John Kenneth Muir. The Films of John Carpenter. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co., Inc., 2000. ISBN 0786407255
Robert C. Cumbow. Order in the Universe: The Films of John Carpenter (2nd ed.). Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2000. ISBN 0810837196
| "Starburst Special" (USA) | August 2006, Iss. 76, pg. 96-102, by: Steven Eramo, "Master Carpenter" |
| "Ciak" (Italy) | September 2001, pg. 84-87, by: Giulia D'Agnolo Vallan, "I miei marziani metallari" |
| "Creative Screenwriting" (USA) | January 1999, Vol. 6, Iss. 1, pg. 62-65+76, by: Erik Bauer, "Things That Go Bump In The Night" |
| "Starlog" (USA) | December 1998, Iss. 257, by: Steve Swires, "Red Rivers" |
| "Gallery" (USA) | March 1998, Vol. 26, Iss. 3, pg. 52-57 |
| "Total Film" (Greece) | July 1997, Iss. 1, pg. 59-62 |
| "Vox" (Hungary) | July 1997, Iss. 3, pg. 6, "Exkluzív interjú john Carpenter rendezõvel" |
| "Total Film" (UK) | May 1997, Iss. 4, pg. 74-78, by: Stephen Applebaum |
| "Première" (France) | 1996, Iss. 237, pg. 105-107, by: Gerard Delorme |
| "Fangoria" (USA) | March 1995, Iss. 140, pg. 32-35, by: Michael Rowe, "Master of Madness" |
| "Starlog" (USA) | April 1992, Iss. 177, by: Steve Swires, "John Carpenter's Guide to Hollywood (In)visibility" |
| "Fangoria" (USA) | March 1992, Iss. 110, pg. 42-45, by: Anthony C. Ferrante, "Memoirs of An Invisible Director" |
| "Starlog" (USA) | November 1988, Vol. 12, Iss. 136, pg. 37-40,+43, by: Steve Swires, "John Carpenter & the Invasion of the Yuppie Snatchers" |
| "Slaughterhouse" (USA) | 1988, Iss. 1, pg. 27-30, by: Steve Cambell, "Candid Carpenter on They Live, The Thing and the Long Awaited Escape From New York Sequel!" |
| "Starlog" (USA) | December 1987, Vol. 11, Iss. 125, pg. 12-15,+69, by: Steve Swires, "John Carpenter's Guerilla to Hollywood Survival" |
| "Starlog" (USA) | February 1987, Vol. 10, Iss. 115, pg. 52-55, by: Steve Swires, "John Carpenter's Terror Tales from Tinseltown" |
| "Starlog" (USA) | August 1986, Vol. 10, Iss. 109, pg. 10-13, by: Steve Swires, "John Carpenter: Kung Fu, Hollywood Style" |
| "The Bloody Best of Fangoria" (USA) | 1986, Vol. 5, pg. 16-19, by: Randy and Jean-Marc Lofficier, "John Carpenter: Of Fogs and Things" |
| "Starlog" (USA) | November 1985, Vol. 9, Iss. 100, pg. 46-49, by: Steve Swires, "John Carpenter: Success & Failure in Hollywood, Part Two" |
| "Starlog" (USA) | March 1985, Vol. 8, Iss. 92, pg. 19-22, by: Steve Swires, "John Carpenter on 'Starman': Romancing the Clone Part One" |
| "Starlog" (USA) | July 1982, Vol. 5, Iss. 60, pg. 26-28, by: Steve Swires, "John Carpenter: Directing 'The Thing'" |
| "Oui" (USA) | August 1981, Vol. 10, Iss. 8, pg. 68-69, by: Claude Rathbone, "An Interview with the Kings of Horror" |
| "Starburst" (UK) | 1981, Iss. 37, pg. 46-50, by: Tony Crawley, "A Starburst Interview with John Carpenter" |
| "Starlog" (USA) | 1980, Vol. 5, Iss. 41, pg. 28-30, by: Steve Swires, "John Carpenter's 'Escape from New York': High Adventure in the Future" |
| "Starlog Yearbook" (USA) | 1989, Vol. 4, Iss. 4, pg. 37-40, by: Steve Swires, "John Carpenter's Memos from a Maverick Filmmaker" |
| "Fangoria" (USA) | October 1988, Iss. 78, pg. 24, by: Steve Swires, "The Curse of 'Halloween'" |
| "Film Comment" (USA) | September 1996, Vol. 32, Iss. 5, pg. 50-53, "John Carpenter's Guilty Pleasures" |
| "Cinefantastique" (USA) | February 1995, Vol. 26, Iss. 2, pg. 44 & 45, by: Alan Jones, "John Carpenter: Directing IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS a la H.P. Lovecraft" |
| "Fangoria" (USA) | September 1993, Iss. 126 |
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