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Gabriel Kuchta/PeacockThe master of horror lends his name, a musical theme, and—for one pitiful episode—his “remote directing” talents to John Carpenter’s Suburban Screams, a work of verité schlock that sullies his reputation and insults its audience’s intelligence. Premiering on Peacock in time for Halloween, this six-part affair (out Oct. 13) is a subpar hybrid of Unsolved Mysteries and the various small-screen paranormal series that recount tales...

“John Carpenter’s Suburban Screams,” the new TV show from the legend behind “Halloween,” is so transparently disingenuous and manipulative that there’s no way to take it seriously