During the Spooky Empire Horror Convention in Florida, one of the biggest and best horror cons in the nation, director John Carptner (age 62) suffered a seizure while taking a break from an autograph session reports Uncle Creepy of Dread Central...

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The father of the slasher film HALLOWEEN sufferend the suizure which was reportedly minor on Saturday around 4pm est. Sources are reporting that Carpenter was wisked away to a local hospital and the director is not in serious condition.

According to the Spooky Empire promoter the director is doing so much better they expect him to return to the Orlando convention later today (Sunday, Oct. 10th). How is that for being a tough guy kids?

John is certaintly one of the most pleasent guys to deal with and its great to hear he is doing much better. He is even going so far as to finish his commitment to the show and his fans. Stay tuned for any other updates we may get on this situation.

Source: Dread Central