Phone Stalker
A woman who endured horrific threats and was stalked by a shrouded tech genius tells the twisted story of how it became a living nightmare that ruined her relationships and has her seeing danger around every corner.
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"It had been 13 years since John Carpenter's THE WARD. He should have stayed retired. Carpenter lends his name to the series and directed this one episode. His voice introduces the program, and he sounds lazy and tired. Carpenter's episode, The Phone Stalker, is 'based on a true story' of a Long Island woman getting harrassing phone calls from an unknown man. Potentially interesting, and there's a stray moment or two of interest, but sadly, Suburban Screams is like a basic cable True Crime re-enactment show - only with dick pics! Production values are minimal, with the..."
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In a 2023 interview with the Los Angeles Times, John Carpenter spoke about his experience returning to directing after a 13-year absence: "These are all true stories dug up by researchers, and the one I chose was a phone stalker because I connected to it. They're creepy stories. I shouldn't say this, but they're shot on reality show budgets, which is a challenge. I did not [conduct the interviews]. I was there, but I was watching the interview... I needed a really great actress, and I found her. That takes care of about 90% of my problem. This poor girl. Six years she's been stalked, but they can't find who it is. So I listened to her story. We hit the points that are going to translate into a visual story. Poor thing. And I remote-directed it, which was fun. That's the way I'm going to do it now. I'm too old to run around, stomping around... I [directed from] a chair in the front room where I play video games, where I watch basketball and watch the news. It was all set up so the big screen TV has the [live camera feed] through the lens. That's all in Prague, coming to you right here in L.A."
📖 Synopsis
A woman who endured horrific threats and was stalked by a shrouded tech genius tells the twisted story of how it became a living nightmare that ruined her relationships and has her seeing danger around every corner.