William Malone (born 1947) is an American

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filmmaker who directed several movies such as the 1999 remake ''

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'', '' Scared to Death'', '' Creature'', and ''

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''. After a brief career in makeup and costumes, he attended UCLA film school and moved on as a director thereafter.

History

Malone was born in 1947 in

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where, during high school, he played in a

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-inspired garage band called The Plagues. The band released several 45 rpm singles on their own label Quarantined Records and on

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, 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

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, 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. ''

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'') and various films. Malone is also a well-known collector of ''

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Selected filmography

* '' Scared to Death'' (1980) * '' Creature'' (1985) * '' Freddy's Nightmares'' – "

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" (1988) * ''

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'' – "Only Skin Deep" (1994) * '' W.E.I.R.D. World'' (1995 TV film) * ''

'' (1999) * ''

'' (2002) * '' Masters of Horror'' – "

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" (2006) * '' Parasomnia'' (2008)

References

External links

*
William Malone's official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Malone, William American film directors Horror film directors American male screenwriters 1953 births Living people Artists from Lansing, Michigan Screenwriters from Michigan

History

Selected filmography

See also

References

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