Tag: Assault on Precinct 13

Assault on Precinct 13 Remake a Perfectly Fine Pulpy Action Thriller

May 12, 2023.Reading time 10 minutes.

Hollywood remakes of 80s horror movies defined the early 2000s alongside ‘Torture Porn‘ and J-horror. Many of these remakes pillaged from the VHS shelves of the slasher subgenre. Terror Train, Prom Night, When a Stranger Calls, and The Stepfather all received forgettable retreads. Not surprisingly, John Carpenter’s illustrious filmography has seen a handful of remakes […]

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Ghosts of Mars: Too Campy Or Not Campy Enough?

August 24, 2021.Reading time 9 minutes.

Nobody’s perfect. Even the best have an off-day once in a while. Critics and horror fans alike regard John Carpenter as one of the genre’s greatest filmmakers. Certainly, the praise is well placed. Carpenter’s filmography includes bona fide classics – Halloween, The Thing, and Escape From New York. And his smaller movies – Assault on […]

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