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Jump to filmography as:  Self, Director, Writer, Composer, Thanks, Actor, Music Department, Producer, Soundtrack, Editor, Second Unit Director or Assistant Director, Miscellaneous Crew, Camera and Electrical Department
Self
  1. (8.60) - "The 100 Scariest Movie Moments" (2004)
  2. (7.76) - 'Halloween': A Cut Above the Rest (2003) (TV)
  3. (7.73) - "A-Z of Horror" (1997)
  4. (7.50) - Starz Inside: Fantastic Flesh (2008) (TV)
  5. (7.39) - Masters of Horror (2002) (TV)
  6. (7.38) - The American Nightmare (2000)
  7. (7.38) - The Thing: Terror Takes Shape (1998) (V)
  8. (7.19) - Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film (2006)
  9. (7.17) - John Carpenter: Fear Is Just the Beginning... The Man and His Movies (2004) (V)
  10. (7.01) - The 100 Greatest Scary Moments (2003) (TV)
  11. (6.98) - Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror (2000) (TV)
  12. (6.95) - Mario Bava: Maestro of the Macabre (2000) (TV)
  13. (6.94) - Super Secret Movie Rules: Slashers (2004) (TV)
  14. (6.84) - 100 Years of Horror: Witchcraft and Demons (1996) (V)
  15. (6.79) - Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven' (2000) (TV)
  16. (6.79) - An Opera of Violence (2003) (V)
  17. (6.79) - Tales from the Crypt: From Comic Books to Television (2004) (TV)
  18. (6.73) - Monsterland (2009) (TV)
  19. (6.72) - Something to Do with Death (2003) (V)
  20. (6.65) - The Wages of Sin (2003) (V)
  21. (6.40) - Hidden Values: The Movies of the Fifties (2001) (TV)
  22. (6.39) - 'Halloween' Unmasked 2000 (1999) (V)
  23. (6.36) - Return to 'Escape from New York' (2003) (V)
  24. (6.34) - AFI's 100 Years... 100 Thrills: America's Most Heart-Pounding Movies (2001) (TV)
  25. (6.14) - Scoring Ghosts of Mars (2001) (V)
  26. (6.08) - Tales from the Mist: Inside 'The Fog' (2002) (V)
  27. (6.01) - Red Desert Nights: Making 'Ghosts of Mars' (2001) (V)
  28. (5.85) - Unmasking the Horror (1998) (V)
  29. (5.74) - Fear on Film: Inside 'The Fog' (1980) (TV)
  30. (5.71) - Bloodsucking Cinema (2007) (TV)
  31. (5.44) - Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects (1994) (TV)
  32. (5.27) - "E! True Hollywood Story: Scream" (2001)
  33. (4.59) - 05 Spaceys (2005) (TV)
Director
  1. (8.20) - The Thing (1982)
    Next US airings:
    Mon. Dec. 2810:30 AMMAX
  2. (8.00) - Halloween (1978)
  3. (7.68) - "Masters of Horror: John Carpenter's Cigarette Burns (#1.8)" (2005)
  4. (7.40) - Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)
  5. (7.10) - Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
  6. (7.10) - Escape from New York (1981)
  7. (7.00) - In the Mouth of Madness (1994)
  8. (6.90) - They Live (1988)
  9. (6.90) - Starman (1984)
  10. (6.87) - Elvis (1979/I) (TV)
  11. (6.80) - The Fog (1980)
  12. (6.78) - Someone's Watching Me! (1978) (TV)
  13. (6.60) - Dark Star (1974)
  14. (6.50) - Prince of Darkness (1987)
  15. (6.40) - Christine (1983)
  16. (6.28) - Gorgo Versus Godzilla (1969)
  17. (5.82) - "Masters of Horror: Pro-Life (#2.5)" (2006)
  18. (5.80) - Vampires (1998)
  19. (5.80) - Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992)
  20. (5.72) - Body Bags (1993) (TV)
  21. (5.31) - Village of the Damned (1995)
  22. (5.20) - Escape from L.A. (1996)
    Next US airings:
    Wed. Jan. 610:30 PMAMC
    Thur. Jan. 76:00 PMAMC
  23. (4.70) - Ghosts of Mars (2001)
Writer
  1. (8.00) - Halloween (1978)
  2. (7.39) - Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)
  3. (7.10) - Escape from New York (1981)
  4. (6.90) - They Live (1988)
  5. (6.80) - The Fog (1980)
  6. (6.74) - Someone's Watching Me! (1978) (TV)
  7. (6.63) - The Resurrection of Broncho Billy (1970)
  8. (6.60) - Dark Star (1974)
  9. (6.50) - Prince of Darkness (1987)
  10. (6.30) - Halloween II (1981)
  11. (6.30) - Assault on Precinct 13 (2005)
  12. (6.00) - Eyes of Laura Mars (1978)
  13. (6.00) - Halloween (2007)
    Next US airings:
    Wed. Jan. 61:30 AMSHOW
    Fri. Jan. 89:05 PMSHOW
  14. (6.00) - Blood River (1991) (TV)
  15. (5.89) - El Diablo (1990) (TV)
  16. (5.44) - Zuma Beach (1978) (TV)
  17. (5.30) - Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998)
  18. (5.22) - Black Moon Rising (1986)
  19. (5.20) - Escape from L.A. (1996)
    Next US airings:
    Wed. Jan. 610:30 PMAMC
    Thur. Jan. 76:00 PMAMC
  20. (4.70) - Ghosts of Mars (2001)
  21. (4.51) - Halloween 5 (1989)
  22. (4.41) - Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995)
  23. (4.28) - Silent Predators (1999) (TV)
  24. (3.91) - Halloween: Resurrection (2002)
  25. (3.31) - The Fog (2005)
Composer
  1. (8.00) - Halloween (1978)
  2. (7.40) - Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)
  3. (7.10) - Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
  4. (7.10) - Escape from New York (1981)
  5. (7.00) - In the Mouth of Madness (1994)
  6. (6.90) - They Live (1988)
  7. (6.83) - The Resurrection of Broncho Billy (1970)
  8. (6.80) - The Fog (1980)
  9. (6.60) - Dark Star (1974)
  10. (6.50) - Prince of Darkness (1987)
  11. (6.40) - Christine (1983)
  12. (6.30) - Halloween II (1981)
  13. (5.80) - Vampires (1998)
  14. (5.71) - Body Bags (1993) (TV)
  15. (5.31) - Village of the Damned (1995)
  16. (5.20) - Escape from L.A. (1996)
    Next US airings:
    Wed. Jan. 610:30 PMAMC
    Thur. Jan. 76:00 PMAMC
  17. (4.70) - Ghosts of Mars (2001)
  18. (3.71) - Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)
Thanks
  1. (7.90) - Grindhouse (2007)
  2. (7.85) - The Thing (2002) (VG)
  3. (7.60) - Planet Terror (2007)
  4. (7.11) - Val Lewton: The Man in the Shadows (2007) (TV)
  5. (6.92) - The Quiet Room (1996)
  6. (6.20) - Return to 'Escape from New York' (2003) (V)
  7. (5.96) - Scoring Resident Evil (2002) (V)
  8. (5.78) - Tag: The Assassination Game (1982)
  9. (4.54) - Blood Moon Rising (2009)
Actor
  1. (8.20) - The Thing (1982)
    Next US airings:
    Mon. Dec. 2810:30 AMMAX
  2. (8.00) - Halloween (1978)
  3. (7.92) - The Thing (2002) (VG)
  4. (7.40) - Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)
  5. (7.10) - Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
  6. (7.10) - Escape from New York (1981)
  7. (6.90) - Starman (1984)
  8. (6.80) - The Fog (1980)
  9. (6.21) - The Boy Who Could Fly (1986)
  10. (5.81) - Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992)
  11. (5.72) - Body Bags (1993) (TV)
  12. (5.31) - Village of the Damned (1995)
  13. (4.16) - Il silenzio dei prosciutti (1994)
Music Department
  1. (6.00) - Halloween (2007)
    Next US airings:
    Wed. Jan. 61:30 AMSHOW
    Fri. Jan. 89:05 PMSHOW
  2. (5.80) - Vampires (1998)
  3. (5.60) - Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988)
  4. (5.30) - Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998)
  5. (4.70) - Ghosts of Mars (2001)
  6. (4.50) - Halloween 5 (1989)
  7. (4.40) - Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995)
  8. (3.90) - Halloween: Resurrection (2002)
Producer
  1. (8.00) - Halloween (1978)
  2. (6.59) - Dark Star (1974)
  3. (6.30) - Halloween II (1981)
  4. (6.09) - The Philadelphia Experiment (1984)
  5. (5.70) - Body Bags (1993) (TV)
  6. (5.21) - Black Moon Rising (1986)
  7. (4.52) - Vampires: Los Muertos (2002)
  8. (3.71) - Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)
  9. (3.31) - The Fog (2005)
Soundtrack
  1. (7.90) - Grindhouse (2007)
  2. (7.60) - Planet Terror (2007)
  3. (7.50) - "My Name Is Earl: Boogeyman (#1.20)" (2006)
  4. (7.30) - The Life of David Gale (2003)
  5. (7.10) - Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
  6. (6.60) - Dark Star (1974)
  7. (5.61) - Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988)
  8. (5.57) - Haider lebt - 1. April 2021 (2002)
  9. (5.20) - Escape from L.A. (1996)
    Next US airings:
    Wed. Jan. 610:30 PMAMC
    Thur. Jan. 76:00 PMAMC
Editor
  1. (7.40) - Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)
  2. (6.96) - The Resurrection of Broncho Billy (1970)
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  1. (6.30) - Halloween II (1981)
Miscellaneous Crew
  1. (5.80) - Tales from the Mist: Inside 'The Fog' (2002) (V)
Camera and Electrical Department
  1. (8.10) - 'Halloween': A Cut Above the Rest (2003) (TV)

Ballot for John Carpenter

Weighted ratings are provided in parentheses to the left of each title. The formula for weighting the ratings is: 
    weighted rating = (v ÷ (v+m)) × R + (m ÷ (v+m)) × C
where: 
    R = average user rating for the movie (mean)
    v = number of votes for the movie
    m = min votes to be listed for this filmography
    C = the mean vote across the eligible titles
                         
Cm
Self6.7732
Director6.4250
Writer5.8350
Composer6.3250
Thanks6.3150
Actor6.6850
Music Department4.7850
Producer5.4950
Soundtrack6.6850
Editor6.6350
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director6.3050
Miscellaneous Crew5.8050
Camera and Electrical Department8.1050