Keith Thomas is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, and author. He is best known for directing horror films such as ''
The Vigil'' (2019) and ''
Firestarter'' (2022).
Career
In 2017, he founded the production company Night Platform and began his career by directing, writing, and producing the horror short film ''Arkane''.
In 2019, he directed the supernatural horror feature film ''
The Vigil''. In December 2019, Thomas signed on to direct the
Stephen King
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adaptation ''
Firestarter''. In September 2021, Thomas was hired to direct an episode on the
Netflix
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series ''
Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities''. In February 2022, Thomas directed, wrote, and produced the music video ''I Disappear (When You're Near)'', for
A Place to Bury Strangers' album ''See Through You''.
In May 2022, Thomas stated that there are ongoing discussions to possibly expand ''Firestarter'' into a franchise. By May 2023, he wrote the screenplay for ''
The First Omen'', which serves as a prequel to ''
The Omen
''The Omen'' is a 1976 supernatural horror film directed by Richard Donner and written by David Seltzer. An international co-production of the United Kingdom and the United States, it stars Gregory Peck, Lee Remick, David Warner, Harvey Sp ...
'' (1976).
Thomas also wrote the novels ''The Clarity'', ''Dahlia Black'', and ''The Dunnie''.
Filmography
Short film
Feature film
Television
Music video
Bibliography
* ''The Clarity'' (2018)
* ''Dahlia Black'' (2019)
* ''The Dunnie'' (2022)
Accolades
For his work on ''The First Omen'', he was nominated for "Best Screenplay" at the
Fangoria Chainsaw Awards.
References
External links
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Living people
21st-century American male writers
21st-century American screenwriters
American male screenwriters
American music video directors
American horror film directors
Place of birth missing (living people)
Year of birth missing (living people)