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"The Outer Limits" (1995): Season 3: Episode 17 -- The residents of a suburban neighborhood have their lives turned upside down when a four block section of their subdivision is ripped from the earth by a mysterious force and transported to a distant planet.

"The Outer Limits" (1963): Season 1: Episode 9 -- Invaders enter a geologist's body and force him to seek the man who knows their secret.

"The Outer Limits" (1963): Season 1: Episode 1 -- A power surge transports an alien to a shed belonging to a radio operator it had contacted.

"The Outer Limits" (1963): Season 1: Episode 31 -- The Army suspects the defection of an agent (Robert Duvall) sent to infiltrate the crew of a crippled alien ship.

"The Outer Limits" (1963): Season 1: Episode 27 -- A man (Nick Adams) and woman (Nancy Malone) battle an alien duo on a distant world to decide the fate of Earth.

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Date of Birth:

5 May 1922, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA more

Date of Death:

25 August 2006, Thousand Oaks, California, USA more

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Creative horror screenwriter Joseph Stefano has been writing scripts since... more

Trivia:

When he first read the novel "Psycho," he felt the story was weak in that... more

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Down 6% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.

Awards:

2 wins & 2 nominations more

NewsDesk:
(5 articles)

Happy Halloween! See the Top 13 Scary Flicks of All Time! Boo!
(From Manny the Movie Guy. 30 October 2009, 8:16 PM, PDT)
New Trailer Released for 'Psycho' Doc
(From CinemaSpy. 14 May 2009, 5:11 PM, PDT)

Filmography

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			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Psycho (1998)	(screenplay)	1998	$32.9M	4.6 (18,265)

2.	"The Outer Limits" (1995)	(1 episode, 1997)	1997	-	7.9 (2,122)
	AKAs: The New Outer Limits (USA: promotional title) 1 TV episode: Feasibility Study (1997) (writer)
3.	Two Bits (1995)	(written by)	1995	-	6.2 (1,360)
	AKAs: A Day to Remember
4.	"Swamp Thing" (1990)	(5 episodes, 1990-1991)	1991	-	5.9 (114)
	5 TV episodes: The Emerald Heart (1991) (writer) The Shipment (1990) (story) Falco (1990) (writer) The Death of Dr. Arcane (1990) (writer) The Living Image (1990) (writer)
5.	Psycho IV: The Beginning (1990) (TV)	(written by)	1990	-	5.0 (2,078)

6.	"Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987)	(1 episode, 1988)	1988	-	8.8 (11,334)
	AKAs: Star Trek: TNG (USA: promotional abbreviation) 1 TV episode: Skin of Evil (1988) (story) (teleplay)
7.	Blackout (1988)	(writer)	1988	-	6.1 (51)
	AKAs: Dark Secrets (Australia: video title) The Attic (USA: video title)
8.	The Kindred (1987)	(written by)	1987	-	4.9 (416)

9.	Snowbeast (1977) (TV)	(written by)	1977	-	4.1 (455)

10.	Aloha Means Goodbye (1974) (TV)	(writer)	1974	-	5.9 (26)

11.	Live Again, Die Again (1974) (TV)	(writer)	1974	-	5.9 (28)

12.	The Magician (1973) (TV)	(story)	1973	-	6.9 (66)

13.	Home for the Holidays (1972) (TV)	(writer)	1972	-	6.5 (142)
	AKAs: Deadly Desires
14.	A Death of Innocence (1971) (TV)	(writer)	1971	-	6.8 (10)

15.	Revenge (1971) (TV)	(writer)	1971	-	7.7 (21)
	AKAs: There Once Was a Woman
16.	"Marcus Welby, M.D." (1969)	(1 episode, 1971)	1971	-	7.4 (189)
	AKAs: Robert Young, Family Doctor 1 TV episode: False Spring (1971) (writer)
17.	Futz! (1969)	(writer)	1969	-	2.8 (26)

18.	Eye of the Cat (1969)	(writer)	1969	-	5.9 (174)
	AKAs: Wylie (USA: alternative title)
19.	"The Outer Limits" (1963)	(12 episodes, 1963-1964)	1964	-	8.4 (840)
	12 TV episodes: The Forms of Things Unknown (1964) (written by) The Chameleon (1964) (story) A Feasibility Study (1964) (written by) Fun and Games (1964) (teleplay) Moonstone (1964) (story) 7 episodes not shown.
20.	The Unknown (1964) (TV)	(writer)	1964	-	6.2 (22)

21.	The Ghost of Sierra de Cobre (1964) (TV)	(writer)	1964	-	4.9 (22)
	AKAs: The Haunted (USA: alternative title)
22.	"Mr. Novak" (1963)	(1 episode, 1963)	1963	-	6.5 (29)
	1 TV episode: First Year, First Day (1963) (writer)
23.	"Saints and Sinners" (1962)	(1 episode, 1962)	1962	-	6.7 (10)
	1 TV episode: Source of Information (1962) (written by)
24.	The Naked Edge (1961)	(writer)	1961	-	6.4 (234)

25.	Psycho (1960)	(screenplay)	1960	-	8.7 (128,545)

26.	"Startime" (1959)	(1 episode, 1960)	1960	-	7.2 (29)
	AKAs: Ford Startime Lincoln-Mercury Startime 1 TV episode: The Young Juggler (1960) (adaptation)
27.	"General Electric Theater" (1953)	(1 episode, 1959)	1959	-	8.1 (72)
	AKAs: G.E. Theater (USA: informal short title) G.E. True Theater (USA: new title) 1 TV episode: Hitler's Secret (1959) (writer)
28.	"Playhouse 90" (1956)	(1 episode, 1959)	1959	-	8.5 (67)
	1 TV episode: Made in Japan (1959) (story)
29.	The Black Orchid (1958)	(writer)	1958	-	6.3 (228)

30.	Anna di Brooklyn (1958)	(writer)	1958	-	6.4 (31)
	AKAs: Anna of Brooklyn (UK) Fast and Sexy (USA)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Two Bits (1995)	(executive producer)	1995	-	6.2 (1,360)
	AKAs: A Day to Remember
2.	"Swamp Thing" (1990)	executive producer (unknown episodes)	1990	-	5.9 (114)

3.	Blackout (1988)	(producer)	1988	-	6.1 (51)
	AKAs: Dark Secrets (Australia: video title) The Attic (USA: video title)
4.	"The Outer Limits" (1963)	producer (32 episodes, 1963-1964)	1964	-	8.4 (840)
	32 TV episodes: The Forms of Things Unknown (1964) (producer) The Chameleon (1964) (producer) Production and Decay of Strange Particles (1964) (producer) A Feasibility Study (1964) (producer) The Special One (1964) (producer) 27 episodes not shown.
5.	The Unknown (1964) (TV)	(producer)	1964	-	6.2 (22)

6.	The Ghost of Sierra de Cobre (1964) (TV)	(producer)	1964	-	4.9 (22)
	AKAs: The Haunted (USA: alternative title)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	"The Outer Limits" (1995)	executive consultant (26 episodes, 1995-1999) senior advisor (7 episodes, 2000-2001)	2001	-	7.9 (2,122)
	AKAs: The New Outer Limits (USA: promotional title) 33 TV episodes: Time to Time (2001) (senior advisor) Flower Child (2001) (senior advisor) Patient Zero (2001) (senior advisor) Gettysburg (2000) (senior advisor) Decompression (2000) (senior advisor) 28 episodes not shown.
2.	Psycho IV: The Beginning (1990) (TV)	(executive production consultant)	1990	-	5.0 (2,078)

Director View by NEW				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	The Ghost of Sierra de Cobre (1964) (TV)		1964	-	4.9 (22)
		AKAs: The Haunted (USA: alternative title)

Thanks View by NEW				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	Before the Fact: Suspicious Hitchcock (2004) (V)	(special thanks)	2004	-	6.7 (19)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film (2006)		2006	-	7.2 (950)

2.	Ed Gein: The Ghoul of Plainfield (2004) (V)	Himself	2004	-	7.1 (81)

3.	"Biography" (1987)	Himself (1 episode, 2003)	2003	-	8.0 (266)
	1 TV episode: Janet Leigh (2003) Himself
4.	The Trouble with Marnie (2000) (TV)	Himself	2000	-	7.1 (129)

5.	Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius (1999) (TV)	Himself	1999	-	7.7 (359)
	AKAs: Dial H Hitchcock: The Genius Behind the Showman Dial H for Hitchcock (Canada: English title)
6.	Reputations: Alfred Hitchcock (1999) (TV)	Himself	1999	-	7.7 (35)

7.	'Psycho' Path (1999) (V)	Himself	1999	-	6.6 (58)

8.	"E! True Hollywood Story" (1996)	Himself (1 episode, 1998)	1998	-	-
	1 TV episode: Anthony Perkins (1998) Himself
9.	"A-Z of Horror" (1997)	Himself	1997	-	8.5 (40)
	AKAs: Clive Barker's A-Z of Horror (UK: complete title)
10.	The Making of 'Psycho' (1997) (V)	Himself	1997	-	7.3 (130)

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