Five Reasons You Should Love John Carpenter

Next month, director John Carpenter releases The Ward, his first film in ten years. While his four decade career has had its share of ups (The Thing), downs (Memoirs of an Invisible Man), and more downs (Ghosts of Mars), Carpenter remains one of the most influential genre filmmakers of all time. He has fans across all demographics, from weather enthusiasts…

(And pirates!)

…to eye patch fetishists…

(And Goldie Hawn!)

…to undercover aliens attempting to hypnotize humans with subliminal advertising.

(Which is a weirdly specific demographic, but one that will eventually take over the world.)

However, Carpenter’s gay following isn’t particularly mobilized, outside of a few revealing Kurt Russell Snake Pliskin costumes around Halloween. This is a shame, because Carpenter’s oeuvre has a lot to offer the gay film buff.

Here are the top five reasons why gay men should love John Carpenter...