10 More Horror Movies That Gave Fans EXACTLY What They Wanted (And They Hated It)

Throughout the 1970s and '80s, John Carpenter was one of the most prolific filmmakers in the industry, delivering classics such as Assault on Precinct 13, Halloween, The Fog, Escape from New York, The Thing, and Big Trouble in Little China.

By the late '90s, Carpenter's enthusiasm had begun to wane, the quality of his output had become far more mixed, and the legendary Horror Master essentially retired from the director's chair after 2001's Ghosts of Mars.

As is ever the case, this very much left audiences wanting more and dreaming of Carpenter helming another film at some point. Even more so, those fans dreamt of somewhere, somehow seeing the New Yorker direct one more horror movie.

So, when Carpenter was back in the game with 2011 horror picture The Ward, there was excitement around the horror community. One of the greatest directors in cinema history? Returning from retirement? To helm a creepy, chilling supernatural tale? Fantastic!

Full disclosure, your writer absolutely has a soft spot for The Ward, but unfortunately so many of those giddy by this Amber Heard-fronted film's arrival ultimately slated the picture because the psychiatric hospital-set thriller didn't match the quality of, say, Halloween or The Fog.