Alex McAulay (born January 20, 1977) is an American film director and novelist. McAulay is best known for writing and directing the thriller films ''

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A House on the Bayou ''A House on the Bayou'' is a 2021 American horror film written and directed by Alex McAulay. It stars Paul Schneider, Angela Sarafyan, Jacob Lofland, Lia McHugh, Doug Van Liew, and Lauren Richards. Jason Blum serves as an executive producer ...

''.

Career

McAulay is a former indie rock musician who recorded five albums under the pseudonym Charles Douglas, featuring

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on guitars. McAulay has also written four novels, published by

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. He also wrote and co-produced the film ''

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'' starring

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, which premiered at the

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in 2017. McAulay then directed, wrote and co-produced the thriller film ''

'', starring

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, Fionn Whitehead and

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, which was a selection of the 2020

and premiered at the

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in 2020 and was released by

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and

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in January 2021. McAulay also wrote, directed, and co-executive produced the horror film ''

'', starring Paul Schneider,

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and

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, which was released on November 19, 2021, by

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Filmography

Film

Acting roles

Discography

as Charles Douglas *''Minor Wave: The Teenage Years'' - 1995 *''The Burdens of Genius'' - 1998 *''The Lives of Charles Douglas''- 1999 *''Statecraft'' - 2004 *''The Lives of Charles Douglas: Remastered UK Edition'' - 2010 *''Not Your Kind Of Music'' - (compilation album) - 2012 *''Statecraft: Expanded 2 disc UK 15th Anniversary Reissue'' - 2017

References

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