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Videos (see all 3 NEW)
Strait-Jacket (1964) -- After a 20 year stay at an asylum for a double murder, a mother returns to her estranged daughter where suspicions arise about her behavior
The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal (1985) -- Five decades of film making are presented via interesting interviews and dynamic movie scenes.
The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal (1985) -- Five decades of film making are presented via interesting interviews and dynamic movie scenes.

Overview

Date of Death:
23 September 1994, Los Angeles, California, USA more
Trivia:
Guest of Honour at "DCON" science-fiction convention (July 8-11, 1971... more
STARmeter: ?
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Awards:
1 win more

Filmography

Writer
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Psycho (1998) (novel) 1998 $32.9M 4.6 (18,263)
- 2. "The Hunger" (1997)   (1 episode, 1998) 1998 - 6.4 (171)
1 TV episode:
- 3. Psycho IV: The Beginning (1990) (TV) (character) 1990 - 5.0 (2,078)
- 4. Tambien la muerte puede morir (1990) (novel) 1990 - -
- 5. "Monsters" (1988)   (3 episodes, 1988-1989) 1989 - 7.1 (289)
3 TV episodes:
- 6. "Tales from the Darkside" (1984)   (3 episodes, 1984-1987) 1987 - 7.7 (1,010)
3 TV episodes:
- 7. "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" (1985)   (1 episode, 1986) 1986 - 6.8 (260)
1 TV episode:
- 8. Psycho II (1983)   (characters created by) 1983 - 6.1 (6,177)
AKAs:
  • Psicosis 2 (USA: Spanish title)
  • Psycose 2 (USA: Spanish title)
- 9. "Darkroom" (1981)   (3 episodes, 1981) 1981 - 6.7 (47)
3 TV episodes:
- 10. "Tales of the Unexpected" (1979)   (1 episode, 1980) 1980 - 7.7 (237)
AKAs:
  • Roald Dahl's Tales of the Unexpected
1 TV episode:
- 11. The Return of Captain Nemo (1978) (TV)   (writer) 1978 - 4.3 (145)
AKAs:
  • The Amazing Captain Nemo (USA: theatrical title)
- 12. Three Dangerous Ladies (1977) (story) (segment "The Mannikin") 1977 - 5.6 (13)
- 13. "Gemini Man" (1976)   (1 episode, 1976) 1976 - 6.2 (55)
1 TV episode:
- 14. The Dead Don't Die (1975) (TV) (writer) 1975 - 4.7 (78)
- 15. "The Manhunter" (1974)   (1 episode, 1974) 1974 - 5.5 (8)
1 TV episode:
- 16. The Cat Creature (1973) (TV) (screenplay) (story) 1973 - 5.9 (76)
- 17. "Ghost Story" (1972)   (1 episode, 1972) 1972 - 7.3 (76)
AKAs:
  • Circle of Fear (USA: new title)
1 TV episode:
- 18. Asylum (1972/I)   (stories "Frozen Fear", "The Weird Tailor", "Lucy Comes to Stay" and "Mannikins of Horror") 1972 - 6.4 (1,311)
AKAs:
  • House of Crazies
- 19. "Night Gallery" (1970)   (1 episode, 1971) 1971 - 8.0 (628)
AKAs:
  • Rod Serling's Night Gallery (USA: alternative title)
1 TV episode:
- 20. The House That Dripped Blood (1971) (written by) 1971 - 6.4 (1,069)
- 21. "Journey to the Unknown" (1968)   (2 episodes, 1968-1969) 1969 - 8.3 (30)
AKAs:
  • Out of the Unknown
2 TV episodes:
- 22. Journey to Midnight (1968) (writer) 1968 - 5.1 (56)
- 23. "Star Trek" (1966)   (3 episodes, 1966-1967) 1967 - 8.6 (8,324)
AKAs:
  • Star Trek: TOS (USA: promotional abbreviation)
  • Star Trek: The Original Series (USA: informal title)
3 TV episodes:
- 24. Torture Garden (1967) (screenplay) (stories) 1967 - 6.1 (475)
- 25. The Deadly Bees (1967) (screenplay) 1967 - 2.7 (781)
- 26. "The Girl from U.N.C.L.E." (1966)   (1 episode, 1967) 1967 - 6.9 (93)
1 TV episode:
- 27. "Run for Your Life" (1965)   (1 episode, 1966) 1966 - 7.8 (67)
1 TV episode:
- 28. "I Spy" (1965)   (1 episode, 1966) 1966 - 7.5 (262)
1 TV episode:
- 29. "Historias para no dormir" (1964)   (1 episode, 1966) 1966 - 8.2 (23)
1 TV episode:
- 30. The Psychopath (1966) (writer) 1966 - 5.9 (95)
- 31. The Skull (1965) (story "The skull of the Marquis de Sade") 1965 - 6.1 (482)
- 32. "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour" (1962)   (7 episodes, 1962-1965) 1965 - 8.6 (319)
7 TV episodes: 2 episodes not shown.
- 33. The Night Walker (1964)   (writer) 1964 - 6.2 (394)
AKAs:
  • The Dream Killer
  • William Castle's The Night Walker (USA: complete title)
- 34. Strait-Jacket (1964) (written by) 1964 - 6.7 (1,194)
- 35. The Plot Thickens (1963) (TV) (mystery script) 1963 - 6.8 (10)
- 36. "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" (1955)   (10 episodes, 1960-1962) 1962 - 8.8 (1,223)
10 TV episodes: 5 episodes not shown.
- 37. The Cabinet of Caligari (1962) (writer) 1962 - 5.4 (259)
- 38. "Thriller" (1960)   (10 episodes, 1960-1962) 1962 - 8.6 (148)
AKAs:
  • Boris Karloff's Thriller
10 TV episodes: 5 episodes not shown.
- 39. "Bus Stop" (1961)   (1 episode, 1962) 1962 - 8.0 (21)
1 TV episode:
- 40. The Couch (1962) (story) 1962 - 5.5 (22)
- 41. "Lock Up" (1959)   (5 episodes, 1960-1961) 1961 - 6.9 (21)
5 TV episodes:
- 42. Psycho (1960) (novel) 1960 - 8.7 (128,505)
Thanks
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Freeway Maniac (1989)   (thanks) 1989 - 3.0 (41)
AKAs:
  • Breakdown
Self
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Battle-Axe: The Making of 'Strait-Jacket' (2002) (V) Himself 2002 - 4.4 (47)
- 2. Fear in the Dark (1991) (TV) Himself 1991 - 6.8 (31)
- 3. Secrets of the Unknown: Jack the Ripper (1989) (V) Himself (Author: Yours Truly, Jack the Ripper/Psycho) 1989 - -
- 4. Hollywood Ghost Stories (1986) (uncredited) Himself 1986 - 6.7 (24)
- 5. The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal (1985) Himself 1985 - 7.4 (65)
- 6. The Horror of It All (1983) (TV) Himself 1983 - 6.0 (24)
- 7. How to Plan a Movie Murder (1964) Himself 1964 - 2.9 (11)
- 1. Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story (2007) Himself
- 2. "A-Z of Horror" (1997) Himself (segment "American Psycho")

Additional Details

Other Works:
Essay, "Two Victorian Gentlemen," Blood of the Innocent (Comic Book), Vol.1, No.1, January 7, 1986, Pgs. 27-30, Warp Graphics more
Publicity Listings:
1 Print Biography | 4 Interviews | 1 Article more
Genres:
Thriller | Horror | Drama | Mystery more

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