Where to start with John Carpenter
John Carpenter has 12 films in our catalog with a 6.5+ score. The reasonable entry order is below — most approachable first, deep cuts last. Skip ahead if you already know the early work.
The Thing
body horrordreadparanoid
Halloween
dreadraw
Cigarette Burns
dreadmindfuckoutsider
They Live
paranoid
Assault on Precinct 13
rawslow burndread
In the Mouth of Madness
dreadmindfuckparanoid
Big Trouble in Little China
comfort cultplayfuloutsider
Escape from New York
neon soakedrawunhinged
Starman
bittersweetcozytender
Christine
bittersweetdreadraw
Elvis
bittersweettender
The Fog
dreadslow burn