When it comes to contributions to the horror genre there is no
Director above John Carpenter. He is the total package, the real deal, the
whole enchilada. His body of work is consistently varied, full of masterful
suspense, layered storytelling (often with a message), fantastic imagination
and timely comedy. His films are not just another scary flick to watch, they
are to be experienced. I do not underestimate the greatness of a Wes Craven or
a George Romero but in my eyes there is no one that can compare to what
Carpenter has given us over the years.
We discussed on the show when the greatness exited his
career, leaving his work rather pedestrian and that is a very true observation. However, that does not diminish the
work from before, which to me trumps anyone else’s. The Fog,
Halloween, Christine, The Thing and They Live are
enough for greatness and while it is not an undisputed fact, these can be
argued as a better five than any other that a genre director has offered.
It is also important to note that this is one of the older
episodes we recorded. When this show airs, it will be 4 days before the one year
anniversary of recording it. We were still finding our comfort and processes
with recording these episodes. We learned from this episode that 3 shows in
one night was too much, especially if they are all topics of a larger variety.
Before recording this show we had just finished our Romero AND King episode.
Why we thought we should cover all three in one night still leaves us
scratching our heads a year later.
Anyways, we left this on the back burner because we thought
it was lacking. The length of the show demonstrates our initial stance on this because it is our
shortest show to date. However, after mixing it to air for you, I found that it
was perfectly fine and more of a neurotic opinion we took than the actual
reality of it. We hope you feel the same way!
After listening to the show and reading this, please take a
moment to let us know what your favorite horror director of all time is and
why. I sincerely want to know who you think is better than John Carpenter and
why that is! As always, thank you for your ongoing support and interaction, it
is making this a truly fun experience for us. Until next time….
Beware of the moon
The Professor
Post Script – I hope Grizz and Mad Chann come around on
Prince of Darkness someday and thank you to our friend Todd for joining us that
night. This is the last of the shows he did with us and maybe he will join us
again down the line!
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