Kevin S. Tenney (born October 16, 1955) is an American film director, producer and screenwriter, best known for directing horror movies such as ''

Witchboard ''Witchboard'' is a 1986 American supernatural horror film written and directed by Kevin S. Tenney, Kevin Tenney in his directorial debut, and starring Tawny Kitaen, Stephen Nichols, and Todd Allen. The plot centers on a college student who b ...

'' (1986), and '' Night of the Demons'' (1988). He also wrote '' Night of the Demons 3'' (1997).

Biography

Tenney was born at the

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, Hawaii, where his father was stationed in the United States Air Force. He was primarily raised in

Fairfield, California Fairfield is a city in and the county seat of Solano County, California, United States, in the North Bay (San Francisco Bay Area), North Bay sub-region of the San Francisco Bay Area. The city has a diversified economy, with government, manufac ...

, where he graduated from Fairfield High School in 1973. He later studied filmmaking at the

University of Southern California The University of Southern California (USC, SC, or Southern Cal) is a Private university, private research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Founded in 1880 by Robert M. Widney, it is the oldest private research university in ...

, but dropped out in his senior year when he began filming his feature debut, ''

'' (1987).

Filmography

Film

Acting roles

References

External links

* 1955 births Living people Film directors from California Film directors from Hawaii American horror film directors People from Fairfield, California University of Southern California alumni Writers from Honolulu Fairfield High School (California) alumni {{US-film-director-1950s-stub