If you happen to follow film director John Carpenter on Twitter (@TheHorrorMaster), you know the man responsible for The Thing, They Live, Halloween and countless other classics is also a big game player.

We’re not even talking exclusively horror, either. I mean, look at this:

After seeing Carpenter's tweet about Rayman Legends, it seemed worth a shot to get in touch. Just shouting over Twitter didn’t seem like a productive way of communicating, so a little Internet sleuthing lead me to www.theofficialjohncarpenter.com. It’s a website that doesn’t appear to have been touched in a long time.

Hidden within the site, though, was a link to a “webmaster.” I didn’t know websites in 2013 still had webmasters, and so I figured whatever email this was connected to would bounce back immediately. But, no, it didn’t. In reality, a few days later, I was asked to send over five questions for Carpenter.

How could I say no?

I didn’t, of course. And while Carpenter's answers are short, it’s a dream to say I’m running an interview, however brief, with the man responsible for some of my favorite cinematic horrors over the years.

This is crazy, you guys.

Giant Bomb: You talk about video games on your Twitter account all the time. Have you always been interested in video games? What are some of your favorites?

John Carpenter: My son got me interested in console video games. The first game I remember playing obsessively was Sonic the Hedgehog. Man it was hard; no checkpoints. I kept dying over and over again. Hand-eye coordination was impaired at the time. Over the years I've improved. I have many favorite games. Borderlands 2 is spectacular. I love BioShock, the Dead Space series, The Last of Us...

GB: When playing a horror video game, do you find yourself trying to deconstruct how it works? Which games have been the most effective at scaring you?

Carpenter: I enjoy the Silent Hill series. And no, I don't think about the mechanics of horror games. I just immerse myself.

GB: Having briefly dabbled in making video games with F.E.A.R. 3, have you given any thought to making your own horror video game eventually?

Carpenter: I'd love to work on an original video game. Maybe the opportunity will present itself.

GB: Do you think modern horror movies have anything to learn from horror video games? What about the other way around?

Carpenter: Video games and movies are different art forms. They share details in common, but not necessarily structure.

GB: The Thing was adapted into a pretty great video game. Have you played that one, and do you think any of your other films might have worked, too?

Carpenter: I am a character in The Thing video game. Unfortunately, I die. I think Big Trouble in Little China would make a great game.

GB: Thanks for your time.

Holy shit!

Now, to hassle Carpenter until he agrees to a five hour Interview Dumptruck. Get on this, Klepek!

Scooooooooooooooops! You got another awesome article. Well done!

This guy has made me change my underpants more than my mum

I would say Assault on Precinct 13 would make a pretty good video game, one of my favorite movies of his too

This is awesome Patrick!

Wow. I didn't expect this. Pretty awesome scoops! It's also pretty cool to hear that John Carpenter is a gamer.

Congrats on getting this interview. Too bad it's short but still, pretty awesome.

Wish this interview was longer! Oh well.

Whoa, god, no, The Thing was NOT a good game.

But this is pretty great. Silent Hill is the PERFECT series for John Carpenter to say he enjoys.

Well this was a nice surprise this morning. Thanks Patrick.

Saints Row IV is the fucking best, you guys. You know what I'm talking about.

I would want to know if he had any opinion on Amnesia.

Nice interview from a person one would not expect to be so much associated to video games.

What is he even doing these days?

I think Big Trouble in Little China would make a great game.

Patrick, this could be a bigger career highlight for you than the Infinity Ward car park stakeout. :) Great questions and while concise, the interviewee responded genuinely. What a guy. I imagine many of the makers of Silent Hill, Bioshock, Dead Space and The Last of Us would read his praise and consider that one of their career highlights. To me, this ranks among your finest work.

@varrosanon: What? It wasn't perfect but I remember it being pretty good at the time, no?

I dunno anymore.

@patrickklepek Carpenter's right: Big Trouble in Little China would make a great game. Unfortunately, this isn't it.

I wonder what kind of games would Alfred Hitchcock play?

Hopefully he took a view minutes to tell us why James Wood looks so shit in a leather jacket... Oh and wow, pretty hot scoop, Scoops.

This makes me like him even more. Good detective work tracking him down, Patrick.

Sleeping Dogs is ALMOST it, especially with that one dlc. Sleeping Dogs total conversion mod, i'd fund it.

Carpenter has made some of my favorite movies of all time. Good on you Patrick for getting the email interview!

Patrick Klepek, Ace Detective.

Cool.

Awesome.

Patrick, I kinda love you right now. You brought John Carpenter to Giant Bomb. This is crazy.

This is like some sort of Giant Bomb fanfiction.

This is one thing I did not expect.

Holy shit.

This is so awesome. I truly do wish it was longer. Still though, as short as it is I'm still so stoked you managed to do this.

I would LOVE to see a Big Trouble in Little China video game. Good gods!

Pretty cool.

What Patrick said as he was posting this story:

"I have come to chew bubble gum and talk to John Carpenter. And I'm all out of bubble gum."

And yes, find out if he's played Amnesia.............

"Carpenter: I'd love to work on an original video game. Maybe the opportunity will present itself."

If only....this got me so excited for something that will probably never happen.

Patrick was involved with FEAR 3? Or did I misread something...?

"And no, I don't think about the mechanics of horror games. I just immerse myself."

awesome. thats how it should be.

nice work.

@rrang said:

Carpenter directed some of the cut scenes in the game, I believe.

Great Scoop!

Duhhhh, I read it wrong. He was talking about Carpenter, not him, haha!

This is so cool. Even though some of Carpenters movies have been a little disappointing, others are masterpieces of horror, and im a big fan. Please, Kleptack, dig deeper into this.

They Live and The Thing are some of my favourite movies of all time so it's awesome to see that the dude that made them is into stuff like The Last of Us and Dead Space.

GTA. Cinematic camera only, talking out a monologue about what makes a man do the things he does. A woman. And what would a man do for a woman? Anything. Even.... murder?

The Thing is one of my favorite movies of all-time; the man is right, if you haven't seen it yet, remedy that IMMEDIATELY.

Great interview!

Well that was cool. I didn't know that Carpenter was a gamer.

Did you guys know carpenter is interested in making a dead space film?

Also, carpenter is a national treasure; he was the master of taking B movie concepts and turning them into great films. I know, he hasnt been at top form in a long time, but he's also the dude who directed Halloween, The Thing, Escape From NY (my personal favorite of his), Big Trouble in Little China, They Live. Such a weird, yet awesome filmography that dude has.

Also http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/gaming/news/a522011/the-thing-john-carpenter-open-to-making-original-video-game.html

Im gonna keep an eye on google news to see how many other articles come from this one :)

Oh wow, nicely done Patrick!

Very cool. The Thing is one of my favorite movies.

I enjoyed this. Short, to the point, interesting info.

Typo, "I didn’t, of course. And while Carpetner’s answers are short"

Spelled Carpenter wrong there.

The Thing remake was fine.

I can't stress enough how fucking cool this is. Nice work, Patrick! I'd heard that he plays games, but to see him talk about liking some of what I consider my favorites too is somehow really awesome.

That prequel to the The Thing isn't that bad, though. It has its moments.