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William Malone (born July 21, 1953) is an American horror filmmaker 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. He is of Irish and Ukrainian descent; his grandmother immigrated to the United States from Ukraine.
In high school, he played in a Beatles-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.
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 at IMDb
William Malone's official website
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