[Gena Bukin]

Carpenter had one called “Prince of Darkness” around then too, which was pretty damned scary.

The final scene of "Prince..." (you can find it on YouTube) still gives me chills.

And Carpenter's "The Thing" is one of the greatest horror films ever.

What happened to Carpenter? Some great films in the 80s followed by mostly mediocre bombs.

[NFHale]

“...What happened to Carpenter? Some great films in the 80s followed by mostly mediocre bombs. ...”

Not sure, maybe he just got burned out. He had the Creative Blitz for a while, then... But - he left us some great ones, for sure.

[Colo9250]

John Carpenter also did Aliens, which I think was a great follow up to the original.

[sheana]

My fave Carpenter film....Vampires. He did some great movies.