John Carpenter

The Ward
5.6

The Ward

Sep. 13, 2010

The Ward

A thriller centered on an institutionalized young woman who becomes terrorized by a ghost.
Vampires
6.1

Vampires

Oct. 30, 1998

Vampires

The church enlists a team of vampire-hunters to hunt down and destroy a group of vampires searching for an ancient relic that will allow them to ...
Village of the Damned
5.6

Village of the Damned

Apr. 28, 1995

Village of the Damned

An American village is visited by some unknown life form which leaves the women of the village pregnant. Nine months later, the babies are born, ...
In the Mouth of Madness
7.2

In the Mouth of Madness

An insurance investigator begins discovering that the impact a horror writer’s books have on his fans is more than inspirational.
Body Bags
6.2

Body Bags

Aug. 07, 1993

Body Bags

Three tales, each more terrifying than the last. . . . A woman who is stalked by an axe-weilding maniac . . . a man who pays the ultimate price ...
They Live
7.3

They Live

Nov. 23, 1988

They Live

Nada, a wanderer without meaning in his life, discovers a pair of sunglasses capable of showing the world the way it truly is. As he walks the ...
Prince of Darkness
6.7

Prince of Darkness

Oct. 23, 1987

Prince of Darkness

A research team finds a mysterious cylinder in a deserted church. If opened, it could mean the end of the world.
Big Trouble in Little China
7.3

Big Trouble in Little China

When trucker Jack Burton agreed to take his friend, Wang Chi, to pick up his fiancee at the airport, he never expected to get involved in a ...
Starman
7

Starman

Dec. 13, 1984

Starman

When an alien takes the form of a young widow’s husband and asks her to drive him from Wisconsin to Arizona, the government tries to stop them.
Christine
6.7

Christine

May. 11, 1983

Christine

Geeky student Arnie Cunningham falls for Christine, a rusty 1958 Plymouth Fury, and becomes obsessed with restoring the classic automobile to her ...
The Thing
8.1

The Thing

Jun. 25, 1982

The Thing

Members of an American scientific research outpost in Antarctica find themselves battling a parasitic alien organism capable of perfectly ...
Escape from New York
7.2

Escape from New York

May. 23, 1981

Escape from New York

In 1997, the island of Manhattan has been walled off and turned into a giant maximum security prison within which the country’s worst ...
The Fog
6.8

The Fog

Feb. 08, 1980

The Fog

Strange things begin to occurs as a tiny California coastal town prepares to commemorate its centenary. Inanimate objects spring eerily to life; ...
Elvis
7

Elvis

Feb. 10, 1979

Elvis

This biopic traces Elvis Presley’s life from his impoverished childhood to his meteoric rise to stardom to his triumphant conquering of Las Vegas.
Halloween
7.7

Halloween

Oct. 24, 1978

Halloween

Fifteen years after murdering his sister on Halloween Night 1963, Michael Myers escapes from a mental hospital and returns to the small town of ...
Assault on Precinct 13
7.4

Assault on Precinct 13

The lone inhabitants of an abandoned police station are under attack by the overwhelming numbers of a seemingly unstoppable street gang.
Dark Star
6.3

Dark Star

Apr. 01, 1974

Dark Star

A low-budget, sci-fi satire that focuses on a group of scientists whose mission is to destroy unstable planets. 20 years into their mission, they ...