Alan B. McElroy is an American screenwriter, producer, and

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of film, television, comic books, and video games. He is best known for his collaborations with

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on the ''Spawn'' franchise, and for penning horror films such as '' Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers'' and '' Wrong Turn''.

Life and career

McElroy's screenwriting debut was '' Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers'', the fourth entry in the long-running horror franchise. Due to an impending strike by the

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(of which McElroy is a member), McElroy was forced to develop a concept, pitch the story, and send in the final draft in under eleven days. McElroy has mostly written

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( ''Rapid Fire'', ''

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, Tekken'') and horror films ('' Wrong Turn,'' '' Wheels of Terror,

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''). He is also a long-time collaborator of

and has frequently worked to different capacities on the ''Spawn'' franchise, having written the ''

Curse of the Spawn ''Curse of the Spawn'' is a spin-off of Todd McFarlane's popular ''Spawn'' comic book series. The book introduced other Hellspawns and characters in the " Spawniverse". It was published by Image Comics from September 1996–March 1999 and has been ...

'' comic series, the 1997 motion picture, and was the co-creator and showrunner of the critically acclaimed animated adaptation. His 2003 film '' Wrong Turn'' spawned a franchise, with an additional 5 films being produced, albeit without McElroy's involvement.

Personal life

McElroy is a native of Cleveland, Ohio, but has resided in

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since the early nineties. His wife Kymm is an artist and

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, and he has two daughters (Ashleigh and Mackenzie) and one son (Matthew). McElroy is a Christian, and two of his films (''

, Left Behind: The Movie'') are adaptations of religious source material.

Filmography

Film writer * '' Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers'' (1988) * '' Rapid Fire'' (1992) * ''

Spawn Spawn or spawning may refer to: * Spawn (biology), the eggs and sperm of aquatic animals Arts, entertainment, and media * Spawn (character), a fictional character in the comic series of the same name and in the associated franchise ** '' Spawn: ...

'' (1997) * '' Left Behind: The Movie'' (2000) * '' Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever'' (2002) * '' Wrong Turn'' (2003) * ''

'' (2006) * ''

'' (2006) * '' Tekken'' (2009) * '' The Marine 4: Moving Target'' (2015) * '' The Perfect Guy'' (2015) (Story only) * '' The Condemned 2'' (2015) * '' Fractured'' (2019) * '' Wrong Turn'' (2021) (Also executive producer) Television Video Game * '' Ground Zero: Texas'' (1993) Acting credits

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mcelroy, Alan B. American male screenwriters Television producers from Ohio American comics writers Writers from Cleveland Living people Film directors from Ohio Screenwriters from Ohio 20th-century American screenwriters 21st-century American screenwriters 20th-century American male writers 21st-century American male writers 1960 births