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
OccupationScreenwriter, television producer
Years active1988-present
OrganizationWriters Guild of America
Known forHalloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
Spawn
Wrong Turn
Spouse(s)Kymm 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
Year Title Writer Producer Actor Notes
1988 Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers Yes No No
1990 21 Jump Street Yes No No 1 episode
Wheels of Terror Yes No No Television film
1992 Rapid Fire Yes No No
1993 Ground Zero: Texas Yes No No Video game
1997 Todd McFarlane's Spawn Yes Co-executive No Co-creator
6 episodes
Spawn Yes No No
2000 Left Behind: The Movie Yes No No
2002 Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever Yes No No
2003 Wrong Turn Yes No No
2006 The Marine Yes No Yes Role: Johnny
Three Yes No No
2008 Raw No No Yes Role: Wedding guest
1 episode
2010 Tekken Yes No Yes Role: Tekken Arena Attendant
2014 Shortland Street No No Yes Role: Ryan O'Connor
3 episodes
2015–2017 7 Days Yes No No 72 episodes
2015 The Marine 4: Moving Target Yes No No
The Perfect Guy Yes No No
The Condemned 2 Yes No No
2016–2017 The Vampire Diaries Yes No No Executive story editor
8 episodes
2017 The Night Shift Yes Co-producer No 10 episodes
6 Days No No Yes Role: Policeman #3
2018 Sacred Lies Yes Yes No 10 episodes
2019 Fractured Yes No No
2019–2020 Star Trek: Discovery Yes Yes No 17 episodes
2021 Wrong Turn Yes No No

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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