Christine (1983)
We’ve reached the end of our weekday sub-theme discussions for Halloween Humpfest and we pop back into the 80s to end JOHN CARPENTUESDAY on a high note. It seems like a rather insane idea to adapt this Stephen King story about a killer car. In lesser hands it could be a laughable mess but John Carpenter’s 1980 horror “CHRISTINE” is an excellent example of how he can, more often than not, execute what seems to be a lofty idea onto film. Say a prayer for any shitter that would get between a car and her boyfriend. Arnie was a dripless nerd until he bought a busted looking 1958 Plymouth Fury from…
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