Rebekah McKendry
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Rebekah McKendry | |
|---|---|
| Born | Rebekah McKendry October 10, 1979 |
| Occupation(s) | Director, Producer, Film Journalist, Professor |
| Years active | 2005 - Present |
| Notable work | Tales of Halloween (2015), All the Creatures Were Stirring (2017) |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
Rebekah McKendry (born October 10, 1979) is an American film director, producer, film journalist, and academic. She is best known for her work on Tales of Halloween (2015) and All the Creatures Were Stirring (2017).
Career
[edit]In 2005, McKendry joined the team at Fangoria Entertainment and was heavily involved in project development and production as Director of Marketing. In 2015, she left Fangoria to work for Blumhouse Productions, becoming the Editor-in-Chief of Blumhouse.com.[1][2]
Along with Elric Kane and Rob Galluzzo, McKendry hosted the Killer POV podcast, which ran for 140 episodes on Geeknation.[3] In 2016, the team moved to Blumhouse.com and were joined by Ryan Turek to form the Shock Waves podcast.[4]
McKendry co-directed her first feature film with her husband David Ian McKendry titled All the Creatures Were Stirring (2017) starring Constance Wu, Jonathan Kite, Amanda Fuller, and Brea Grant.[5]
McKendry is currently a professor at USC School of Cinematic Arts.[6]
In 2021, McKendry co-wrote a horror film reboot of the 2000 film Bring It On with writer Dana Schwartz. The film is being produced by SYFY.[7]
Education
[edit]McKendry has a doctorate focused in Media Studies from Virginia Commonwealth University.
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | All the Creatures Were Stirring[8] | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 2019 | Psycho Granny | Yes | No | No |
| 2022 | Glorious | Yes | No | No |
| 2023 | Elevator Game | Yes | No | No |
Executive producer only
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| TBA | The Dead Thing | Elric Kane | Post-production |
Short films
[edit]| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Zombie's Day Out | No | No | Yes | also actress: Co-Worker |
| Feather | No | No | Yes | also choreographer | |
| 2012 | The Dump | Yes | Story | Yes | |
| 2013 | Wednesday the 13th | No | No | Executive | |
| The Barista | Yes | No | Yes | ||
| Scary Mask | No | No | Yes | ||
| Witches Brew | Yes | No | No | ||
| 2014 | Found | Yes | No | Yes | |
| 2015 | Zombies Gone Wild! | No | No | Yes | Documentary short |
| Eli Roth on Your Vice and the Genius of Martino | No | No | Yes | ||
| Exquisite Corpse | Yes | Yes | No | ||
| 2020 | Separation | Yes | Yes | No |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Writer | Producer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Zombies March | No | Executive | TV movie |
| 2012-2013 | Blood and Guts with Scott Ian | No | Yes | |
| 2012 | The Double Life of Deanna Sinclair | Story | No | 1 episode |
| Inside Horror | Yes | No | 1 episode | |
| 2021 | 2021 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards | No | Yes | TV special |
| 2022 | Bring It On: Cheer or Die | Yes | No | TV movie |
Awards and nominations
[edit]| Year | Festival | Award | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Chattanooga Film Festival | Audience Choice Award | All the Creatures Were Stirring | Won |
| Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards | Best Independent Film | Nominated |
References
[edit]- ^ "Jason Blum: Announcing the Launch of Blumhouse.com". Red Seat Ventures. Retrieved 2017-02-07.
- ^ "Blumhouse.com Gets Horror Makeover Online - Dread Central". Dread Central. 2015-10-01. Retrieved 2017-02-07.
- ^ "Bob Odenkirk returns to Nerdist a more experienced man". 2014-11-03. Retrieved 2017-02-07.
- ^ "'Killer POV' lives! The horror podcast team reassembles as 'Shock Waves'". EW.com. 2016-05-02. Retrieved 2017-02-07.
- ^ McNary, Dave (2015-12-15). "Constance Wu, Jonathan Kite to Star in Horror-Comedy 'All the Creatures Were Stirring'". Variety. Retrieved 2017-02-07.
- ^ "USC Cinematic Arts | School of Cinematic Arts Directory Profile".
- ^ Kiefer, Halle (2021-05-16). "Let's See Those (Undead) Spirit Fingers for Syfy's Bring It On: Halloween". Vulture. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
- ^ "Christmas decor turns demonic in 'All the Creatures Were Stirring' movie poster". Entertainment Weekly.