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Welcome to the John Carpenter subreddit.


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Schedule for Re-Watching

Movie Watch Period (Soon to Change)
Halloween Oct. 31- Nov. 10
Dark Star Nov. 11- Nov. 18
Assault on Precinct 13 Nov. 19- Nov. 26
The Fog Nov. 27- Dec. 7
Escape from New York Dec. 8- Dec. 20
The Thing Dec. 21- Dec. 31
Christine Jan. 1- Jan. 7
Starman Jan. 8- Jan. 15
Big Trouble in Little China Jan. 16- Feb. 26
Prince of Darkness Feb. 27- Mar. 6
They Live Mar. 7- Mar. 17
Memoirs of an Invisible Man Mar. 18- Mar. 25
In the Mouth of Madness Mar. 26- April 2
Village of the Damned April 3- April 10
Escape from L.A. April 11- April 18
Vampires April 19- April 26
Ghosts of Mars April 27- May 4
The Ward May 5- May 15

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Wrong dog! WRONG DOG!!!...😂

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2025/01/31
10:51 UTC

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"The Master Of Horror"...😬

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2025/01/30
10:58 UTC

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"The one that got away"...

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2025/01/29
10:26 UTC

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John Carpenter - Cruisin’ With Mr. Scratch (Official Audio)

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2025/01/29
02:12 UTC

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"Stop motion", Carpenter didn't like the look of it...

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2025/01/28
10:30 UTC

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A nice alternate movie poster...

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2025/01/27
10:45 UTC

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That creepy way Jed walks into the kennel...😬

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2025/01/26
12:33 UTC

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No...no he wasn't...

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2025/01/25
09:36 UTC

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But someTHING else will!...😬

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2025/01/24
09:54 UTC

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Windows got carried away with his radio work!...😂

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2025/01/23
10:43 UTC

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Bennings wasn't getting any love from Doc!...😂

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2025/01/22
10:55 UTC

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Kurt with his real doll, Goldie Hawn...😊

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2025/01/21
11:12 UTC

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Rb Bottin and "Friend"...😬

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2025/01/20
10:43 UTC

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"Speak softly but carry a big stick"...😂

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2025/01/19
10:04 UTC

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Kurt started young!...😂

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2025/01/18
10:26 UTC

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"Peekaboo"...😂

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2025/01/17
10:12 UTC

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Wishing a happy birthday to John Carpenter (B 16 Jan 1948)....🥳

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2025/01/16
10:13 UTC

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The perfect movie brew...🍺

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2025/01/16
09:53 UTC

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THINGking ahead...😉

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2025/01/15
10:46 UTC

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Lunchtime at Outpost 31...😛

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2025/01/12
10:39 UTC

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"Windows and Mac"

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2025/01/11
15:36 UTC

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MacReady’s Journal – Winter 1982

CLASSIFIED DOCUMENT

Property of the United States Antarctic Research Program
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Unauthorized access is a federal offense under U.S. Code Title 50. Violators will be prosecuted.

MacReady’s Journal – Winter 1982

Entry #17

The storm’s been raging for three days straight. The kind of cold that chews through layers and settles into your bones. Nobody talks about it, but you can see it on their faces—frayed nerves, short tempers. Antarctica isn’t just a place; it’s a pressure cooker. You sit here long enough, and the cracks start to show.

I don’t talk to the others much. Most of them think I’m just the guy who flies the chopper, but I’ve been in enough tight spots to know when a place is about to go bad. Out here, it’s not just the cold that gets you—it’s the quiet. Too much time to think.

Tonight, I found myself staring at the Chess Wizard in the rec room. I hadn’t touched it since I got here, not after Anchorage. It’s stupid, I know—a machine can’t really mess with you—but back then, it felt personal. Same smug moves, same humiliating defeats. I poured a bottle of Cutty Sark into its circuits and figured I was done with it.

But here’s its twin, humming away in the corner like nothing ever happened.

I told myself it was different, but curiosity got the better of me. At first, it played nice. A couple of easy wins to lure me in. Then, just like before, it flipped the script. Started pulling the same moves, the same traps, the same smug final checkmates. When the screen flashed “Checkmate” tonight, I swear I heard something—a crackle, low and distorted, almost like a laugh.

It pissed me off more than it should’ve. I grabbed what was left of the Cutty Sark and dumped it into the thing. Sparks flew, the screen went dark, and for a second, I thought I’d killed the lights for the whole damn station.

“Cheating bitch,” I muttered.

I was about to call it a night when I heard something over the wind. Low, distant—rotors. Helicopter.

I grabbed my jacket and headed to the window. Through the storm, I could see it—a chopper cutting low and fast, like the pilot didn’t know what the hell they were doing. And then I saw the dog.

It was running full tilt through the snow, heading straight for the station. Its movements were wrong—too frantic, too purposeful, like it wasn’t just running from something but toward us. There was no way to tell what it was running from, but I felt it in my gut: this wasn’t normal.

Nam taught me to trust that gut feeling. Something’s wrong. I don’t know what yet, but I’m not taking chances.

I’ll keep this short. Flamethrower’s fueled up and ready. If it’s nothing, great. If it’s something… well, I’ve seen worse.

R.J. MacReady
Helicopter Pilot, U.S. Antarctic Research Program

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2025/01/10
21:32 UTC

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"Another winter battle"...😂

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2025/01/10
11:35 UTC

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"Cheatin' bitch!"...🤣

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2025/01/09
10:49 UTC

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Thomas G. Waites turns 70 today!...🥳

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2025/01/08
21:14 UTC

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It's so cold out, I'm saying this!...😂

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2025/01/08
11:37 UTC

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No biscuits for you!...😬

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2025/01/07
11:03 UTC

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"Crooks with class"...😂

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2025/01/05
11:55 UTC

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Cheatin' bitch!...😂

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2025/01/04
18:08 UTC

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