‘Horror master’ John Carpenter honored with Walk of Fame star
A star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame was unveiled Thursday honoring John Carpenter, who has received the nickname ‘The Horror Master’ for directing such films as “Halloween,” “The Thing,” “The Fog,” “Christine” and “In the Mouth of Madness.”
“In 1968 I was a skinny kid from Bowling Green, Kentucky, walking these streets,” Carpenter said. “I was looking for a career in Hollywood. Well, I found my career, and