Stephen King vs John Carpenter’s CHRISTINE - The American Graffiti of Horror

An analysis of Stephen King’s Christine, John Carpenter’s film adaptation, and their relationship to George Lucas’ American Graffiti, highlighting the horror story’s approach to 1950s nostalgia as a specter of the past, how Lucas got nostalgia right in his influential film, and how Carpenter uses the Plymouth Fury to critique Reagan’s America. PATREON - #horror Music: “Christine“ and “They Live“ by John Carpenter “Murmuration“ by Blue Wednesday “I Wish It Would Never Stop Snowing“ by Sleepy Fish “Tech Noir“ by Gunship “Vampires“ by The Midnight Sources: