2. John Howard Carpenter (born January 16, 1948) is an American film director.
Although Carpenter has worked in numerous film genres, he is most commonly
associated with horror.
Notable exceptions of Halloween (1978), Escape from New York (1981) and
Starman (1984).
On October 10, 2010, Carpenter received the lifetime award from the Freak
Show Horror Film Festival.
3. The Ward
The film The Ward was Carpenters first film since 2001.
It was released in 2011.
This film featured a psychological sense as well as a horror theme. I feel this film
had a great influence on creating my own film because It has given me the idea
to base my film about visions and mental health. The Ward consists of a woman
who had been entered into a psychiatric facility, and she believes that a dead
patient who used to stay there, is haunting her. When in reality, the character
has many split personalities due to a traumatic experience in her past.
I felt this film could be used as an influence because I like the way the ending
has a twist to it. Something the audience wouldn't’t have guessed and therefore
can come under a psychological thriller as it plays a trick on the audience.
