He’s had short stories featured in various collections and is constantly brainstorming ideas.
He points to recent works by Jordan Peele, who used the horror premise to put across his social message in films like Get Out and Us.Ĭarter has been writing for as long as he can remember. “I’ve dabbled in other areas, but I always go back to horror,” said Carter. He can’t get into specifics, but it relates to a video game that goes viral and some of its users take things a bit too far. Recently, he reached a milestone, as one of his screenplays was scooped up by entertainment giant Warner Brothers.
Two decades later, Carter's initial fear of the horror genre has become a main influence, as the 34-year-old pushes toward a career as a screenwriter. “I find it fascinating that it had such a power over me.”
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“I was ready to watch this terrifying movie and it wasn’t,” said Carter. When he was 15, he decided to watch Child’s Play again, to see if it was as bad as he remembered. He thought he could watch the movie about a toy doll – Chucky – that becomes possessed by the soul of a serial killer and goes on a killing spree.Īs with many five-year-olds, Carter believed he was mature enough to handle the movie.Ī short time in, Carter was impacted by what was playing out on the screen. Lewis wanted to be a part of it.Ĭhild’s Play is considered a classic in the horror movie genre. His babysitter had a couple of friends over to watch the movie. When he was five, Chris Lewis Carter watched the film Child’s Play for the first time.
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