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to confront a malignant evil. The formula has undergone subtle
changes over the years, but Carpenter asserts in his most recent
release that relying on women to take charge of the solution to
the problem will have only the same result as when men are at
the helm of the forces opposing various forms of evil. Our
hope is that with these pieces, we will have uncovered a variety
of tropes used by John Carpenter that have received only scant
analysis thus far.
We find Carpenter’s work always
workmanlike and intriguing, and we look forward to his next
release.
As always, your observations are appreciated. And remember: send in
those papers! Please address any questions and comments you may have (paper
submissions, article standards, or circulation issues), to the email addresses which
can be found on the inside cover.
Mindy Hutchings
Circulation Goddess, Popular Culture Review
[email protected]