SEEING FACES IN MOVIES

Felicia is joined by Patrick Lavallee to discuss the cosmic horror elements in John Carpenter’s In The Mouth of Madness (1994).

We chat about his stamp on horror and how the genre has evolved over the decades.

This is the last episode and in the series and it was recorded prior to Sam Neill’s passing, we want to use this as a letter of appreciation to him.

Send us your thoughts on the episode by sending us a message on any of our social platforms or by email: seeingfacesinmovies@gmail.com

Find Patrick here:

IG: @paddyfitz__

Twitter: @HMurdock6

Letterboxd: @lou_brown

Sources:

https://www.ndsmcobserver.com/article/2025/10/in-the-mouth-of-madness-30-years-of-insanity

https://cinephiliabeyond.org/in-the-mouth-of-madness/

https://filmthreat.com/uncategorized/building-horror-john-carpenter-on-in-the-mouth-of-madness/

https://www.inverse.com/entertainment/in-the-mouth-of-madness-oral-history

https://www.fearsomequeer.net/blog/he-wrote-me-this-way-in-the-mouth-of-madness

https://jonathanrosenbaum.net/2024/07/carpenter-s-gothic/

https://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/john-carpenter-halloween-horror

Felicia is joined by Will Gaydos to discuss the long lasting importance of practical effects in John Carpenter’s The Thing (1982).

We chat about Carpenter’s ties to Howard Hawks’ work, along with his working relationship with the great Dean Cundey.

Send us your thoughts on the episode by sending us a message on any of our social platforms or by email: seeingfacesinmovies@gmail.com

Find Will here:
IG: @ragewilliams
IG: @roadtripvintage

Sources:
https://mubi.com/en/notebook/posts/notebook-primer-john-carpenter

https://mubi.com/en/notebook/posts/john-carpenters-deep-cuts

https://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound/interviews/john-carpenter-dark-star-assault-precinct-13

https://maddrey.blogspot.com/2017/06/john-carpenter-revisited-assault-on.html

https://cinephiliabeyond.org/assault-on-precinct-13/

Felicia is joined by Kazmo to discuss the influence of the western genre on John Carpenter’s Assault on Precinct 13 (1976).

We chat about his use of multicultural cast members, and how he builds tension in the central locations in films.

Send us your thoughts on the episode by sending us a message on any of our social platforms or by email: seeingfacesinmovies@gmail.com

Find Kazmo here:
Twitter: @heykazmo

You can check out Kazmo’s appearances on the following podcasts:

Movie Friends Podcast: https://linktr.ee/moviefriendspodcast

Bad Movies We Love Podcast: https://linktr.ee/nicksheist

Sources:
https://mubi.com/en/notebook/posts/notebook-primer-john-carpenter

https://mubi.com/en/notebook/posts/john-carpenters-deep-cuts

https://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound/interviews/john-carpenter-dark-star-assault-precinct-13

https://maddrey.blogspot.com/2017/06/john-carpenter-revisited-assault-on.html

https://cinephiliabeyond.org/assault-on-precinct-13/

Felicia is joined by Darragh McGrath to discuss how John Carpenter explores the depths of evil in his film Prince of Darkness (1987).

We chat about how the film functions as a mood piece and the influence of the Quatermass series on Carpenter’s career.

Send us your thoughts on the episode by sending us a message on any of our social platforms or by email: seeingfacesinmovies@gmail.com

Find Darragh here:
Letterboxd: @DarraghMcG
IG: @Dreamworlds_films

Listen to our previous episode here:
Ace in the Hole (Billy Wilder 1951)
Straight Time (Ulu Grosbard 1978)
Minnie and Moskowitz (John Cassavetes 1971)
The Tarnished Angels (Douglas Sirk 1957)
The Prowler (D.O.P. Arthur C. Miller 1951)

Sources:
https://www.blackgate.com/2018/03/17/john-carpenter-prince-of-darkness-1988/

https://cinemafromthespectrum.com/2016/08/26/prince-of-darkness-review/

https://maddrey.blogspot.com/2018/02/john-carpenter-revisited-prince-of.html

https://film-cred.com/john-carpenters-prince-of-darkness/

https://movingpicturesfilmclub.wordpress.com/2022/10/30/analysis-this-is-not-a-dream-finding-meaning-in-prince-of-darkness-1987/

Felicia is joined by Nick Sheist to discuss John Carpenter’s exploration of the evil among us in They Live (1988).

We chat about how the film is relevant now more than ever, and the realistic portrayal of Los Angeles in the 80s.

This is the series opener and diving into the work of John Carpenter seems like a long time coming for this show. We’ll be covering some of his most important work and his fan favourites.

Send us your thoughts on the episode by sending us a message on any of our social platforms or by email: seeingfacesinmovies@gmail.com

Find Nick here:
Linktree where you can find links to all of his shows and socials: https://linktr.ee/nicksheist

Listen to our previous episode here:
Christine (John Carpenter 1983)

Sources:
https://cinephiliabeyond.org/live-john-carpenters-brilliantly-simple-hugely-enjoyable-assault-reagans-america/

https://theasc.com/articles/from-outer-space-they-live

https://www.giantfreakinrobot.com/ent/scifi/they-live-truth.html

https://archive.nerdist.com/interview-john-carpenter-on-reviving-they-live/

https://filmotomy.com/1988-in-film-they-live/

https://psychodrivein.com/drive-in-saturday-they-live-1988/

https://offscreen.com/view/they-live-john-carpenter-1988

https://thequietus.com/interviews/john-carpenter-interview-2/