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Joe Knetter

  • Actor
  • Writer
  • Producer
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Joe Knetter
From a young age, Joe immersed himself in the horror genre, loving the feeling of being scared and creeped out. Lucky for him, the 80's were a powerhouse time for horror films with the advent of the home video market. Joe watched everything he could get his hands on, taking in the craft of proper storytelling. While most kids his age were reading children's books, Joe found solace in Stephen King and Clive Barker. It was a natural progression for him to begin to write as a way to share the emotions he felt with others. His short story, about an airplane crash, garnered him the attention of the school psychologist, who thought his brutal story about death and survival, while well written, was something that needed to be addressed in counseling. What Joe took from it was the feeling of making an impact and affecting people, something he's continued to do throughout his career with films like "Blind", "Pretty Boy", "That's a Wrap", "Space Wars: Quest for the Deepstar", "Garden of Eden", and "Brute 1976". Joe has worked with Paramount Pictures and was one of the writer's picked to finish George Romero's last zombie epic "Twilight of the Dead".
BornMarch 13, 1976
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BornMarch 13, 1976
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    • Awards
      • 9 wins total

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    Andreas Robens, Jed Rowen, Bianca Jade Montalvo, Alex Dundas, Joe Knetter, Sarah French, Robert Felsted Jr., Marcel Walz, Adriane McLean, Adam Bucci, Ben Kaplan, Mark Justice, Bishop Ali Stevens, Gigi Gustin, and Dazelle Yvette in Brute 1976
    Brute 1976
    • Writer
      Garden of Eden (2025)
      Garden of Eden
      • Writer
      • 2025
      Robert Donavan, Monique Parent, Cerina Vincent, Sarah Polednak, Sarah French, Megan Medellin, Adam Bucci, Ben Kaplan, Brandon Patricio, Steve J. Owens, and Gigi Gustin in That's a Wrap (2023)
      That's a Wrap
      4.2
      • Writer
      • 2023
      Space Wars: Quest for the Deepstar (2022)
      Space Wars: Quest for the Deepstar
      4.3
      • Writer
      • 2022

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      Actor



      • Michelle Dion in Volores: All That We Could Need (2023)
        Volores: All That We Could Need
        Music Video
        • 2023
      • Richard Grieco, Sarah French, Jennifer Nangle, and Thomas Haley in Desert Moon (2021)
        Desert Moon
        4.4
        • Austin
        • 2021
      • Felissa Rose, Vernon Wells, Vincent M. Ward, Sarah French, Thomas Haley, Brooklyn Haley, Nicole I. Butler, Tyler Gallant, Sheri Davis, Kevin Caliber, Alexander T. Hwang, Michael Wainwright, and Charles Chudabala in Bearry (2021)
        Bearry
        3.5
        • the Stalker
        • 2021
      • Horrorathon Volume 2 (2020)
        Horrorathon Volume 2
        4.2
        • Axe Wielding Madman (segment "You're Next 3: Pajama Party Massacre")
        • 2020
      • Hanukkah (2019)
        Hanukkah
        3.4
        • Obediah Lazarus
        • 2019
      • Cynthia (2018)
        Cynthia
        4.7
        • Forensic Tech
        • 2018
      • Kane Hodder in Death House (2017)
        Death House
        3.0
        • Rioting Prisoner (uncredited)
        • 2017
      • Twin Peaks: The Return (2017)
        Twin Peaks: The Return
        8.5
        TV Series
        • Casino Biker (uncredited)
        • 2017
      • Bill Paxton and Justin Cornwell in Training Day (2017)
        Training Day
        6.1
        TV Series
        • Prisoner (uncredited)
        • 2017
      • Esprits criminels (2005)
        Esprits criminels
        8.1
        TV Series
        • Prisoner (uncredited)
        • 2017
      • Chainsaw Maidens (2016)
        Chainsaw Maidens
        4.5
        • Varsity Vangaard
        • 2016
      • Monsterland (2016)
        Monsterland
        4.7
        • Corpse
        • 2016
      • Debbie Rochon, John A. Russo, and Sarah French in My Uncle John Is a Zombie! (2016)
        My Uncle John Is a Zombie!
        4.7
        • Beefcake Mcgee
        • 2016
      • Slayer: You Against You (2016)
        Slayer: You Against You
        8.2
        Music Video
        • Gangster
        • 2016
      • Jere Burns, Rashida Jones, Deon Cole, Hayes MacArthur, Andree Vermeulen, and Jagger in Angie Tribeca (2016)
        Angie Tribeca
        7.0
        TV Series
        • Prisoner (uncredited)
        • 2016

      Writer



      • Garden of Eden
        • Writer
        • Post-production
        • 2025
      • Brute 1986
        • Writer
        • Post-production
      • The Caretaker
        • screenplay by
        • Completed
      • Brute 1976
        • Writer
        • Post-production
      • Twilight of the Dead
        • screenplay
        • Pre-production
      • Box Truck
        • written by
        • Pre-production



      • Tito Ortiz and Robert Bronzi in 12 to Midnight (2024)
        12 to Midnight
        3.6
        • screenplay by
        • 2024
      • Robert Donavan, Monique Parent, Cerina Vincent, Sarah Polednak, Sarah French, Megan Medellin, Adam Bucci, Ben Kaplan, Brandon Patricio, Steve J. Owens, and Gigi Gustin in That's a Wrap (2023)
        That's a Wrap
        4.2
        • Writer
        • 2023
      • Space Wars: Quest for the Deepstar (2022)
        Space Wars: Quest for the Deepstar
        4.3
        • Writer
        • story by
        • 2022
      • Christophe Monplaisir in Nutcracker Massacre (2022)
        Nutcracker Massacre
        3.3
        • screenplay
        • 2022
      • Richard Grieco, Sarah French, Jennifer Nangle, and Thomas Haley in Desert Moon (2021)
        Desert Moon
        4.4
        • written by
        • 2021
      • Remote Viewing (2021)
        Remote Viewing
        Short
        • Writer
        • 2021
      • Devanny Pinn, Sarah French, and Heather Grace Hancock in Pretty Boy (2021)
        Pretty Boy
        4.5
        • Writer
        • 2021
      • Horrorathon Volume 2 (2020)
        Horrorathon Volume 2
        4.2
        • Writer (segment "You're Next 3: Pajama Party Massacre")
        • 2020
      • Jed Rowen in Blind (2019)
        Blind
        3.4
        • Writer
        • 2019
      • Monsterpiece Theatre Volume 1 (2011)
        Monsterpiece Theatre Volume 1
        5.3
        • Writer (segments "Moonlighting", "Rottentail")
        • 2011
      • Sarah French in Strip Club Slasher (2010)
        Strip Club Slasher
        2.3
        • screenwriter
        • 2010
      • Cast from Joe Knetter's Christmas Stalking directed by Bobby Ray Akers Jr.
        Night Terrors
        1.7
        • Writer (segment "Christmas Stalking")
        • 2010
      • Terror Overload (2009)
        Terror Overload
        3.5
        • writer
        • 2009
      • Thirsty (2009)
        Thirsty
        6.8
        Short
        • short story
        • 2009
      • You're Next 3: Pajama Party Massacre (2007)
        You're Next 3: Pajama Party Massacre
        5.9
        Short
        • written by
        • 2007

      Producer



      • Garden of Eden
        • producer
        • Post-production
        • 2025
      • Brute 1986
        • producer
        • Post-production
      • Brute 1976
        • producer
        • Post-production



      • Robert Donavan, Monique Parent, Cerina Vincent, Sarah Polednak, Sarah French, Megan Medellin, Adam Bucci, Ben Kaplan, Brandon Patricio, Steve J. Owens, and Gigi Gustin in That's a Wrap (2023)
        That's a Wrap
        4.2
        • producer
        • 2023
      • Space Wars: Quest for the Deepstar (2022)
        Space Wars: Quest for the Deepstar
        4.3
        • producer
        • 2022
      • Horrorathon Volume 2 (2020)
        Horrorathon Volume 2
        4.2
        • producer
        • 2020
      • Cast from Joe Knetter's Christmas Stalking directed by Bobby Ray Akers Jr.
        Night Terrors
        1.7
        • series producer
        • 2010

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      • Height
        • 1.93 m
      • Born
        • March 13, 1976
        • Rochester, Minnesota, USA
      • Spouse
        • Sarah FrenchAugust 13, 2009 - present

      Self-verified on IMDbPro

      • Gender / Gender identity
        • Male
      • Sexual orientation
        • Straight
      • Race / Ethnicity
        • White

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      • Trivia
        Joe got his start in the world of fiction. He has released a novel (Grave Mistake) and multiple short story collections (Room, Twisted Loneliness - intro by Sid Haig, Vile Beauty - intro by Bill Moseley and Diabolical Dissertations of the Damned - intro by Todd Farmer).
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