Writing
Michael McDowell
- Titles
- 16movies6TV shows
- Career
Active from 1984 to 2016, with a break from 1997 to 2015, busiest in 1985 with 3 main titles.
- Directed
- 1title as director
- Average score
64/100
- Highest rated
Inside the Closet78/100
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 GornickDirectorTales from the Darkside, Stephen King's Golden Tales, George Romero's Golden Tales 2, Attic Suite
- RRichard FriedmanDirectorStephen King's Golden Tales, George Romero's Golden Tales 2, Answer Me
- JJeffrey WolfEditorHalloween Candy, Inside the Closet, Answer Me
Tom SaviniDirectorTales from the Darkside, Halloween Candy, Inside the Closet
Bob BalabanDirectorTales from the Darkside, Stephen King's Golden Tales, George Romero's Golden Tales 2
Franco AmurriWriterTales from the Darkside, Stephen King's Golden Tales, George Romero's Golden Tales 2- AArt MonterastelliWriterStephen King's Golden Tales, George Romero's Golden Tales 2
John HarrisonDirectorTales from the Darkside: The Movie, Tales from the Darkside
George A. RomeroWriterTales from the Darkside: The Movie, Tales from the Darkside- TTheodore GershunyDirectorStephen King's Golden Tales, George Romero's Golden Tales 2
- FFrank De PalmaDirectorStephen King's Golden Tales, George Romero's Golden Tales 2
- PPeter O'KeefeWriterStephen King's Golden Tales, George Romero's Golden Tales 2
Movies and TV shows
152020s
1 title · average score 68
68
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024)
Characters
2010s
2 titles · average score 52
Beetlejuice The Musical. The Musical. The Musical. (2019)
Original Film Writer
52
Cold Moon (2016)
Novel
1990s
6 titles · average score 61
38
Thinner (1996)
Screenplay
85
The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
Adaptation
54
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990)
Screenplay, Writer
1980s
6 titles · average score 77
76
Beetlejuice (1988)
Screenplay, Story
Attic Suite (1986)
Writer
77
Halloween Candy (1985)
Writer
Answer Me (1985)
Teleplay, Story
Bigalow's Last Smoke (1985)
Teleplay
