'Tis the season to get scared silly, but why do we love to see innocents sliced and diced each October? Author David Vining breaks down John Carpenter's topsy, turvy career and professors Matt Sienkiewicz and Nick Marx defend their controversial op-ed about the rise of conservative comedy. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.