John Carpenter is set to direct Echo Lake's psychological thriller "The Ward," according to the Hollywood Reporter.

Written by Michael and Shawn Rasmussen, the movie focuses on a disturbed young woman who is terrorized by a ghost in an institution.

Amber Heard, who also starred in "Alpha Dog," played one of the leads in "Remember the Daze," and recently appeared in "Never Back Down" and "Pineapple Express," is on board to play the woman.

Carpenter told THR the script is "a complex, visceral story, full of suspense and scares."

Carpenter hasn't directed anything major since 2001's "Ghosts of Mars." He's currently gearing up to helm "Riot" with Nicholas Cage in the lead role.

Judging by the short description of "Ward," it sounds just like any other ghost/horror flick. That said, I know Carpenter has the ability to craft a solid picture. Surprise us John!

I miss John Carpenter, and it's been way too long since we last saw something from the man on the big screen. But maybe that's about to change soon.

According to the folks at Chud, Carpenter is currently developing "The Prince," a script written by Jeremy Passmore and Andre Fabrizio. Passmore described it as "brutal and violent and dark at the end."

Although it's not sure whether the project will actually move forward, here's what else Passmore told Chud about it:

"It's definitley more of a very character based crime movie. I don't know what's going on with it right now, but the premise is that this guy was the most [badass] gangster of all time in Las Vegas, and he's left the life and created this whole new world."

Sounds like quite an interesting project, and definitely something that's different from what we're used to with Carpenter. Find out more about "Prince" here.