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Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film (2006)
The American Nightmare (2000)
Nightmares in Red, White and Blue: The Evolution of the American Horror Film (2009)
Tales from the Script (2009)
"The 100 Scariest Movie Moments" (2004)
Lovecraft: Fear of the Unknown (2008)
Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror (2000) (TV)
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Thrills: America's Most Heart-Pounding Movies (2001) (TV)
The Thing: Terror Takes Shape (1998) (V)
Boogeymen II: Masters of Horror (2002) (TV)
'Halloween' Unmasked 2000 (1999) (V)
Starz Inside: Fantastic Flesh (2008) (TV)
'Halloween': A Cut Above the Rest (2003) (TV)
The 100 Greatest Scary Moments (2003) (TV)
An Opera of Violence (2003) (V)
Scary Girl (2011)
Mario Bava: Maestro of the Macabre (2000) (TV)
Bloodsucking Cinema (2007) (TV)
"E! True Hollywood Story: Scream" (2001)
Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven' (2000) (TV)
Monsterland (2009) (TV)
Nightmare Factory (2011)
Something to Do with Death (2003) (V)
The Wages of Sin (2003) (V)
Tales from the Mist: Inside 'The Fog' (2002) (V)
Hidden Values: The Movies of the Fifties (2001) (TV)
Born to Controversy: The Roddy Piper Story (2006) (V)
John Carpenter: Fear Is Just the Beginning... The Man and His Movies (2004) (V)
Tales from the Crypt: From Comic Books to Television (2004) (TV)
Red Desert Nights: Making 'Ghosts of Mars' (2001) (V)
Scoring Ghosts of Mars (2001) (V)
Halloween: The Inside Story (2010) (TV)
Return to 'Escape from New York' (2003) (V)
Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects (1994) (TV)
Scream and Scream Again: A History of the Slasher Film (2000) (TV)
Unmasking the Horror (1998) (V)
05 Spaceys (2005) (TV)
"A-Z of Horror" (1997)
The Perfect Scary Movie (2005) (TV)
Fear in the Dark (1991) (TV)
Do You Remember Laurie Zimmer? (2003)
100 Years of Horror: Witchcraft and Demons (1996) (V)
100 Years of Horror: Maniacs (1996) (V)
Fear on Film: Inside 'The Fog' (1980) (TV)
"Super Secret Movie Rules: Slashers (#1.1)" (2004)
Faces of Evil (2000) (TV)
After Sunset: The Life & Times of the Drive-In Theater (1995) (V)
Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet (2006) (V)
The Master's Touch: Hitchcock's Signature Style (2009) (V)
Big John (2006) (TV)
Let There Be Light: The Odyssey of Dark Star (2010) (V)
Hollywood's Greatest Villains (2005) (TV)
The Fearmakers Collection (2007) (V)
In the Master's Shadow: Hitchcock's Legacy (2008) (V)
Celluloid Apocalypse: An Interview with John Carpenter (2006) (V)
'Ghosts of Mars': Special Effects Deconstruction (2001) (V)
Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon (2006) (V)
"A History of Horror with Mark Gatiss: Frankenstein Goes to Hollywood (#1.1)" (2010)
"A History of Horror with Mark Gatiss: The American Scream (#1.3)" (2010)
Cinemaker (2004) (V)
First Works (1989) (TV)
Christine: Fast and Furious (2004) (V)
Christine: Ignition (2004) (V)
Snake Plissken: Man of Honor (2005) (V)
Christine: Finish Line (2004) (V)
"A History of Horror with Mark Gatiss: Home Counties Horror (#1.2)" (2010)
"Into the Night with...: Franka Potente und John Carpenter" (2003)
Dead On: The Life and Cinema of George A. Romero (2008)
The Secret World of Superfans (2008)
Science of Horror (2008)
THS Investigates: Inside the Mind of a Serial Killer (2005) (TV)
Bernard Herrmann: Hitchcock's Maestro (2008) (V)
100 Years of Horror: Gory Gimmicks (1996) (V)
Seeing Through 'The Fog' (2006) (V)
Twilight: Breaking Dawn Spoof (2011)
The Future of Fear (2011) (TV)
The Reality Trip (1997) (TV)
More Tales from the Script (2010) (V)
100 Years of Horror: Demons (1996) (V)
Halloween: Faces of Fear (2007)
That Is All (2011)
"HBO First Look: Ghosts of Mars (#8.11)" (2001)
100 Years of Horror: Aliens (1996) (V)
Pure Cinema: Through the Eyes of the Master (2008) (V)
Final Delivery: The Making of 'Pro Life' (2007) (V)
"Film '72: Episode dated 20 February 2006" (2006)
John Carpenter Presents Funny or Die's Halloween (2011)
The Original Monster Mash (2011)

Writer

Halloween (1978)
Halloween (2007)
Escape from New York (1981)
Assault on Precinct 13 (2005)
They Live (1988)
Escape from L.A. (1996)
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998)
Halloween II (1981)
Ghosts of Mars (2001)
The Fog (1980)
The Fog (2005)
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)
Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)
Halloween: Resurrection (2002)
Prince of Darkness (1987)
Halloween 5 (1989)
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995)
Dark Star (1974)
Eyes of Laura Mars (1978)
Black Moon Rising (1986)
Someone's Watching Me! (1978) (TV)
Silent Predators (1999) (TV)
El Diablo (1990) (TV)
F.E.A.R. 3 (2011) (VG)
Zuma Beach (1978) (TV)
The Resurrection of Broncho Billy (1970)
Blood River (1991) (TV)
Better Late Than Never (1979) (TV)
Halloween Awakening: The Legacy of Michael Myers (2012)
Jason Vs. Leatherface (2003)
Michael Vs. Jason (2004)
Halloween Autumn Blood (2010)
October 31st (2010)
Halloween Black Eyes (2010)

Director

The Thing (1982)
Halloween (1978)
Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
Escape from New York (1981)
They Live (1988)
Escape from L.A. (1996)
Christine (1983)
Ghosts of Mars (2001)
The Fog (1980)
Vampires (1998)
In the Mouth of Madness (1994)
Starman (1984)
The Ward (2010)
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)
Prince of Darkness (1987)
Village of the Damned (1995)
Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992)
Dark Star (1974)
"Masters of Horror: John Carpenter's Cigarette Burns (#1.8)" (2005)
Body Bags (1993) (TV)
"Masters of Horror: Pro-Life (#2.5)" (2006)
Elvis (1979/I) (TV)
Someone's Watching Me! (1978) (TV)
Gorgo Versus Godzilla (1969)
Revenge of the Colossal Beasts (1962)
Warrior and the Demon (1969)
Gorgon, the Space Monster (1969)
Terror from Space (1963)
Sorceror from Outer Space (1969)

Thanks

Grindhouse (2007)
Planet Terror (2007)
ParaNorman (2012)
The Joneses (2009)
Tag: The Assassination Game (1982)
The Quiet Room (1996)
The Thing (2002) (VG)
Val Lewton: The Man in the Shadows (2007) (TV)
Blood Moon Rising (2009)
Delivery (2006) (V)
Tartarus (2010)
Escape from New Jersey (2010)
Scoring Resident Evil (2002) (V)
Black Santa's Revenge (2007)
The Nightmare Ends on Halloween (2004)
Return to 'Escape from New York' (2003) (V)
Face Eater (2008)
Myers (Rise of the Boogeyman) (2011)
Emerging Past (2011) (V)
Torre (2000)
Acid Head: The Buzzard Nuts County Slaughter (2011)
Wingrave (2007) (V)
Zombie Chronicles: The Infected (2010) (V)
Seeing Through 'The Fog' (2006) (V)

Composer

Halloween (1978)
Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
Escape from New York (1981)
They Live (1988)
Escape from L.A. (1996)
Christine (1983)
Halloween II (1981)
Ghosts of Mars (2001)
The Fog (1980)
Vampires (1998)
In the Mouth of Madness (1994)
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)
Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)
Prince of Darkness (1987)
Village of the Damned (1995)
Dark Star (1974)
Body Bags (1993) (TV)
The Resurrection of Broncho Billy (1970)
Stand Alone: The Making of Halloween III (2012) (V)
The Nightmare Isn't Over: The Making of Halloween II (2012)

Soundtrack

Grindhouse (2007)
Planet Terror (2007)
The Life of David Gale (2003)
Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
ParaNorman (2012)
Escape from L.A. (1996)
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988)
Dark Star (1974)
Monsters vs Aliens: Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space (2009) (TV)
Huang jia shi jie (1985)
"My Name Is Earl: Boogeyman (#1.20)" (2006)
"The Simpsons: A Test Before Trying (#24.10)" (2013)
Haider lebt - 1. April 2021 (2002)
"The Angry Video Game Nerd: Halloween (#2.19)" (2007)
"The Power of Nightmares: The Rise of the Politics of Fear: Baby It's Cold Outside (#1.1)" (2004)
"The Power of Nightmares: The Rise of the Politics of Fear: The Phantom Victory (#1.2)" (2004)
Let There Be Light: The Odyssey of Dark Star (2010) (V)
"The Power of Nightmares: The Rise of the Politics of Fear: The Shadows in the Cave (#1.3)" (2004)
Heads or Tails? (1993) (V)

Actor

The Thing (1982)
Halloween (1978)
Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
Escape from New York (1981)
The Fog (1980)
Starman (1984)
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)
Village of the Damned (1995)
Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992)
Dark Star (1974)
The Boy Who Could Fly (1986)
The Silence of the Hams (1994)
Body Bags (1993) (TV)
The Thing (2002) (VG)

Music Department

The Thing (1982)
Halloween (2007)
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998)
Ghosts of Mars (2001)
Vampires (1998)
Halloween II (2009)
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988)
Halloween: Resurrection (2002)
Halloween 5 (1989)
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995)
Kickboxer from Hell (1992)

Producer

Halloween (1978)
Halloween II (1981)
The Fog (2005)
Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)
Dark Star (1974)
The Philadelphia Experiment (1984)
Vampires: Los Muertos (2002)
Body Bags (1993) (TV)
Black Moon Rising (1986)

Editor

Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)
The Resurrection of Broncho Billy (1970)
Last Foxtrot in Burbank (1973)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Halloween II (1981)

Miscellaneous Crew

Tales from the Mist: Inside 'The Fog' (2002) (V)

Camera and Electrical Department

'Halloween': A Cut Above the Rest (2003) (TV)