CARPENTER JOHN: (1948- ) American filmmaker, composer, and actor. Carpenter is commonly associated with horror and science fiction films, he is generally recognized as a master of the horror genre. Signed 10 x 8 photograph by Carpenter, the unusual image shows the filmmaker in a head and shoulders pose raising his hands and indicating the way he expects a vampires scene to be played. Signed in bold black ink to a clear area of the image. VG