Alan B. McElroy

Alan B. McElroy is an American screenwriter, producer, and director of film, television, comic books, and video games. He is best known for his collaborations with Todd McFarlane on the Spawn franchise, and for penning horror films such as Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers and Wrong Turn.

Alan B. McElroy
Born
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Screenwriter, television producer
Years active1988-present
OrganizationWriters Guild of America
Known forHalloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
Spawn
Wrong Turn
SpouseKymm McElroy
AwardsNominated for:
Saturn Award for Best Writing

Life and career

McElroy's screenwriting debut was Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers, the fourth entry in the long-running horror franchise. Due to an impending strike by the Writers Guild of America (of which McElroy is a member), McElroy was forced to develop a concept, pitch the story, and send in the final draft in under eleven days.[1] McElroy has mostly written action (Rapid Fire, The Marine, Tekken) and horror films (Wrong Turn, Wheels of Terror, Three).[2] He is also a long-time collaborator of Todd McFarlane and has frequently worked to different capacities on the Spawn franchise, having written the Curse of the Spawn comic series, the 1997 motion picture, and was the co-creator and showrunner of the critically acclaimed animated adaptation. His 2003 film Wrong Turn spawned a franchise, with an additional 5 films being produced, albeit without McElroy's involvement.

Personal life

McElroy is a native of Cleveland, Ohio,[3] but has resided in Los Angeles since the early nineties. His wife Kymm is an artist and homemaker, and he has two daughters (Ashleigh and Mackenzie) and one son (Matthew). McElroy is a Christian, and two of his films (Three, Left Behind: The Movie) are adaptations of religious source material.

Filmography

Film writer

Television

Year Title Writer Producer Notes
1990 21 Jump Street Yes No Episode "Blackout"
Wheels of Terror Yes No TV movie
1997–1999 Todd McFarlane's Spawn Yes No Showrunner, co–executive producer
2015–2017 7 Days Yes No 72 episodes
2016–2017 The Vampire Diaries Yes No Executive story editor
8 episodes
2017 The Night Shift Yes Co-producer 10 episodes
2018 Sacred Lies Yes Yes 10 episodes
2019–2020 Star Trek: Discovery Yes Yes 17 episodes

Video Game

Acting credits

Year Title Role
2006 The Marine Johnny
2010 Tekken Tekken Arena Attendant
2017 6 Days Policeman #3
2008 Raw Wedding guest (1 episode)
2014 Shortland Street Ryan O'Connor (3 episodes)

References
  1. "Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers, Behind the Scenes". HalloweenMovies.com. Trancas International Films. 2001. Archived from the original on September 6, 2012. Retrieved January 14, 2010.
  2. Murphy, Terence Patrick (2015-09-15). From Fairy Tale to Film Screenplay: Working with Plot Genotypes. Springer. ISBN 9781137552037.
  3. "Alan McElroy - Director - Screenwriter | Moviefone". AOL Moviefone. Retrieved 2017-04-09.
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