John Hora A.S.C. (born February 16, 1940), also known as John C. Hora, is an American cinematographer active from the 1970s to the 2000s. He has also worked as an actor in the 1980s and 1990s.Hora worked with director Joe Dante in numerous films, including The Howling in 1981, Twilight Zone: The Movie in 1983, Gremlins in 1984 and its 1990 sequel, Gremlins 2: The New Batch, Explorers in 1985, and Matinee in 1993.