Edward Lucky McKee (born November 1, 1975) is an American director, writer, and actor, largely known for the 2002

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''. He is best known for his work in horror films.

Life and career

McKee was born in Jenny Lind, California. He has directed " Sick Girl", the 10th episode of the first season of the popular Showtime TV series '' Masters of Horror''. He directed the film '' The Woods'', which was released on

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October 3, 2006. Lucky McKee also co-directed the hard-to-find horror film '' All Cheerleaders Die'', which is not currently in print. McKee optioned Jack Ketchum's novel ''The Lost'' and produced the film adaptation directed by Chris Sivertson. McKee also adapted Ketchum's ''Red'', and co-directed the film, which premiered out of competition at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. Shooting was halted when ''Red'' was almost completed, with McKee as director, in December, 2006. Shooting resumed in Maryland following a hiatus of more than six months, with a different director, Norwegian Trygve Allister Diesen. No explanation has been offered for the shared directing credit. In 2013, a remake of ''All Cheerleaders Die'' was written and directed by McKee and Chris Sivertson. He also directed and wrote the segment "Ding Dong" of the

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'' Tales of Halloween''.

Filmography

As director (feature-length)

* '' All Cheerleaders Die'' (2001, co-directed with Chris Sivertson) * ''

'' (2002) * '' The Woods'' (2006) * '' Red'' (2008, directed part of the film before being removed and replaced with Trygve Allister Diesen) * '' The Woman'' (2011) * '' All Cheerleaders Die'' (2013, co-directed with Chris Sivertson, remake of the 2001 film) * '' Blood Money'' (2017) * '' Kindred Spirits'' (2019) * '' Old Man'' (2022)

As director (short form)

* " Sick Girl" (2006, episode of the

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'' Masters of Horror'') * " Blue Like You" (2008,

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) * "Ding Dong" (2015, segment of the

'' Tales of Halloween'') * "I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)", a music video for AJ Lambert (2021) * " Time of the Monkey" (2023, episode of the

'' Poker Face'') * " The Taste of Human Blood" (2025, episode of the

'' Poker Face'')

As an actor

* '' Evil Demon Golfball from Hell!!!'' (1996, short film by

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) as Woodsy * ''

'' (2002) as Guy Making Out in Elevator * '' The Big, Weird Normal'' (2002) as Weegee and Bean * '' Hollywould'' (2003) as Friend * '' Roman'' (2006, also writer) as Roman * '' Blue Like You'' (2008) as Patrick

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:McKee, Lucky American male screenwriters American male film actors American horror film directors 1975 births Living people People from Calaveras County, California Film directors from California Screenwriters from California