John Carpenter Autographs
John Howard Carpenter (born January 16, 1948) is an American filmmaker, composer, and actor. Most commonly associated with horror, action, and science fiction films of the 1970s and 1980s, he is generally recognized as a master of the horror genre. At the 2019 Cannes Film Festival, the French Directors' Guild gave him the Golden Coach Award and lauded him as "a creative genius of raw, fantastic, and spectacular emotions". On April 3, 2025, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Carpenter's early films included critical and commercial successes such as Halloween (1978), The Fog (1980), Escape from New York (1981), and Starman (1984). Though he has been acknowledged as an influential filmmaker, his other productions from the 1970s and the 1980s only later came to be considered cult classics; these include Dark Star (1974), Assault on Precinct 13 (1976), The Thing (1982), Christine (1983), Big Trouble in Little China (1986), Prince of Darkness (1987), They Live (1988), In the Mouth of Madness (1994), and Escape from L.A. (1996). He returned to the Halloween franchise as a composer and executive producer on Halloween (2018), Halloween Kills (2021), and Halloween Ends (2022).
Carpenter usually composes or co-composes the music in his films. He won a Saturn Award for Best Music for the soundtrack of Vampires (1998) and has released five studio albums: Lost Themes (2015), Lost Themes II (2016), Anthology: Movie Themes 1974–1998 (2017), Lost Themes III: Alive After Death (2021), and Lost Themes IV: Noir (2024). Since 2012, he has co-owned the comic book company Storm King Comics alongside his wife, film producer Sandy King.
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Current items with a signature of John Carpenter
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Traded items with a signature of John Carpenter
The most expensive item with a signature of John Carpenter (SIGNED BY JOHN CARPENTER & 10 OTHER CAST THE THING FROM ANOTHER WORLD #1 CGC 9.8) was sold in August 2025 for $6,124.99 while the cheapest item (Thomas Waites Signed Autograph 4x6 Photo Actor John Carpenter The Thing Warriors) found a new owner for $0.01 in October 2023. The month with the most items sold (73) was November 2025 with an average selling price of $300.00 for an autographed item of John Carpenter. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in November 2018 with $399.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.55 was May 2019. In average, an autographed item from John Carpenter is worth $103.25.
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Latest News about John Carpenter
Scream 6 Directors Are Now Developing A Reboot Of A John Carpenter Classic (11/17/2022): After honoring Wes Craven with Scream, Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillet have set their sights on rebooting a beloved John Carpenter film. 
John Carpenter’s Response To Being Asked About A24 Movies Should Amuse Horror Fa (10/13/2022): John Carpenter has a funny response to interviewers' questions regarding A24 and elevated horror. New Halloween Ends Image Features A Nod To John Carpenter’s Original (09/07/2022): Halloween Ends will arrive this October, and the new image features a great reference to the OG. John Carpenter Is Game For A Sequel To One Of His Best Movies (02/23/2022): The horror icon shares that he'd like to make a followup for perhaps his most beloved film as a director. Halloween Kills’ Director On Halloween Ends’ New Tone And Nods To John Carpenter (11/09/2021): David Gordon Green is already preparing us for Halloween Ends.
Older News Stories about John Carpenter
Halloween II Turns 40: How Michael Myers Lost His Scares and Gained His Slash (10/2021): Halloween II arrived three years after John Carpenter's seminal introduction to Michael Myers, but changing times saw the movie try too hard to match the new wave of bloody slashers. John Carpenter Unleashes 2nd Track from Halloween Kills Soundtrack (09/2021): John Carpenter has released 'Rampage' from the upcoming release of Halloween Kills. John Carpenter Releases First Track 'Unkillable' from Halloween Kills Score (08/2021): Master composer John Carpenter offered a glimpse into what the Halloween Kills score will be like in the upcoming horror film. John Carpenter Thinks Escape from New York Franchise Has Two More Snake Plissken (07/2021): The director of the cult classic has said that he could see Kurt Russell's Snake Plissken appear in two further tales. John Carpenter's Tales of Science Fiction: HELL Comic Trailer Brings Issue #1 Sn (05/2021): John Carpenter fans can rejoice as a trailer for the new comic series inspired by his stories is released. Big Trouble in Little China Is Streaming for Free on YouTube Right Now (03/2021): Revisit John Carpenter's Big Trouble in Little China for free as the movie is currently streaming on YouTube Movies. The Fog 2 Talks Have Happened, John Carpenter Is Open to the Idea (02/2021): There is currently a lot of talk about The Fog 2 and other potential sequels to the movies of John Carpenter.
