William Malone (director)
William Malone (born 1953) is an American
filmmaker who directed several movies such as the 1999 remake House on Haunted Hill, Scared to Death, Creature, and FeardotCom
.
After a brief career in makeup and costumes, he attended UCLA film school and moved on as a director thereafter.
History
Malone was born in
garage band called The Plagues. The band released several 45 rpm singles on their own label Quarantined Records and on Fenton Records
, an independent record label (affiliated with now defunct Great Lakes Studios, in Sparta, MI).
Malone moved to California at age 19 to pursue a career in music. However, after a friend's encouragement, Malone found himself getting involved in film and working a job at
Don Post Studios, doing makeup and costume work.[1]
After attending UCLA film school, Malone soon thereafter directed his first film, Scared to Death. After which he directed television (i.e. Tales from the Crypt) and various films.
Malone is also a well-known collector of
Selected filmography
- Scared to Death (1980)
- Creature (1985)
- Lucky Stiff" (1988)
- Tales From The Crypt – "Only Skin Deep" (1994)
- W.E.I.R.D. World (1995 TV film)
- House on Haunted Hill (1999)
- FeardotCom (2002)
- Masters of Horror – "Fair-Haired Child" (2006)
- Parasomnia (2008)
See also
References
- ^ "William Malone". trickortreatstudios.com. Retrieved 2020-08-15.
- ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2020-08-15.
- ^ "William Malone on FORBIDDEN PLANET". Damn Dirty Geeks. 2017-08-30. Retrieved 2020-08-15.
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