John Carpenter's Apocalypse Trilogy Ranked, Worst To Best

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Here's John Carpenter's "Apocalypse Trilogy," ranked worst to best. John Carpenter is easily one of the greatest filmmakers to work in the sci-fi and horror genres, with his filmography containing classics like Halloween, Escape From New York and They Live. He has a famously tangled history with sequels, however, and has only helmed one follow-up to his own work with Escape From L.A. He didn't want to make a sequel to Halloween either but was essentially contractually bound to write and produce 1981's Halloween 2.

He later tried to morph the series into an anthology with standalone entry Halloween III: Season Of The Witch - an experiment that only lasted for one movie. While he shies away from direct sequels, he did helm a thematic series with his so-called «Apocalypse Trilogy.» Comprising of The Thing  — which was made long before CGI - Prince Of Darkness and In The Mouth Of Madness, the three movies deal with the end of the world via different means. The Thing is about the end of identity, Prince Of Darkness is the death of God and In The Mouth Of Madness is the death of reality itself.

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The trilogy also features some of his ambitious, experimental work, and they are often hailed as sci-fi/horror greats. Here's John Carpenter's Apocalypse Trilogy, ranked.

Prince Of Darkness is the second chapter of John Carpenter's Apocalypse Trilogy and came at a turning point in his career. A bad studio experience with Big Trouble In Little China led the filmmaker to return to his roots, and he signed a deal to make a series of low-budget genre movies over which he could retain total creative control. Prince Of Darkness is a bizarre, eerie mixture of gothic horror,