Writing
Michael McDowell
- Titles
- 16movies6TV showsmovies and TV shows
- Career
- 19842016
- Directed
- 1titles as director
- Average score
68/100
- Highest rated
Tales from the Crypt79/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 13 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Scare7.1average 2.6
- Uncanny6.3average 2.5
- Fantasy5.6average 1.8
- Dark Humor5.8average 2.9
- Absurdist Humor4.0average 2.0
- Nostalgia5.6average 3.6
- Mystery5.7average 4.1
- Violence5.3average 4.3
Rarely in their work
- Romance1.8, average 3.8
- Class & Capitalism1.3, average 3.3
- Contemporary Realism3.3, average 5.2
- Family Dynamics3.0, average 4.7
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Creature Feature 3
- Dark Fantasy 3
- Anthology Horror 2
- Gothic Horror 2
- Practical Effects 2
- Supernatural 2
- Science Fiction 2
- Supernatural Thriller 2
- Psychological Horror 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- MMichael GornickDirectorStephen King's Golden Tales, Tales from the Darkside, George Romero's Golden Tales 2, Attic Suite
- JJeffrey WolfEditorHalloween Candy, Inside the Closet, Answer Me
Tom SaviniDirectorTales from the Darkside, Halloween Candy, Inside the Closet- RRichard FriedmanDirectorStephen King's Golden Tales, George Romero's Golden Tales 2, Answer Me
Franco AmurriWriterStephen King's Golden Tales, Tales from the Darkside, George Romero's Golden Tales 2
Bob BalabanWriterStephen King's Golden Tales, Tales from the Darkside, George Romero's Golden Tales 2
John HarrisonDirectorTales from the Darkside: The Movie, Tales from the Darkside- AArt MonterastelliWriterStephen King's Golden Tales, George Romero's Golden Tales 2
Jodie FosterDirectorStephen King's Golden Tales, George Romero's Golden Tales 2- PPeter O'KeefeWriterStephen King's Golden Tales, George Romero's Golden Tales 2
- TTheodore GershunyDirectorStephen King's Golden Tales, George Romero's Golden Tales 2
Edithe SwensenWriterStephen King's Golden Tales, George Romero's Golden Tales 2
Movies and TV shows
152020s
1 titles · average score 68
68
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024)
Characters
2010s
2 titles · average score 47
Beetlejuice The Musical. The Musical. The Musical. (2019)
Original Film Writer
47
Cold Moon (2016)
Novel
1990s
5 titles · average score 66
58
Thinner (1996)
Screenplay
78
The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
Adaptation
61
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990)
Screenplay, Writer
1980s
7 titles · average score 75
73
Beetlejuice (1988)
Screenplay, Story
Attic Suite (1986)
Writer
76
Halloween Candy (1985)
Writer
Answer Me (1985)
Teleplay, Story
Bigalow's Last Smoke (1985)
Teleplay
