Watch With Jen - S7: E1 - John Carpenter with Duane Swierczynski

About this episode

Duane Swierczynski returns to discuss his graphic novel and the influence of John Carpenter's films.

We're back with the first episode of our seventh season! CALIFORNIA BEAR author Duane Swierczynski returns to the podcast to discuss his brand new graphic novel DEAD FLOWERS for John and Sandy Carpenter's Storm King Comics, digs into the way that filmmaker and composer John Carpenter's work has inspired him, and introduces Jen to THE FOG, PRINCE OF DARKNESS, & IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS. Originally Posted on Patreon (3/15/26) here : https://www.patreon.com/posts/153124788 Shop Watch With Jen logo Merchandise in Logo Designer Kate Gabrielle's Threadless Shop Donate to the Pod via Ko-fi & PayPal Theme Music: Solo Acoustic Guitar by Jason Shaw, Free Music Archive

People in this episode

Host: Jen Johans

Guest: Duane Swierczynski

Topics covered

• John Carpenter
• graphic novels
• film analysis
• horror films
• inspiration
• podcast interview

Keywords

• John Carpenter
• Duane Swierczynski
• DEAD FLOWERS
• THE FOG
• PRINCE OF DARKNESS
• IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS
• graphic novel
• horror

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Storm King Comics

Books & works: DEAD FLOWERS, THE FOG, PRINCE OF DARKNESS, IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS

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