Wes Craven vs. John Carpenter | Rotten Tomatoes

One gave us Michael Myers and the Thing, the other Freddy Krueger and Ghostface, and both gave us many, MANY, sleepless nights. But who is the king of making us quake? In our latest episode of ‘Vs.,’ we’re slicing and dicing the numbers to find out who is the true master of horror: John Carpenter or Wes Craven. Our favorite Final Boy and Rotten Tomatoes contributing editor Mark Ellis is examining Tomatometer and Audience Score data, box office performance, iconic moments and characters from their films, to make a call. And if you don’t agree, have at him: He’s putting on some Jiffy Pop right now and his phone number is… we mean, let us know in the comments!

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