Biografia

11 agosto 1947 · Chicago, Illinois, Stati Uniti

24 marzo 2020 · Los Angeles, California, Stati Uniti (insufficienza multiorgano)

Often cast Jeffrey Combs in his films.

H.P. Lovecraft adaptations (Re-Animator (1985), From Beyond - Terrore dall'ignoto (1986), Castle Freak (1995), Dagon - La mutazione del male (2001) and Dreams in the Witch-House (2005)).

The Lovecraft purists are always very upset with me because I'm always throwing all of this nudity into these movies, and there is no nudity in Lovecraft. But my argument is that there is a tremendous sexuality about Lovecraft, and a fear of sex, taking the reproductive act and turning it into something monstrous. Although he doesn't get explicit with it, he'll refer to it constantly in his stories. And in a movie, you have to use images to show things.

There are always people who think that horror movies are just kind of one half-step away from porno to begin with.

I always say that fine acting is the best special effect. If you have a good actor, they can make you believe anything. My movies have always been about the casts, really.

Horror and sex go hand in hand. I think that the two are life and death.

[on remakes being pointless] I think when the [original] movie was made, the filmmaker had something to say. When a studio goes out and hires some music video director to remake a film, it's largely a commercial enterprise.