John Carpenter To Host Horror Showcase On El Rey

El Rey Network will launch The People's Network Showcase, a series of specials featuring short films from independent filmmakers. The quarterly series will air two-hour episodes, curated by genre or theme.

Deadline has the full rundown of the first episode, which you can see below, but the big news: The emcee will be legendary horror maestro John Carpenter.

"When I started El Rey I wanted the network to provide a new pipeline for creators. My roots are in independent filmmaking and I believe in providing opportunities to people working outside of the studio system," said independent film icon and El Rey founder Robert Rodriguez. "We've discovered these terrific short films by very talented makers and with this on-air special hosted by my friend John Carpenter, we can help get them noticed."

The People's Network Showcase will spotlight filmmakers by featuring interviews and other behind-the-scenes material.

Here's the list of shorts to be featured in the Horror Edition:

ELI ROTH PRESENTS: CHAINSAW
Directed by David Dinetz and Dylan Trussell
A bickering couple enters a haunted house with a mad man on the loose. They're splitting apart tonight.

THE VISITANT
Directed by Nick Peterson
A mother protects her children from a demon inside their home.

DRUDGE
Directed by Kheireddine El-Helou
What was supposed to be a romantic night in for a young couple, quickly turns into a terrifying encounter with Drudge.

THE SMILING MAN
Directed by AJ Briones
A little girl home alone finds herself face-to- face with pure evil.

NEARSIGHTED
Directed by Joe Price
When Miguel takes out his contacts to get ready for bed, through his blurred vision, he realizes there is something horrendous within his apartment. The biggest problem is, without his contacts, Miguel is truly helpless.

LOVE AND DATING IN L.A.
Directed by Alex Russell
A vicious serial killer looks for love in the City of Angels… and finds rich pickings.

JACK THE RIPPER
Directed by Nick and Lexie Trivundza
As we follow the infamous killer Jack the Ripper on one of his evenings out in the city, we enter a world somewhere between Sin City and the Opening Titles of Mad Men.

COME OUT AND PLAY and LEAVES
Directed by Pablo Olmos Arrayales

Come Out and Play
Brenda is alone at her house. All her friends have left and she is about to clean her house but she sees on the table the game board they were playing a minutes ago: Ouija. She doesnt believe in any paranormal activity. So, as a joke, she sits down and ask the ouija if she is really home alone…

Leaves
Leaves tells the story of a couple that get deep into the forest. Once there, the girl finds a beautiful unicorn figure on the ground. Maybe somebody lost it or maybe somebody left it there…

ALL YOU CAN EAT
Directed by Tommy Groth
Did you have nightmares about clowns when you were a child? Do you still have nightmares? All You Can Eat will confirm your fear because in a small town lives an ordinary clown with extraordinary secrets.

The People's Network Showcase: Horror Edition, on October 30 at 8 p.m. ET/PT.