Alan B. McElroy is an American writer of film, television, comic books, and video games. He is best known for his collaborations with

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on the ''Spawn'' franchise, and for penning horror films such as '' Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers'' and '' Wrong Turn''.

Life and career

McElroy's screenwriting debut was '' Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers'', the fourth entry in the long-running horror franchise. Due to an impending strike by the

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(of which McElroy is a member), McElroy was forced to develop a concept, pitch the story, and send in the final draft in under eleven days. McElroy has mostly written

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( ''Rapid Fire'', ''

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'') and

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s ('' Wrong Turn,'' '' Wheels of Terror,

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''). He is also a long-time collaborator of

and has frequently worked to different capacities on the ''Spawn'' franchise, having written the ''

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'' comic series, the 1997 motion picture, and was the co-creator and showrunner of the critically acclaimed animated adaptation. His 2003 film '' Wrong Turn'' spawned a franchise, with an additional 5 films being produced, albeit without McElroy's involvement.

Personal life

McElroy is a native of

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, but has resided in

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since the early nineties. His wife is an artist and homemaker, and he has two daughters and one son (Matthew). McElroy is a Christian, and two of his films (''

, Left Behind: The Movie'') are adaptations of religious source material.

Filmography

Screenwriter credits * '' Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers'' (1988) * '' Rapid Fire'' (1992) * ''

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'' (1997) * '' Left Behind: The Movie'' (2000) * '' Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever'' (2002) * '' Wrong Turn'' (2003) * ''

'' (2006) * ''

'' (2009) * '' The Marine 4: Moving Target'' (2015) * '' The Perfect Guy'' (2015) (Story only) * ''

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'' (2015) * '' Fractured'' (2019) * '' Wrong Turn'' (2021) (Also executive producer) Television Video game * '' Ground Zero: Texas'' (1993) Acting credits

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