Iconic Director With KY Ties Receives Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

I live for a good scary movie. There is nothing more fun than snuggling up and enjoying a story full of horror and thrills that may or may not make you want to watch through your fingers.

For decades, iconic director, writer, and composer John Carpenter has been called the "Master of Horror" for his films dating back to the early 70s, but for some reason, he is just now being honored with his very own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

In a ceremony on Thursday, April 3rd, on Hollywood Blvd in front of the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, the 2,806th star was unveiled. You can watch a playback here where his peers and friends spoke to honor Carpenter and share stories about working with him on films such as Escape from New York, The Thing, They Live, Christine, and my personal favorite, Big Trouble in Little China.

Of course, another movie everyone knows and loves him for is the original slasher classic, Halloween. John Carpenter was born in New York, but he moved to Kentucky with his family, where he was raised in Bowling Green. He attended Western Kentucky University, where his dad was head of the music department. He ended up moving to LA to study filmmaking.

That immediately recognizable theme song was created by Carpenter himself out of necessity, as he simply explained, "I was the fastest and cheapest I could get." He also shared that some of the techniques he used for composing this movie score were those his father taught him on the bongos in 1961. Later, receiving an honorary doctorate from WKU, Carpenter was proud of WKU and used references to Bowling Green in a couple of his early movies.

I'm glad one of the most legendary filmmakers is getting the recognition he deserves. John Carpenter has inspired countless other creatives in the movie industry. I know it's hard to choose, but what is your favorite John Carpenter movie?

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