Gay horror filmmakers' birthdays.December 28, 1888 F.W. Murnau: German director of silent classics Nosferatu and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde July 22, 1889 James Whale: director of Frankenstein, Bride of Frankenstein, and The Invisible Man Invisible Man (Griffin) character made invisible by chemicals. [Br. Lit.: Invisible Man] See : Invisibility August 6, 1938 Paul Bartel Paul Bartel (August 6, 1938 – May 13, 2000) was an American actor, writer and director. Bartel was perhaps most known for his 1982 hit black comedy Eating Raoul, which he wrote, starred in and directed. : writer-director of Eating Raoul Eating Raoul is a 1982 black comedy about a conservative married couple living in Hollywood who take to killing people for their money. It was directed by Paul Bartel and written by Bartel and Richard Blackburn. and Death Race 2000 October 5, 1952 Clive Barker: artist, novelist, and creator of the Hellraiser and Candyman franchises, as well as Nightbreed and Lord of Illusions January 5, 1962 David DeCoteau: director of over 50 horror movies, including Voodoo Academy January 25, 1963 Don Mancini: creator of the Child's Play and Chucky movie series March 14, 1965 Kevin Williamson: created a horror-film renaissance with screenplays for the Scream franchise. Other works include The Faculty, I Know What You Did Last Summer, and Cursed. June 11, 1968 Paul Etheredge-Ouzts: writer-director of the currently-in-release Hellbent, billed as "the first gay slasher slash·er n. One that slashes. adj. Characterized by gory violence: slasher movies. slasher Noun Austral & NZ movie" March 31, 1972 Alejandro Amenabar: Chilean-born writer-director responsible for The Others and Abre los ojos, remade re·made v. Past tense and past participle of remake. in the U.S. as Vanilla Sky |
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