John Carpenter Presents: Genre icon to produce audio horror series

Last Updated on July 30, 2021

Genre icon John Carpenter has put his "John Carpenter Presents" stamp of approval on films and comic books over the years, and now he's set to team up with premium audio entertainment platform Serial Box for a series of audio horror stories that will also be released under the "John Carpenter Presents" banner.

Serial Box and Storm King Productions, the company John Carpenter has with Sandy King Carpenter, will co-produce the audio horror stories. 

The collaboration will establish Serial Box as the exclusive partner for John Carpenter audio/podcast projects.

Best known for such cult classics as Halloween, Dark Star, Christine, and The Thing, Carpenter will add audio to his storied career as film producer, writer, director, actor, composer, and comics creator leveraging Serial Box’s experience creating addictive, immersive audio series. 

The collaboration will consist of audio stories developed by both companies, produced and recorded by Serial Box, that will live on Serial Box’s platform. The teams, led by John and Sandy King Carpenter and by Hayley Wagreich, Head of Content at Serial Box, will invite select creators well-versed in the horror genre to collaborate on the projects. They’re projected to develop at least five series per year for a minimum of two years."

John and Sandy King Carpenter released the following statement about this deal: 

Horror is a universal language that works across so many mediums. We’re thrilled to be partnering with Serial Box – their rich sound design has advanced audio storytelling, offering us a new way to strike fear into the hearts of our audience. Harkening back to spooky tales told around the fire, we can’t wait to get these stories out into the world."

Molly Barton, co-founder and CEO of Serial Box, added: 

We are incredibly fortunate to have a legendary filmmaker help us elevate audio storytelling as an art form. John Carpenter invented the genre of smart, action-packed horror/suspense and through Serial Box’s immersive audio storytelling, he and Sandy can create new classics and connect with a new generation of fans."

While I'm a big fan of podcasts, I have yet to really dig into modern audio stories like the ones Storm King and Serial Box will be making together (I do love the old radio shows, though). I'll be curious to check these out when they're released.