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Writer (59 credits)

Halloween (characters by) (announced)

2022 Halloween Ends (based on characters created by) (post-production)

Halloween: Comes Around (characters)

2021 The Haddonfield Nightmare (based on the characters created by)

2021 Halloween Kills (based on characters created by)

2021 Halloween Immortal (Short) (based on a characters created by)

2019 Halloween: Unforgiving (Short) (based on characters created by)

2019 Myers: The Monster of Haddonfield (Short) (characters)

2019 Myers: The Evil of Haddonfield (Short) (characters)

2019 Myers: The Series (Short) (characters)

2018 Halloween: Haddonfield Nightmare (Short) (based on the characters created by)

2018 Halloween 60 (Short) (based on characters created by)

2018/I Halloween (based on characters created by)

2018 The Spirit of Haddonfield (Short) (characters)

2017 They Still Live (Short) (characters)

2015 HALLOWEEN: The Rebirth of Michael Myers (Short) (character)

2013 Halloween: Harvest of Souls 1985 (Short) (story)

2012 The Escape Agenda (Short) (characters)

2012 Halloween: Awakening (character)

2012 Halloween: Existence (Short) (based on the film "Halloween" by)

2012 Halloween: Resurgence (based upon characters created by)

2012 Myers (Short) (characters)

2012 Lockout (based on "Escape from New York" written by - uncredited)

2011 Halloween (Short) (characters)

2010 October 31st (Short) (original screenplay)

2010 Halloween: Autumn Blood (Short) (characters)

2010 Halloween: Black Eyes (Short) (characters)

2009 Halloween: Fall Stalking (Short) (characters)

2007 Halloween (1978 screenplay)

2005 The Fog (1980 screenplay)

2005 Assault on Precinct 13 (earlier film)

2004 Michael Vs. Jason (Short) (characters)

2003 Jason vs. Leatherface (Short) (characters)

2002 Halloween: Resurrection - Web Cam Special (Video short) (characters)

2002 Halloween: Resurrection (characters)

2001 Ghosts of Mars (written by)

1999 Silent Predators (TV Movie) (teleplay)

1998 Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (characters)

1996 Escape from L.A. (characters) / (written by)

1995 Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (characters)

1991 Blood River (TV Movie) (written by)

1990 El Diablo (TV Movie) (written by)

1989 Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (characters)

1988 They Live (screenplay - as Frank Armitage)

1987 Prince of Darkness (written by - as Martin Quatermass)

1986 Black Moon Rising (screenplay by) / (story by)

1982 Halloween III: Season of the Witch (uncredited)

1981 Halloween II (written by)

1981 Escape from New York (written by)

1980 The Fog (written by)

1979 Better Late Than Never (TV Movie) (teleplay by)

1978 Someone's Watching Me! (TV Movie) (written by)

1978 Halloween (screenplay by)

1978 Zuma Beach (TV Movie) (teleplay)

1978 Eyes of Laura Mars (screenplay) / (story)

1976 Assault on Precinct 13 (written by)

1974 Dark Star (original story by) / (screenplay by)

1970 The Resurrection of Broncho Billy (Short) (story)

1969 Captain Voyeur (Short)

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Composer (40 credits)

2022 Halloween Ends (post-production)

2022 Firestarter

2021 Halloween Kills (music by)

2021 Halloween Immortal (Short) (music by)

2020 Halloween the Hunt (Short) (original music by)

2019 Halloween: The Shape (Short)

2018 Halloween Chapter I (Short)

2018/I Halloween

2017 John Carpenter: Christine (Music Video short)

2016 John Carpenter: Utopian Facade (Music Video short)

2016 John Carpenter: Escape from New York (Music Video short)

2016 John Carpenter: Distant Dream (Music Video short)

2016/I The Puppet Man (Short) (music by)

2015 HALLOWEEN: The Rebirth of Michael Myers (Short)

2015 John Carpenter: Night (Music Video short)

2013/I The Noise (Short)

2012 The Escape Agenda (Short)

2012 Stand Alone: The Making of Halloween III (Video short)

2012 The Nightmare Isn't Over: The Making of Halloween II (music by)

2003 Halloween 4 and 5 Cast Panel at the H25 Convention (Video documentary short)

2001 'Ghosts of Mars': Special Effects Deconstruction (Video documentary short)

2001 Scoring Ghosts of Mars (Video documentary short)

2001 Ghosts of Mars

1998 Vampires (music composed by)

1996 Escape from L.A.

1995 Village of the Damned

1994 In the Mouth of Madness (music by)

1993 Body Bags (TV Movie)

1988 They Live (music by)

1987 Prince of Darkness

1986 Big Trouble in Little China

1983 Christine (music by)

1982 Halloween III: Season of the Witch

1981 Halloween II

1981 Escape from New York (music by)

1980 The Fog

1978 Halloween (music by)

1976 Assault on Precinct 13 (music by)

1974 Dark Star

1970 The Resurrection of Broncho Billy (Short)

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Music department (24 credits)

Halloween (Halloween Theme by) (announced)

2019 Myers: The Evil of Haddonfield (Short) (themes)

2015-2017 Zoo (TV Series) (writer - 13 episodes)

- The Black Forest (2017) ... (writer: The Zoo theme)

- Ten Years Gone (2017) ... (writer: The Zoo theme)

- Diaspora (2017) ... (writer: The Zoo theme)

- No Place Like Home (2017) ... (writer: The Zoo theme)

- Emotional Contagion (2015) ... (writer: The Zoo theme)

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2016 John Carpenter: Distant Dream (Music Video short) (musician: synthesizer)

2013 Bishop Under Siege with Austin Stoker (Video short) (composer: stock music)

2013 The Sassy One with Nancy Loomis (Video short) (composer: stock music)

2013 Alice at the Apocalypse: An Interview with Alice Cooper (Video documentary short) (composer: stock music)

2013 Hell on Earth with Alan Howarth (Video short) (composer: stock music)

2013 Sympathy for the Devil: An Interview with John Carpenter (Video documentary short) (composer: stock music)

2013 The Messenger with Robert Grasmere (Video short) (composer: stock music)

2013 My Time with Terror with Jamie Lee Curtis (Video short) (composer: stock music)

2009 Halloween II (composer: theme music)

2007 Halloween (composer: theme music)

2002 Halloween: Resurrection (composer: theme "Halloween")

2001 Ghosts of Mars (musician) / (orchestrator)

1998 Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (composer: theme music)

1998 Vampires (musician: rhythm guitar and synthesizers)

1995 Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (composer: theme "Halloween")

1990 Kickboxer from Hell (composer: stock music - uncredited)

1989 Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (composer: theme "Halloween")

1988 My Dream Is Yours (stock music - international version)

1988 Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (composer: theme "Halloween")

1982 The Thing (composer: additional music - uncredited)

1981 Escape from New York (music performer)

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Soundtrack (78 credits)

Halloween (writer: "Halloween Theme") (announced)

2022 Studio 666 (writer: "Studio 666")

CBS News Sunday Morning (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode, 2021) (writer - 1 episode, 2021)

- Episode #43.44 (2021) ... (performer: "Halloween Theme") / (writer: "Halloween Theme")

2021 Halloween Kills (writer: "She Doesn't Want You Anymore", "Halloween Theme")

2018-2020 Homecoming (TV Series) (writer - 2 episodes)

- People (2020) ... (writer: "The Fog Enters Town" - uncredited)

- Helping (2018) ... (writer: "Romero And The President")

2019 Myers: The Evil of Haddonfield (Short) (writer: "Halloween Theme")

2019 Happy! (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)

- Resurrection (2019) ... (writer: "Myer's House")

2019 Bacurau (performer: "Night") / (writer: "Night")

2019 Michael vs Jason: Evil Emerges (Short) ("Halloween Theme" (Metal Cover)) / (writer: "'Halloween' Theme")

Diminishing Returns (Podcast Series) (2 episodes, 2018) (music - 1 episode, 2018)

- Review of the Year 2018: Part 2 (2018) ... ("The Shape Appears")

- Halloween II (2018) ... ("Halloween Theme")

- Tomb Raider (2018) ... (music: "Halloween Theme")

2018 Becoming Myers... (Short) (writer: "Halloween Theme - Main Title")

2018 Good Morning Britain (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)

- Episode dated 18 October 2018 (2018) ... (writer: "Halloween Theme")

2018 Louder with Crowder (Podcast Series) (writer - 1 episode)

- Kavanaugh Hearings: Raping a Man's Reputation! (2018) ... (writer: "Halloween Theme" - uncredited)

2018/I Halloween (performer: "Sweet Moon") / (writer: "Sweet Moon", "Close to Me", "Halloween Theme")

2018 Entre Oscuros Sueños (performer: "Return to Church", "A Message", "Transient Hotel", "Julie") / (writer: "Return to Church", "A Message", "Transient Hotel", "Julie")

2018 Roja Oscuridad (performer: "Assault on Precinct 13 (main theme)") / (writer: "Assault on Precinct 13 (main theme)")

2017 Stranger Things (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)

- Chapter Seven: The Lost Sister (2017) ... (writer: "The Bank Robbery")

2017 The Terror of Hallow's Eve (music: "Real Xeno", "Vortex")

Kain's Quest (TV Series documentary) (performer - 1 episode, 2017) (writer - 1 episode, 2017)

- Yes, Madam (2017) ... (performer: "The Shape Stalks" - uncredited) / (writer: "The Shape Stalks" - uncredited)

2016 The X Factor UK (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)

- Live Show 4: Fright Night Week (2016) ... (writer: "Halloween Theme" - uncredited)

2016 The Stalker (Short) (writer: "Halloween Theme")

2016 Limitless (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)

- Sands, Agent of Morra (2016) ... (performer: "Abyss", "Night" - uncredited)

2013-2015 The Simpsons (TV Series) (writer - 2 episodes)

- Halloween of Horror (2015) ... (writer: "Halloween Theme" - uncredited)

- A Test Before Trying (2013) ... (writer: "Halloween Theme")

2015 HALLOWEEN: The Rebirth of Michael Myers (Short) (writer: "Halloween Theme")

2015 Jason Voorhees vs. Michael Myers (Short) (writer: "Halloween Theme")

2015/II Love (performer: "Night") / (writer: "Main Title", "Night")

2015 John Carpenter: Night (Music Video short) (writer: "Night")

2015 Bitter Lake (Documentary) (performer: "Mirror Image", "The Fog" - uncredited) / (writer: "Mirror Image", "The Fog" - uncredited)

2014 Halloween on Dartmoor (Video short) (writer: "Halloween Theme", "Happy Halloween - Silver shamrock")

2014 Punk 'n' Spice (Short) (writer: "Halloween Theme")

2014/I The Babysitter (Short) (writer: "Halloween Theme")

2014 Phelous & the Movies (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)

- Birdemic 2: The Resurrection (2014) ... (writer: "Halloween Theme")

2013 Daily Ukulele (TV Series short) (writer - 1 episode)

- Halloween Theme Song (2013) ... (writer: "Halloween Theme")

2013 The Comix Scrutinizer (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)

- Witch Doctor #0 (2013) ... ("Silver Shamrock Jingle") / (writer: "Halloween III Theme")

2010-2013 Yu-Gi-Oh! The Abridged Series: Season Zero (TV Series) (writer - 3 episodes)

- Episode #1.3 (2013) ... (writer: "Halloween Theme")

- #2 (2012) ... (writer: "Halloween Theme")

- Pilot (2010) ... (writer: "Halloween Theme")

2012 Monkey Pudding Face (TV Series short) (writer - 1 episode)

- John Carpenter's "Halloween" & "The Fog" (2012) ... (writer: "Halloween Theme", "The Fog")

2012 ParaNorman (writer: "Halloween Theme")

2011 Solyanka po-Piterski (Short) (writer: "Halloween Theme" - uncredited)

2011 Extraños Despertares (Short) (performer: "The Bank Robbery") / (writer: "The Bank Robbery")

Femme Fatales (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode, 2011) (writer - 1 episode, 2011)

- Haunted (2011) ... (performer: "Halloween Theme - Main Title" (edited version)) / (writer: "Halloween Theme - Main Title" (edited version))

2010 Let There Be Light: The Odyssey of Dark Star (Video documentary) (music: "Benson Arizona")

2010 Red Nose, Black Heart (Short) (writer: "The Fog" (excerpt from the soundtrack), "Big Trouble in Little China" (excerpt from the soundtrack) - uncredited)

2009 Monsters vs Aliens: Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space (TV Short) (writer: "Halloween Theme")

2009 Halloween II (writer: "Halloween Theme")

2007 The Angry Video Game Nerd (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)

- Halloween (2007) ... (writer: "Selections")

2007 Halloween (writer: "Halloween Theme")

2007 Planet Terror (performer: "Back To The Pod / The Crazies Come Out") / (writer: "Back To The Pod / The Crazies Come Out")

2007 Grindhouse (performer: "Back to the Pod/The Crazies Come Out") / (writer: "Back to the Pod/The Crazies Come Out")

2006 Halloween: 25 Years of Terror (Video documentary) (writer: "Halloween Theme")

2006 My Name Is Earl (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)

- Boogeyman (2006) ... (writer: "Halloween Theme" - uncredited)

2005 Undercover (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)

- Die Geisterjäger (2005) ... (writer: "Halloween Theme", "Theme From The Fog")

2004 Super Secret Movie Rules (TV Series documentary) (writer - 1 episode)

- Slashers (2004) ... (writer: "Halloween Theme" - uncredited)

2004 The Power of Nightmares (TV Mini Series documentary) (writer - 3 episodes)

- The Shadows in the Cave (2004) ... (writer: "Prince of Darkness (Main Theme)" - uncredited)

- The Phantom Victory (2004) ... (writer: "Prince of Darkness (Main Theme)", "Halloween Theme" - uncredited)

- Baby It's Cold Outside (2004) ... (writer: "Prince of Darkness Theme" - uncredited)

2003 The Life of David Gale (writer: "Halloween Theme" (1978))

2002 Haider lebt - 1. April 2021 (writer: "Halloween Theme")

2002 Halloween: Resurrection (writer: "Halloween Theme")

2001 Autopsie: Mysteriöse Todesfälle (TV Series documentary) (writer: "Halloween Theme")

2001 Chick'n Swell (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)

- Episode #1.2 (2001) ... (writer: "Halloween Theme" - uncredited)

2001 Halloween 4: Final Cut (Video documentary short) (writer: "Halloween Theme" - uncredited)

1999 Silminnäkijä (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)

- XX2: Kansallispelin harhaheitto (1999) ... (writer: "Halloween Theme")

1998 Dernier moment (Short) ("Prince Of Darkness")

1998 Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (writer: "Halloween Theme")

1996 Escape from L.A. (writer: "Escape from New York - Main Title")

1995 Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (writer: "Halloween Theme")

1994 Escape from New York - A Interview with John Carpenter (Video documentary short) (performer: "Escape from New York Theme - Main Title" - uncredited) / (writer: "Escape from New York Theme - Main Title" - uncredited)

1994 Bassie & Adriaan (TV Series) (writer - 13 episodes)

- Een Grensgeval (De Reis vol Verrassingen) (1994) ... (writer: "Theme from Halloween")

- Een Verdacht Vliegtuigje (De Reis vol Verrassingen) (1994) ... (writer: "Theme from Halloween")

- Een Knalgoeie Wild West Show (De Reis vol Verrassingen) (1994) ... (writer: "Theme from Halloween")

- Het Kinderparadijs (De Reis vol Verrassingen) (1994) ... (writer: "Theme from Halloween")

- Een Grote Verrassing (De Reis vol Verrassingen) (1994) ... (writer: "Theme from Halloween")

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1994 SMW: Blood, Brawls and Grudges (Video) (writer: "Halloween Theme")

1993 Heads or Tails? (Video) (writer: "Halloween Theme" - uncredited)

1989 Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (writer: "Halloween Theme")

1988 Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (writer: "Halloween Theme")

1986 Big Trouble in Little China (writer: "Big Trouble in Little China")

1986 Lucky Seven (writer: "Halloween Theme", "The Shape Stalks Again")

1985 Yes, Madam! (performer: "The Shape Stalks" - uncredited) / (writer: "The Shape Stalks" - uncredited)

1981 Halloween II (writer: "Halloween Theme" - uncredited)

1981 Escape from New York (performer: "Escape from New York Theme - Main Title" - uncredited) / (writer: "Escape from New York Theme - Main Title" - uncredited)

1978 Halloween (performer: "The Shape Stalks", "Halloween Theme - Main Title", "Michael Kills Judith", "Laurie's Theme", "Meyers' House", "Loomis And Shape's Car", "The Haunted House", "The Shape Lurks", "Laurie Knows", "Better Check The Kids", "Shape Escapes" - uncredited) / (writer: "The Shape Stalks", "Halloween Theme - Main Title", "Michael Kills Judith", "Laurie's Theme", "Meyers' House", "Loomis And Shape's Car", "The Haunted House", "The Shape Lurks", "Laurie Knows", "Better Check The Kids", "Shape Escapes" - uncredited)

1976 Assault on Precinct 13 (performer: "Assault On Precinct 13 (Main Title)") / (writer: "Assault On Precinct 13 (Main Title)")

1974 Dark Star (music: "Benson Arizona")

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Director (32 credits)

2017 John Carpenter: Christine (Music Video short)

2016 John Carpenter: Escape from New York (Music Video short)

2016 John Carpenter: Distant Dream (Music Video short)

2010 The Ward

2005-2006 Masters of Horror (TV Series) (2 episodes)

- Pro-Life (2006)

- John Carpenter's Cigarette Burns (2005)

2001 Ghosts of Mars

1998 Vampires (directed by)

1996 Escape from L.A.

1995 Village of the Damned

1994 In the Mouth of Madness (directed by)

1993 Body Bags (TV Movie) (segments "The Gas Station", "Hair")

1992 Memoirs of an Invisible Man

1988 They Live (directed by)

1987 Prince of Darkness

1986 Big Trouble in Little China

1984 Starman

1983 Christine (directed by)

1982 The Thing (directed by)

1981 Escape from New York (directed by)

1980 The Fog

1979/I Elvis (TV Movie)

1978 Someone's Watching Me! (TV Movie)

1978 Halloween (directed by)

1976 Assault on Precinct 13 (directed by)

1974 Dark Star

1969 Captain Voyeur (Short)

1969 Gorgon, the Space Monster (Short)

1969 Gorgo Versus Godzilla (Short)

1969 Sorceror from Outer Space (Short)

1969 Warrior and the Demon (Short) (as Johnny Carpenter)

1963 Terror from Space (Short)

1962 Revenge of the Colossal Beasts (Short)

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Producer (18 credits)

Escape from New York (executive producer) (pre-production)

2022 Halloween Ends (executive producer) (post-production)

2021 Halloween Kills (executive producer)

2018/I Halloween (executive producer)

2016 John Carpenter: Escape from New York (Music Video short) (executive producer)

2016 John Carpenter: Distant Dream (Music Video short) (executive producer)

2015 John Carpenter: Night (Music Video short) (executive producer)

2005 The Fog (producer)

2002 Vampires: Los Muertos (executive producer)

1993 Body Bags (TV Movie) (executive producer)

1990 El Diablo (TV Movie) (executive producer)

1986 Black Moon Rising (executive producer)

1984 The Philadelphia Experiment (executive producer)

1982 Halloween III: Season of the Witch (producer)

1981 Halloween II (producer - produced by)

1978 Halloween (producer - uncredited)

1974 Dark Star (producer - produced by)

1969 Captain Voyeur (Short) (producer)

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Actor (21 credits)

2022 Studio 666
Engineer (as Rip Haight)

2017 John Carpenter: Christine (Music Video short)
John Carpenter

2016 John Carpenter: Utopian Facade (Music Video short)
John Carpenter

2016/I The Puppet Man (Short)
The Taxi Driver

2015 GUNSHIP: Tech Noir (Music Video)
The Narrator (voice)

2015 John Carpenter: Night (Music Video short)
John Carpenter

2002 The Thing (Video Game)
Dr. Faraday (uncredited)

1995 Village of the Damned
Man at Gas Station Phone (as Rip Haight)

1994 The Silence of the Hams
Trenchcoat Man / Gimp

1993 Body Bags (TV Movie)
The Coroner (segment "The Morgue")

1992 Memoirs of an Invisible Man
Helicopter Pilot (as Rip Haight)

1988 They Live
Voice That Says 'Sleep' (voice, uncredited)

1986 The Coupe de Villes: Big Trouble in Little China (Video short)
John Carpenter

1986 The Boy Who Could Fly
The Coupe de Villes

1986 Big Trouble in Little China
Worker in Chinatown (uncredited)

1984 Starman
Man in Helicopter (uncredited)

1982 The Thing
Norwegian (video footage) (uncredited)

1981 Escape from New York
Secret Service #2 / Helicopter Pilot / Violin Player (voice, uncredited)

1980 The Fog
Bennett (uncredited)

1976 Assault on Precinct 13
Gang Member (uncredited)

1974 Dark Star
Talby voice (uncredited)

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Editor (3 credits)

1976 Assault on Precinct 13 (as John T. Chance)

1973 Last Foxtrot in Burbank

1970 The Resurrection of Broncho Billy (Short)

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Additional Crew (3 credits)

2011 F.3.A.R. (Video Game) (creative consultant)

2002 Tales from the Mist: Inside 'the Fog' (Video documentary short) (archival material)

2000 The American Nightmare (Documentary) (still photographs: courtesy of)

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Art department (1 credit)

1976 Assault on Precinct 13 (storyboard artist - uncredited)

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Second Unit Director or Assistant Director (1 credit)

1981 Halloween II (director: additional scenes - uncredited)

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Camera and Electrical Department (1 credit)

2003 'Halloween': A Cut Above the Rest (TV Movie documentary) (still photographer)

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Thanks (68 credits)

Legend of Dark Rider (dedicatee) (pre-production)

2021 Masking Threshold (thanks)

2021 Ditched (extra special thanks)

2020 Vicious Fun (special thanks)

2019 The Buskers of Galway (Documentary short) (thanks)

2019 Haddonfield to Arborville - Production Designer Craig Stearns on The Blob (Documentary) (special thanks)

2019 Asesinato desde la Roja Oscuridad (Short) (special thanks)

2018 Entre Oscuros Sueños (special thanks)

2018 Roja Oscuridad (special thanks)

2017/I Itch (Short) (additional thanks)

2017 Horror Talk Movie Reviews (TV Series) (very special thanks - 1 episode)

- Halloween (2017) ... (very special thanks)

2016 The Blockbuster Buster (TV Series) (dedicatee - 1 episode)

- Escape from New York vs Lockout (2016) ... (dedicatee)

2016/II The Bone Garden (special thanks)

2016/I Intruder (Short) (special thanks)

2015 Killer Piñata (special thanks)

2015/II Love (the director thanks)

2014 The Day of the Living Dead (original inspiration)

2014/I The Last Halloween (Short) (special thanks)

2014 Nosferatu vs. Father Pipecock & Sister Funk (special thanks)

2014 That Guy Dick Miller (Documentary) (special thanks)

2013 The Unreinable Compulsion (dedicatee)

2013 Hotel Inferno (special thanks)

2013 Evil Easter 3: The Final Easter (Short) (dedicatee)

2013 Faraday (thanks)

2013 Hellview (TV Series) (very special thanks - 1 episode)

- Storm to Pass (2013) ... (very special thanks)

2013 Sympathy for the Devil: An Interview with John Carpenter (Video documentary short) (special thanks)

2013/I The Body (Short) (special thanks)

2013 From the Darkness Theatre (Short) (special thanks)

2013/III The Last Job (Short) (thanks)

2012 Skatha (Short) (the producers wish to thank)

2012 Harmontown (TV Series) (thanks - 1 episode)

- A Four Day March to the Butt's Expanse (2012) ... (thanks)

2012 Ratas (Short) (dedicatee)

2012 The Birds: Hitchcock's Monster Movie (Video documentary short) (special thanks)

2012 Return of the Slasher (Short) (dedicatee)

2012 Supernatural Activity (the producers would like to thank)

2011 Acid Head: The Buzzard Nuts County Slaughter (special thanks)

2011 The Pain of Creation (Short) (special thanks for inspiration)

2011 Myers: Rise of the Boogeyman (Short) (special thanks)

2011 Emerging Past (Video) (acknowledgment)

2010 The Infected (Video short) (grateful thanks)

2010 Tartarus (special thanks)

2010 Escape from New Jersey (special thanks)

2009 Blood Moon Rising (special thanks)

2009 The Joneses (the producers wish to thank)

2008 The Last Bad Neighborhood (thanks: thanks and admiration)

2008 Face Eater (dedicatee)

2008 Creature Story (Short) (special thanks)

2007 Val Lewton: The Man in the Shadows (TV Movie documentary) (special thanks)

2007 Wingrave (Video) (this film is dedicated to)

2007 Planet Terror (special thanks)

2007 Black Santa's Revenge (Short) (special thanks)

2007 Grindhouse (thanks - segment "Planet Terror")

2006 Küçük Kiyamet (special thanks)

2006 Big John (TV Movie documentary) (special thanks)

2006 Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet (Video documentary short) (special thanks)

2006 Delivery (acknowledgment)

2006 Feeling the Effects of 'the Fog' (Video documentary short) (special thanks)

2006 Seeing Through 'the Fog' (Video documentary short) (special thanks)

2006 Whiteout Conditions: The Remaking of a Horror Classic (Video documentary short) (special thanks)

2004 Fear of Clowns (Video) (thanks)

2004 The Nightmare Ends on Halloween (Short) (special thanks)

2003 Return to 'Escape from New York' (Video documentary short) (special thanks)

2002 Scoring Resident Evil (Video documentary short) (special thanks)

2002 The Thing (Video Game) (special thanks)

2000 Torre (Short) (thanks)

1996 The Quiet Room (special thanks)

1988 Waxwork (dedicated to - as Carpenter)

1982 Tag: The Assassination Game (thanks)

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Self (161 credits)

The History of Metal and Horror (Documentary)
Self

2022 Charles Band's Full Moon Freakshow (Podcast Series)
Self

- John Carpenter w/special guest Dare Taylor (2022) ... Self

2022 In Search of Tomorrow (Documentary)
Self - Interviewee

2018-2021 IMDb on the Scene - Interviews (TV Series)
Self - Guest

- Halloween Kills (2021) ... Self - Guest

- Halloween (2018) ... Self - Guest

2021 Biography: WWE Legends (TV Series documentary)
Self - Director, They Live

- Biography: "Rowdy" Roddy Piper (2021) ... Self - Director, They Live

2021 The Howard Hawks Masterclass with John Carpenter (Video documentary short)
Self

2020 In Search of Darkness: Part II (Documentary)
Self - Interviewee

2019 The Rise of the Synths (Documentary)
Narrator

2019 In Search of Darkness (Documentary)
Self - Director - The Fog, The Thing, They Live, Prince of Darkness

2019 Hollywood 1982: un été magique au cinéma (TV Movie documentary)
Self

2018 Henchman: The Al Leong Story (Documentary)
Self

2018 Retribution: Uncovering The Fog (Video documentary)
Self

2018 Sitges - 51 Festival Internacional de Cinema Fantàstic de Catalunya (TV Special)
Self

2017 Monstres, Ennemis intérieurs (Documentary)
Self

2017 CBS News Sunday Morning (TV Series)
Self

- Episode #40.6 (2017) ... Self

2017 Terreur et glamour: Montée et déclin du studio Hammer (TV Movie documentary)
Self

2016 The People's Network Showcase: Horror Edition (TV Movie)
Self - Host

2016 Requiem for a Shapeshifter (Video documentary short)
Self

2016 WTF with Marc Maron (Podcast Series)
Self - Guest

- Joe Dante/John Carpenter (2016) ... Self - Guest

2016 John Carpenter: Escape from New York (Music Video short)
Self

2016 It Takes a Village: The Making of Village of the Damned (Video documentary)
Self

2016 John Carpenter: Distant Dream (Music Video short)
Self

2015 Jean-Michel Jarre: The Rise of Electronic Music (TV Movie documentary)
Self

2014 Carpenter on Quatermass (Video documentary short)
Self

2014 Why Horror? (Documentary)
Self

2014 The Director's Chair (TV Series)
Self

- John Carpenter (2014) ... Self

2014 The Real History of Science Fiction (TV Mini Series documentary)
Self - Dark Star / Director: The Thing (1982) / Self

- Invasion (2014) ... Self - Dark Star / Director: The Thing (1982)

- Space (2014) ... Self

2014 Top 40 Ultimate Action Movies (TV Movie documentary)
Self - Director

2014 Dread Central Live (TV Series)
Self

- John Carpenter and Sandy King Open Their Asylum (2014) ... Self

2013 Body Bags Commentary (Video documentary)
Self

2013 Unzipping Body Bags (Video short)
Self

2013 He Lives: Interview with John Carpenter (Short)
Self

2013 Sympathy for the Devil: An Interview with John Carpenter (Video documentary short)
Self

2012 The Birds: Hitchcock's Monster Movie (Video documentary short)
Self

2012 They Live: Independent Thoughts (Video short)
Self

2012 They Live: Watch, Look, Listen - The Sights & Sounds of They Live (Video short)
Self

2012 100 Years of Universal - The Lot (Video documentary short)
Self

2011 The Future of Fear (TV Movie documentary)
Self

2011 Charlie Brown: Blockhead's Revenge (Short)
Self - Host

2011 John Carpenter Presents Funny or Die's Halloween (Short)
Self

2011 Scary Girl (Short)
Self - Host

2011 TCM Guest Programmer (TV Series)
Self - Special Guest

- John Carpenter (2011) ... Self - Special Guest

2011 That Is All (Short)
Self

2011 Twilight: Breaking Dawn Spoof (Short)
Self

2011 What Have You Done to Me? (Short)
Self

2011 Horror Masters: Cat Thrower (Short)
Self

2011 The Original Monster Mash (Short)
Self

2011 Nightmare Factory (TV Movie documentary)
Self

2011 Post Mortem with Mick Garris (TV Series)
Self

- John Carpenter (2011) ... Self

2010 Texas Frightmare Weekend 2010 (TV Movie documentary)
Self

2010 Let There Be Light: The Odyssey of Dark Star (Video documentary)
Self (voice)

2010 A History of Horror with Mark Gatiss (TV Mini Series documentary)
Self

- The American Scream (2010) ... Self

- Home Counties Horror (2010) ... Self

- Frankenstein Goes to Hollywood (2010) ... Self

2010 Halloween: The Inside Story (TV Movie documentary)
Self

2010 More Tales from the Script (Video documentary)
Self

2009 Fasten Your Seatbelt: The Thrilling Art of Alfred Hitchcock (Video documentary short)
Self

2009 The Master's Touch: Hitchcock's Signature Style (Video documentary)
Self

2009 Nightmares in Red, White and Blue: The Evolution of the American Horror Film (Documentary)
Self

2009 Monsterland (TV Movie documentary)
Self

2009 Tales from the Script (Documentary)
Self

2008 The Secret World of Superfans (Documentary)
Self

2008 Bernard Herrmann: Hitchcock's Maestro (Video short)
Self

2008 In the Master's Shadow: Hitchcock's Legacy (Video documentary short)
Self

2008 Pure Cinema: Through the Eyes of the Master (Video documentary short)
Self

2008 Starz Inside: Fantastic Flesh (TV Movie documentary)
Self

2008 Dead On: The Life and Cinema of George A. Romero (Documentary)
Self

2008 Lovecraft: Fear of the Unknown (Documentary)
Self - Film Director

2008 Science of Horror (Documentary)
Self

2007 Halloween: Faces of Fear (Documentary short)
Self

2007 Bloodsucking Cinema (TV Movie documentary)
Self

2007 John Woo: A Life in Pictures (Video short)
Self

2007 Commemoration: Howard Hawks' 'Rio Bravo' (Video documentary short)
Self

2007 The Fearmakers Collection (Video documentary)
Self

2007 Final Delivery: The Making of 'Pro Life' (Video documentary short)
Self

2006 Big John (TV Movie documentary)
Self - Subject

2006 Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet (Video documentary short)
Self

2006 Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon (Video documentary short)
Self

2006 Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film (Documentary)
Self

2006 Celluloid Apocalypse: An Interview with John Carpenter (Video documentary short)
Self

2006 Born to Controversy: The Roddy Piper Story (Video documentary)
Self

2006 Film 2018 (TV Series)
Self

- Episode dated 20 February 2006 (2006) ... Self

2006 Feeling the Effects of 'the Fog' (Video documentary short)
Self - Producer

2006 Seeing Through 'the Fog' (Video documentary short)
Self - Producer

2006 Whiteout Conditions: The Remaking of a Horror Classic (Video documentary short)
Self - Producer

2005 Hollywood's Greatest Villains (TV Movie documentary)
Self

2005 The Perfect Scary Movie (TV Movie documentary)
Self

2005 THS Investigates (TV Series documentary)
Self

- Inside the Mind of a Serial Killer (2005) ... Self

2005 Animal Icons (TV Series documentary)
Self

- It Came from Japan (2005) ... Self

2005 Snake Plissken: Man of Honor (Video documentary short)
Self

2005 05 Spaceys (TV Special)
Self

2004 Cinemaker (Video documentary)
Self

2004 Super Secret Movie Rules (TV Series documentary)
Self - Director

- Slashers (2004) ... Self - Director

2004 Tales from the Crypt: From Comic Books to Television (TV Movie documentary)
Self

2004 Hollywood's Creepiest Creatures (TV Movie)
Self

2004 The 100 Scariest Movie Moments (TV Mini Series documentary)
Self

- Part I: 100-81 (2004) ... Self

2004 Christine: Fast and Furious (Video documentary short)
Self

2004 Christine: Finish Line (Video documentary short)
Self

2004 Christine: Ignition (Video documentary short)
Self

2004 John Carpenter: Fear Is Just the Beginning... The Man and His Movies (Video documentary)
Self

2003 Escape From New York film intro by John Carpenter (Video documentary short)
Self

2003 Escape From New York film intro by John Carpenter (10:38) (Video documentary short)
Self

2003 Return to 'Escape from New York' (Video documentary short)
Self

2003 The 100 Greatest Scary Moments (TV Movie documentary)
Self

2003 An Opera of Violence (Video documentary short)
Self

2003 Something to Do with Death (Video documentary short)
Self

2003 The Wages of Sin (Video documentary short)
Self

2003 Into the Night with... (TV Series documentary)
Self

- Franka Potente und John Carpenter (2003) ... Self

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

2003 SexTV (TV Series documentary)
Self

- Dark Desires: Sexuality in the Horror Film (2003) ... Self

2003 Do You Remember Laurie Zimmer? (Documentary)
Self (voice)

2002 Tales from the Mist: Inside 'the Fog' (Video documentary short)
Self

2002 Masters of Horror (TV Movie documentary)
Self

2002 Icons (TV Series documentary)
Self

- Scary Games (2002) ... Self

2001 'Ghosts of Mars': Special Effects Deconstruction (Video documentary short)
Self

2001 Red Desert Nights: Making 'Ghosts of Mars' (Video documentary short)
Self

2001 Scoring Ghosts of Mars (Video documentary short)
Self

2001 E! True Hollywood Story (TV Series documentary)
Self

- Scream (2001) ... Self

2001 + de cinéma (TV Series documentary short)
Self

- Episode dated 4 October 2001 (2001) ... Self

2001 Hidden Values: The Movies of the Fifties (TV Movie documentary)
Self - interviewee

2001 HBO First Look (TV Series documentary short)
Self

- Ghosts of Mars (2001) ... Self

2001 The Daily Show (TV Series)
Self

- John Carpenter (2001) ... Self

2001 AFI's 100 Years... 100 Thrills: America's Most Heart-Pounding Movies (TV Special documentary)
Self

2000 Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror (TV Movie documentary)
Self

2000 Mario Bava: Maestro of the Macabre (TV Movie documentary)
Self

2000 Scream and Scream Again: A History of the Slasher Film (TV Movie documentary)
Self

2000 The American Nightmare (Documentary)
Self

2000 Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven' (TV Movie documentary)
Self

2000 Faces of Evil (TV Movie documentary)
Self

1999 Late Show with David Letterman (TV Series)
Self

- Episode dated 22 November 1999 (1999) ... Self

1999 The Night He Came Home: John Carpenter's Halloween (TV Movie)
Self

1999 'Halloween' Unmasked 2000 (Video documentary short)
Self

1998 Masters of Fantasy (TV Series documentary)
Self

- John Carpenter (1998) ... Self

1998 Unmasking the Horror (Video)
Self

1998 The Thing: Terror Takes Shape (Video documentary)
Self

1998 Le cercle du cinéma (TV Series)
Self

- Episode dated 15 April 1998 (1998) ... Self

1997 A-Z of Horror (TV Mini Series documentary)
Self

1997 The Reality Trip (TV Movie documentary)
Self

1996 100 Years of Horror (TV Series documentary)
Self - Writer & Director / Self - Director / Self - Director, 'The Thing' / ...

- 100 Years of Horror: Gory Gimmicks (1996) ... Self - Writer & Director

- Demons (1996) ... Self - Director

- Aliens (1996) ... Self - Director, 'The Thing'

- Maniacs (1996) ... Self - Director, 'Halloween'

1996 100 Years of Horror: Witchcraft and Demons (Video documentary)
Self

1996 Movie Magic (TV Series documentary short)
Self

- Action Effects: Ultimate Action (1996) ... Self

1996 Alta Voltagem (TV Series)
Self

- Episode #1.29 (1996) ... Self

1996 Charlie Rose (TV Series)
Self - Guest

- Episode dated 9 September 1996 (1996) ... Self - Guest

1995 After Sunset: The Life & Times of the Drive-In Theater (Video documentary)
Self

1995 Carrie on Hollywood (TV Series documentary)
Self

- Chasing the Hollywood Dream (1995) ... Self

1995 Close-Up (TV Series documentary short)
Self

- Episode #1.8 (1995) ... Self

1994 Escape from New York - A Interview with John Carpenter (Video documentary short)
Self

1994 Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects (TV Special documentary)
Self

1992 Sci-Fi Buzz (TV Series documentary)
Self - Director

- John Carpenter/Bob Burns/Barbara Hambly ... Self - Director

1991 Fear in the Dark (TV Movie documentary)
Self

1990 Signals (TV Series documentary)
Self

- The Hero Strikes Back (1990) ... Self

1989 First Works (TV Movie documentary)
Self

1988-1989 The Media Show (TV Series documentary)
Self

- Episode #4.4 (1989) ... Self

- Episode #3.9 (1988) ... Self

1988 The Making of 'They Live' (TV Short)
Self

1986 Cinema 3 (TV Series)
Self

- Episode dated 29 December 1986 (1986) ... Self

1984 Making of Featurette: Starman (Documentary short)
Self

1982 Take One: Fear on Film (TV Short)
Self

1982 The Making of 'the Thing' (TV Short documentary)
Narrator

1982 The Making of a Chilling Tale (TV Short documentary)
Narrator

1982 Late Night with David Letterman (TV Series)
Self

- Episode #1.75 (1982) ... Self

1980 Fear on Film: Inside 'the Fog' (TV Short documentary)
Self

1980 Tomorrow Coast to Coast (TV Series)
Self

- Episode dated 30 October 1980 (1980) ... Self

1979 Arena (TV Series documentary)
Self

- Cinema: John Carpenter and star Donald Pleasence on Location in Los Angeles plus Blue Collar and Yaphet Kotto (1979) ... Self

Show

Archive footage (12 credits)

2018-2022 Minty Comedic Arts (TV Series)
Self

- 10 Things You Didn't Know About The Thing 82 (2022) ... Self

- 10 Things You Didn't Know About They Live (2020) ... Self

- 10 Things You Didn't Know About In The Mouth of Madness (2019) ... Self

- 10 Things You Didn't Know About Starman (2018) ... Self

2021 Movie Night Extravaganza (TV Series)
Self

- They Live (2021) ... Self

- John Carpenter's Halloween (2021) ... Self

2021 The Movies That Made Us (TV Series documentary)
Self - Filmmaker

- Halloween (2021) ... Self - Filmmaker

2019 Memory: The Origins of Alien (Documentary)
Self - Director, Dark Star

2018 Purgatory: Entering John Carpenter's 'Escape From New York' (Video documentary)
Self

2018 The Shape Lives: 40 Years of Halloween
Self

2018 Le Fossoyeur de Films (TV Mini Series documentary)
Self

- Prince des ténèbres (2018) ... Self

2017 Kain's Quest (TV Series documentary)
Self

- The Terminator (2017) ... Self

2017 Welcome to the Basement (TV Series)
Self

- Big Trouble in Little China (2017) ... Self

2007-2011 Cinemassacre's Monster Madness (TV Series documentary)
Paul, Annie's Boyfriend

- Halloween (2011) ... Paul, Annie's Boyfriend

- Halloween (2007) ... Paul, Annie's Boyfriend

2006 Halloween: 25 Years of Terror (Video documentary)
Self

2002 Scoring Resident Evil (Video documentary short)
Self

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