Horror legend John Carpenter says he’s “not a master of anything” and would rather play video games, watch basketball, and eat popsicles. #HorrorWeek https://t.co/4ABAanXbRS pic.twitter.com/NWTcBolNrs
— IGN (@IGN) October 25, 2023
– on his legacy: “Look, I’m not a master of anything,” he added. “I just want to play video games and watch basketball. That’s all I care about doing. I don’t want to bother anybody.”
– on his new series: I made a little series,” he explained. “If you don’t like it, f**k off. If you do like it, I like you. So, there you go.”
– on horror: “Look, horror movies have been around since the beginning of cinema, a hundred years ago,” he said. “The origins of cinema are in horror and mainly because it is very cinematic, and audiences love to be scared. And it’s always been with us. Every generation, a director will come along, a producer will come along, and reinvent the horror film. Look back at the Depression era — out came Dracula. It was a huge sensation followed by Frankenstein, also a huge sensation.bWhy were these movies a sensation?” he posed. “Because they spoke to the people of the generation who were going through a tough, tough, tough time.Then later, horror changed again, It evolved, the generation changes. And I think a turning point for horror was Psycho in 1960. Alfred Hitchcock, he really changed it. And then later there were other turns. I remember seeing Night of the Living Dead in 1968. It was a huge turn for horror. Later was The Texas Chainsaw Massacre — massive turn for horror. So, these things happen, and they’re generational. Our generation is doing it, and the next generation will come along and pick up the pieces of horror, the tropes, the stories, and remake it. And I love that. That’s something that keeps renewing it.”
