Don't ever hail John Carpenter as "the father of slasher flicks," as some would have it.
"No, ma'am," he says firmly. "That was a man named Alfred Hitchcock, who did a movie called 'Psycho.' "
Carpenter's own bloody legacy began with 1978's "Halloween" followed by a dozen other flicks, whose theme songs he often wrote himself. He just came out with an album, "Lost Themes," an eerie, synthesized mix of such titles as "Fallen," "Vortex" and "Abyss."
He'll discuss all that and more Feb. 5, when BAM presents "John Carpenter: Master of Fear," through Feb. 22. Did he ever study composition?
"No, but my father was a music professor," he tells us. "I started on violin, but wasn't very good, and picked up guitar later."
Here are four books that scared even him:
Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural
Edited by P.C. Wagner and H. Wise
My father got me this book when I was a teenager. I was a science-fiction and horror fan of movies from the '50s. This is a collection of amazingly creepy stories by Edgar Allen Poe, Henry James and more. My favorite? Maybe H.P. Lovecraft's "The Rats in the Walls."
The Colour Out of Space by H.P. Lovecraft
It's a very early, almost science-fiction tale. A meteor lands on this farmer's property, and it begins to change everybody. Lovecraft wrote some really terrifying stuff. He has a lot of flaws as a writer, but he invented ethos, an inversion of Christianity: that the old ones lived on the earth before we did, were expelled, and are waiting to take over.
Pet Sematary by Stephen King
I've known Stephen King a long time. He did one great kindness for me: He invited me to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame the year the Doors were inducted. It was great! This is one of his scariest books ever. Those dead pets buried in the cemetery come back alive, but they're not the same.
Fatal Vision by Joe McGinniss
This is a true-crime story about the Green Beret, Jeffrey MacDonald, who was convicted of killing his wife and kids. It's a celebrated book, and it was one that had me up at night walking around, because it's so disturbing. Awful, awful, awful! It's about the darkness in humanity. All I can do is to suggest that you read it.
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