John Harrison

About

John Harrison began his career directing rock videos and working as 1st Asst. Director for famed horror director,George A. Romero (Night of the Living Dead (1968)/Creepshow (1982)). Harrison wrote and directed multiple episodes of Romero's classic TV series,Tales from the Darkside (1983)m], before helming Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990), for Paramount Pictures, which won Harrison the Grand Prix du Festival at Avoriaz, France. Harrison co-wrote the animated feature,Dinosaur (2000), for Disney. He also wrote the adaptation of Clive Barker's fantasy novels, "Abarat", also for Disney. In the Fall of '06, Harrison reunited with mentor George Romero to produce Romero's film, Diary of the Dead (2007). His action suspense thriller, Blank Slate (2008), for producer Dean Devlin, which Harrison wrote and directed, aired as a twenty-episode micro-series on TNT in the Fall of 2008. Clive...

Known for

Dune: Part ThreeMovie • 2026Dune: Part TwoMovie • 2024Simon & SimonSeries • 1981DuneMovie • 2021Tales from the DarksideSeries • 1984LeverageSeries • 2008Tales from the CryptSeries • 1989ProfilerSeries • 1996The LibrariansSeries • 2014Upstairs, DownstairsSeries • 1971MonstersSeries • 1988CreepshowSeries • 2019DinosaurMovie • 2000Earth 2Series • 1994Dawn of the DeadMovie • 1978Frank Herbert's DuneSeries • 2000Frank Herbert's Children of DuneSeries • 2003Day of the DeadMovie • 1985Kindred: The EmbracedSeries • 1996Diary of the DeadMovie • 2007CreepshowMovie • 1982SuperstitionSeries • 2017Tales from the Darkside: The MovieMovie • 1990ResidueSeries • 2015