Neal Marshall Stevens is an American screenwriter, author, teacher and writer, best known for writing several Hollywood horror films such as Thirteen Ghosts.
Neal Marshall Stevens | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Screenwriter, educator |
| Known for | Hellraiser: Deader Thirteen Ghosts |
Education
editStevens studied at NYU’s Graduate School of Film and Television.
Career
editHe began his career on Laurel Entertainment’s series, Monsters which aired from 1988 to 1991.[1] He went on to work as Laurel’s Senior Story editor on other projects, including The Vernon Johns Story, Precious Victims and Stephen King’s The Stand. He wrote Thirteen Ghosts, a 2001 remake of the 1960 film 13 Ghosts by William Castle, for Dark Castle Entertainment.[2] In the US, the film opened ranking 2nd, making $15,165,355.[3] His original screenplay, Deader was bought by to Dimension Pictures, and subsequently produced as Hellraiser: Deader, a 2005 sequel in the long-running horror franchise created by Clive Barker.[4][5]
Into the late 2000s and 2010s, much of Stevens' output would veer towards direct-to-video releases. He would write Puppet Master: Axis Termination, the twelfth film in the titular series for Full Moon Pictures, and the later sequel Blade: The Iron Cross in 2020.
In 2012, Stevens wrote the comic Havoc Brigade.[6] In 2022, Stevens published a screenwriting manual, A Sense of Dread: Getting Under the Skin of Horror Screenwriting.[7][8] The book draws from his extensive film experience and analyzes concepts of fear and how they can be applied in cinema. He also teaches screenwriting at Maharashi International University [9]
References
edit- ^ ""Take it Back to First Principles" Neal Marshall Stevens Talks Horror Screenwriting".
- ^ Donato, Matt (July 1, 2021). "The 'Thir13en Ghosts' Remake Ushered new-School Horror Into a New Millennium [Revenge of the Remakes]". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
- ^ "Thirteen Ghosts". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
- ^ "The Official Clive Barker Website - Hellraiser 7". www.clivebarker.info. Retrieved 2019-03-22.
- ^ Jenkins, Jason (August 6, 2021). "Writer Peter Briggs Opens the Puzzle Box to Discuss His Unmade Sequel Hellraiser: Lament [Phantom Limbs]". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
- ^ Marshall Stevens, Neal (2012). Havoc Brigade. Studio 407. ISBN 978-1935385066.
- ^ "A Sense of Dread: Getting Under the Skin of Horror Screenwriting".
- ^ Marshall Stevens, Neal (2022). A Sense of Dread: Getting Under the Skin of Horror Screenwriting. Michael Wiese Productions. ISBN 978-1615933334.
- ^ "Neal Stevens | Faculty of the David Lynch Graduate School of Cinematic Arts". 22 May 2018.