John Harrison
John Harrison began his career directing rock videos and working as 1st Asst. Director for famed horror director,George A. Romero (Night of the Living Dead (1968)/Creepshow (1982)). Harrison wrote and directed multiple episodes of Romero's classic TV series,Tales from the Darkside (1983)m], before helming Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990), for Paramount Pictures, which won Harrison the Grand Prix du Festival at Avoriaz, France. Harrison co-wrote the animated feature,Dinosaur (2000), for Disney. He also wrote the adaptation of Clive Barker's fantasy novels, "Abarat", also for Disney. In the Fall of '06, Harrison reunited with mentor George Romero to produce Romero's film, Diary of the Dead (2007). His action suspense thriller, Blank Slate (2008), for producer Dean Devlin, which Harrison wrote and directed, aired as a twenty-episode micro-series on TNT in the Fall of 2008. Clive Barker's Book of Blood (2009), which he wrote and directed, was released in the Fall 2009. His 6-hour miniseries adaptation of Frank Herbert's monumental bestseller, Dune (2000), which he directed, was an Emmy Award-winning success in the U.S., then internationally, both in its broadcast premieres and subsequently in home video. Harrison's Children of Dune (2003), another 6-hour miniseries encompassing the next two novels of Frank Herbert's mythic adventure series which he wrote and co-produced, was also an Emmy winner for the Sci-Fi Channel.
The World’s End: The Legacy of 'Day of the Dead'
(Self)
King on Screen
(Self)
Effects
(Lacey Bickel)
After Effects: Memories of Pittsburgh Filmmaking
(Self)
Just Desserts: The Making of 'Creepshow'
(Self)
Knightriders
(Pellinore)
Blank Slate
(Thomas Hale)
Tales Behind The Darkside: The Making Of Four Ghoulish Fables
(Himself)
Dawn of the Dead
(Screwdriver Zombie)
Jack's Back
(Chooch)
Simon & Simon
The Late Show
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
(Director)
Day of the Dead
(Music)
Supernova
(Director)
Book of Blood
(Director)
Scary Tales: Night Elevator
(Director)
Scary Tales: Night Elevator
(Teleplay)
Painkiller Jane
(Writer)
The Assassination File
(Director)
Diary of the Dead
(Executive Producer)
Memories of Murder
(Screenplay)
Dune
(Executive Producer)
Creepshow
(Original Music Composer)
Dinosaur
(Story)
Blank Slate
(Director)
Blank Slate
(Writer)
Donor Unknown
(Director)
Dinosaur
(Screenplay)
Ubu
(Director)
Dune: Part Two
(Executive Producer)
Dune: Part Three
(Executive Producer)
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
(Original Music Composer)
Effects
(Producer)
Night Rose: Akhbar's Daughter
(Director)
Night Rose: Akhbar's Daughter
(Writer)
Ubu
(Director)
Donor Unknown
(Teleplay)
Tales from the Darkside
(Director)
Tales from the Darkside
(Writer)
Residue
(Writer)
Effects
(Music)
Upstairs, Downstairs
(Writer)
Monsters
(Writer)
Kindred: The Embraced
(Director)
Leverage
(Director)
Mental
(Director)
Tales from the Darkside
(Writer)
Tales from the Darkside
(Director)
Nightmare Cafe
(Director)
Earth 2
(Writer)
Earth 2
(Director)
Tales from the Crypt
(Director)
Profiler
(Director)
Frank Herbert's Dune
(Director)
Frank Herbert's Dune
(Producer)
Frank Herbert's Children of Dune
(Writer)
Residue
(Executive Producer)
Frank Herbert's Dune
(Writer)
Creepshow
(Director)
Creepshow
(Story)
Creepshow
(Teleplay)
The Librarians
(Director)
Tales from the Darkside
(Story)
Supernova
(Director)
Creepshow
(Writer)
Tales from the Crypt
(Screenplay)
Frank Herbert's Children of Dune
(Creator)
Residue
(Creator)
Frank Herbert's Dune
(Creator)