, but...)
3. The Thing https://t.co/P11Y46QApl
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
β FANGORIA (@FANGORIA) August 13, 2022