With a torrid past that haunts him, a movie theatre owner is hired to search for the only existing print of a film so notorious that its single screening caused the viewers to become homicidally insane.
Directed by John Carpenter
new york city
paris, france
angel
junkie
collector
flashback
debt
madness
evil
projectionist
film critic
wings
movie theater
Trailer
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.5 / 5
Where to Watch
Cast
Norman Reedus
Kirby
Udo Kier
Bellinger
Christopher Redman
Willowy Being
Chris Gauthier
Timpson
Zara Taylor
Annie
Gary Hetherington
Walter
Taras Kostyuk
Kaspar
Brad Kelly
Horst
Douglas Arthurs
Dalibor
Gwynyth Walsh
Katja
Brahm Taylor
Protagonist
Rikki Gagne
Woman #1
Crew
Mick Garris
Creator
John Carpenter
Director
Drew McWeeny
Writer
Cody Carpenter
Original Music Composer
Mick Garris
Executive Producer
Adam Goldworm
Executive Producer
Ben Browning
Co-Producer
Cody Carpenter
Music
Popular Reviews
56 reviews
Clay Pasco
5.0★ · 04/12/26
Cigarette Burns doesn’t really work for me. It’s filled with clunky dialogue and downright bad acting. It’s missing all of Carpenter’s wit and charm. Not moved.
Entry #13 in the John Carpenter Marathon.
Cigarette Burns doesn’t really work for me. It’s filled with clunky dialogue and downright bad acting. It’s missing all of Carpenter’s wit and charm. Not moved.
Entry #13 in the John Carpenter Marathon.
Wyatt
Another Master of Horrors entry, wasn’t the biggest fan of this one, although it was pretty creepy
Another Master of Horrors entry, wasn’t the biggest fan of this one, although it was pretty creepy
Remy
5.0★ · 03/18/26
I like what the film was trying to say but something about it seemed very… uninteresting I’m sorry, I love Norman Reedus but he’s in some obscure ass movies
I like what the film was trying to say but something about it seemed very… uninteresting I’m sorry, I love Norman Reedus but he’s in some obscure ass movies
nomfup
7.0★ · 02/06/26
a really really cool concept and my only regret is i think it could have had more to it with a longer runtime and better budget, but wowww this just has such an interesting plot
a really really cool concept and my only regret is i think it could have had more to it with a longer runtime and better budget, but wowww this just has such an interesting plot
Dani
Que divertida… así es como se hacen pajas los horrorheads👏🏻
Que divertida… así es como se hacen pajas los horrorheads👏🏻
