That said, the genre is definitely having a moment right now with films like Get Out (a rare, award-nominated horror flick) and _The Conjuring _universe, so let’s keep our fingers crossed that Carpenter eventually gets to see more contemporary installments in the next few years.
He still takes the time to watch awards screeners, but that inherently means horror does not come to him quite as much, because horror does not get much attention during awards season.
One element of John Carpenter’s remark on the state of the horror genre that seems worth honing in on is the fact that the category arguably remains underrepresented by Hollywood’s more prestigious institutions.