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There are few directors with as rich and varied a back catalogue as John Carpenter. Since 1974, he’s directed seventeen feature films, three made-for-TV ones and has also tried his hand at straight-up television with Showtime’s Masters of Horror Series. Although ostensibly retired, there are frequent rumblings that feature number nineteen may be on its way.
What Carpenter’s next film would be is anyone’s guess. Although he’s most commonly associated with the horror genre, he has also been at the helm of science-fiction, action, drama, music biopics and a martial arts movie. His films were largely dismissed when they were first released but the majority of them have since been reassessed and several of his films are now considered masterpieces in their own right.
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