Rotten Tomatoes has the Tomatometer. Futurama invented the Cool-O-Meter. However solely Storm King Comics can boast to being the house of the “Oh F**k! Meter,” created by its married founders, grasp of horror John Carpenter and producer Sandy King.
“When my managing editor and I are thinking about selecting a comic, I always give the script to John,” King explains to ADWEEK. “If partway through reading it, he’s going, ‘Oh f**k, oh f**k,’ then I say, ‘OK, get that one.’”
That four-letter measurement scale has served Carpenter and King effectively as they’ve expanded the comics division Storm King Productions, which encompasses the duo’s many movie, tv and music tasks. Launched in 2012 with a single flagship title, the label now publishes a number of horror titles and has additionally ventured into science fiction and children’ comics. All of these wares shall be on show when Storm King makes its annual pilgrimage to San Diego Comedian-Con from July 25-28.
“We don’t do superheroes, and we don’t do manga,” King says of how Storm King Comics stands out from the remainder of the publishers and manufacturing corporations in San Diego. “What we do well is tell scary stories in a cinematic style. And that’s working pretty successfully.”
Streaming scares
One space the place Storm King remains to be trying to find a breakout success is within the streaming realm. Final 12 months, Carpenter and King partnered with Peacock for an anthology collection, John Carpenter’s Suburban Screams—their first manufacturing for a streamer. The Halloween author/director even helmed one of many six episodes, every of which re-told a freaky story from the wilds of American suburbia by way of re-enactments and interviews with a few of the actual individuals concerned.
Launched in October within the run-up to Halloween, Suburban Screams acquired blended critiques from critics and followers. Nonetheless, Peacock inspired Carpenter and King to prep materials for a second season, in line with the pair. Nevertheless, the couple says that the second season gained’t be taking place.
