Neal Marshall Stevens is an American

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, author, teacher and

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, best known for writing several Hollywood horror films such as ''

Thirteen Ghosts ''Thirteen Ghosts'' (also known as ''13 Ghosts'' and stylized as ''THIR13EN Ghosts'') is a 2001 supernatural horror film directed by Steve Beck in his directorial debut. A remake of the 1960 film '' 13 Ghosts'' by William Castle, the film stars ...

''.

Education

Stevens studied at NYU’s Graduate School of Film and Television.

Career

He began his career on Laurel Entertainment’s series, ''

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'' which aired from 1988 to 1991. He went on to work as Laurel’s Senior Story editor on other projects, including ''The Vernon Johns Story'', ''Precious Victims'' and Stephen King’s ''

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''. He wrote ''Thirteen Ghosts'', a 2001 remake of the 1960 film ''

13 Ghosts ''13 Ghosts'' is a 1960 American supernatural horror film produced and directed by William Castle, written by Robb White and starring Rosemary DeCamp, Margaret Hamilton, Charles Herbert, Martin Milner, Jo Morrow, John van Dreelen, and D ...

'' by

William Castle William Castle (born William Schloss Jr.; April 24, 1914 – May 31, 1977) was an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. He is known for the horror film, horror and thriller film, thriller B movie, B-movies he directed durin ...

, for

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. In the US, the film opened ranking 2nd, making $15,165,355. His original screenplay, ''Deader'' was bought by to Dimension Pictures, and subsequently produced as '' Hellraiser: Deader'', a 2005 sequel in the long-running horror franchise created by

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. Into the late 2000s and 2010s, much of Stevens' output would veer towards direct-to-video releases. He would write '' Puppet Master: Axis Termination'', the twelfth film in the titular series for Full Moon Pictures, and the later sequel ''Blade: The Iron Cross'' in 2020. In 2012, Stevens wrote the comic ''Havoc Brigade''. In 2022, Stevens published a

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manual, ''A Sense of Dread: Getting Under the Skin of Horror Screenwriting''. The book draws from his extensive film experience and analyzes concepts of fear and how they can be applied in cinema. He also teaches screenwriting at Maharashi International University

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