William Malone (director)

William Malone is an American horror filmmaker who directed such films as the 1999 remake of House on Haunted Hill, Scared to Death and FeardotCom.

History

Malone was born in 1953 in Lansing, Michigan where 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, a Grand Rapids, Michigan independent record label.

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.

In 1978, Malone designed the now legendary Michael Myers mask for the Halloween movie.^{[citation needed]}

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 considered the world's foremost collector of Forbidden Planet memorabilia.^{[citation needed]}

Selected filmography

• Scared to Death (1981)
• Creature (1985)
• Lucky Stiff (1988)
• Tales From The Crypt: Only Skin Deep (1994)
• House on Haunted Hill (1999)
• FeardotCom (2002)
• Masters of Horror - "Fair-Haired Child" (2006)
• Parasomnia (2008)
• Phoenix Dust (2009)

See also

• Masters of Horror

External links

• William Malone at the Internet Movie Database
• William Malone's official website
• The official website of Bill's latest movie "Parasomnia"