William Malone (born July 21, 1953) is an American
horror filmmaker
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who directed several movies such as the 1999 remake ''
House on Haunted Hill'', ''
Scared to Death'', ''
Creature'', and ''
FeardotCom''. After a brief career in makeup and costumes, he attended UCLA film school and moved on as a director thereafter.
History
Malone was born and raised in
Lansing, Michigan
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He is of Irish and Ukrainian descent; his grandmother immigrated to the United States from Ukraine.
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In high school, he played in a ]Beatles
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-inspired garage band called The Plagues. The band released several 45 rpm singles on their own label Quarantined Records and on Fenton Records, an independent record label (affiliated with now defunct Great Lakes Studios, in Sparta, MI).
Malone moved to California at age 19 to pursue a career in music. However, after a friend's encouragement, Malone found himself getting involved in film and working a job at Don Post Studios, doing makeup and costume work.
After attending UCLA film school, Malone soon thereafter directed his first film, '' Scared to Death''. After which he directed television (i.e. '' Tales from the Crypt'') and various films.
Malone is also a well-known collector of '' Forbidden Planet'' memorabilia
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Selected filmography
* '' Scared to Death'' (1980)
* '' Creature'' (1985)
* '' Freddy's Nightmares'' – " Lucky Stiff" (1988)
* '' Tales From The Crypt'' – "Only Skin Deep" (1994)
* '' W.E.I.R.D. World'' (1995 TV film)
* '' House on Haunted Hill'' (1999)
* '' FeardotCom'' (2002)
* '' Masters of Horror'' – " Fair-Haired Child" (2006)
* '' Parasomnia'' (2008)
See also
*'' Masters of Horror''
References
External links
*
William Malone's official website
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1953 births
American horror film directors
American male screenwriters
American people of Irish descent
American people of Ukrainian descent
Artists from Lansing, Michigan
Film directors from Michigan
Living people
Screenwriters from Michigan