Evil hiding among us is an ancient theme.
I made a decision back in 1978 that, in a trade off for money when I directed Halloween, I would have my name above the title in order to basically brand these movies my own.
I think Tarantino has changed things.
In England, I'm a horror movie director. In Germany, I'm a filmmaker. In the US, I'm a bum.
In Halloween, I viewed the characters as simply normal teenagers. Laurie, Jamie Lee's character, was shy and somewhat repressed. And Michael Myers, the killer, is definitely repressed. They have certain similarities.
It's a very good time for horror. This business certainly has changed, but there's still room for serious horror films. Look at 28 Days Later, that's not a tongue-in-cheek picture.
One could make money and get a career going with a low-budget horror film about killers attacking on holidays. It is always flattering to have somebody copy you.
To make Michael Myers frightening, I had him walk like a man, not a monster.
What scares me is what scares you. We're all afraid of the same things. That's why horror is such a powerful genre. All you have to do is ask yourself what frightens you and you'll know what frightens me.
John is a Beach Boys fan.
John is an NBA fan.
John is an Elvis Presley fan.
When John appears in his own films, he usually uses the alias Rip Haight.
John makes a cameo appearance as a helicopter pilot in several of his films.
John is known for working with some actors, such as Kurt Russell and Sam Neil, on a regular basis.
John uses camera angles and lighting rather than excessive amounts of gore to achieve suspense in his horror films.
John uses filming techniques that make empty spaces look full and full spaces look empty.
John is 6' tall.
John and Adrienne Barbeau were married on January 1, 1979 and divorced in 1984.
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