CARPENTER
OUTPOSTINDEPENDENT RESEARCH STATION

TELEVISION / EARLY WORK / OTHER ROLES

Beyond the
familiar films.

The high-rise. The stage. The late-night nightmare.

Six directing works, the student archive and the writing assignments that complicate the familiar career. Follow the people, versions and production stories that make the other screens worth exploring.

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A DIFFERENT WAY THROUGH CARPENTER

A musical biography beside a surveillance thriller. A horror host beside a filmmaker directing across an ocean. These works reward attention on their own terms—and reveal collaborations that carry across the features.

1978—2023 / THE DIRECTING WORKS

Six television works.
A wider view of Carpenter.

THE ADJOINING ARCHIVE

Before the features.
Beyond directing.

SOURCE LIBRARY

Sources for the collection.

Explore the interviews, production histories, contemporary reviews and edition records behind the collection.

  1. Distributor record

    Someone’s Watching Me! — Shout! Factory ↗

    1978 film and 2018 Blu-ray specifications, including supplements.

    Used in: Someone’s Watching Me! (1978): turning surveillance around

  2. Artist record

    Elvis — official film record ↗

    Release, cast and production credits; promotional synopsis used cautiously.

    Used in: Elvis (1979): performance on another scale

  3. Professional oral history

    Donald M. Morgan, ASC ↗

    Morgan’s account of working with Carpenter, including Elvis; retrospective testimony.

    Used in: Elvis (1979): performance on another scale

  4. Artist record

    Body Bags — official film record ↗

    Showtime anthology, original release and collaborators.

    Used in: Body Bags (1993): Carpenter as horror host

  5. Review / 2014

    Bryant Frazer on Body Bags ↗

    Critical assessment and description of the 2013 disc; identifies segment directors and supplements.

    Used in: Body Bags (1993): Carpenter as horror host

  6. Artist record

    Cigarette Burns — official episode record ↗

    Episode credits and narrative premise.

    Used in: Cigarette Burns (2005): the dangerous film print

  7. Artist record

    Pro-Life — official episode record ↗

    Used in: Pro-Life (2006): belief at the perimeter

  8. Schedule reference

    24 November 2006 television listings ↗

    Contemporary television listing for the 24 November 2006 broadcast.

    Used in: Pro-Life (2006): belief at the perimeter

  9. Participant interview / 2023

    Sandy King on Suburban Screams ↗

    Tara Bennett interviews King about production and the Phone Stalker episode. Network-affiliated coverage.

    Used in: Phone Stalker (2023): directing at a distance

  10. Archive report / 2011

    USC announces Captain Voyeur’s rediscovery ↗

    Institutional report on the recovered 1969 student short.

    Used in: Student work and the archive

  11. Archive programme

    Shock Value: The Movie — Hugh M. Hefner Moving Image Archive ↗

    Identifies early shorts and roles, including O’Bannon’s Good Morning, Dan.

    Used in: Student work and the archive

  12. Cinematheque programme

    Cinemateca Portuguesa programme: Carpenter ↗

    Credits The Resurrection of Broncho Billy to James R. Rokos, with Carpenter among its collaborators.

    Used in: Student work and the archive

  13. Artist career record

    John Carpenter’s career credits ↗

    Carpenter’s writing, producing, music and editing credits.

    Used in: Student work and the archive · Writing and producing beyond the director’s chair