Directing

Paul Bunnell

Born

1963-08-09 (63)

Place of birth

Glendale, California, USA

Known for

Directing

Credits

33 titles

PAUL BUNNELL (Writer, Producer, Director) began his cinematic journey in 1963 when a doctor first slapped him on the rear and the sound of a movie projector came out! An avid film collector since childhood, Paul’s early influences were Alfred Hitchcock, Bob Hope, and Walt Disney. His all-time favorite movie is Brian De Palma’s Phantom of the Paradise. Paul’s “film school years” consisted of him sneaking onto Hollywood sets to see how they were made. He studied master directors like Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, Tim Burton, and even David Lynch, whom he later befriended. Some of the movies Paul wrote, produced, and directed include The Visitant, Final Destination Unknown, That Lit…

Known for

War of the Worlds poster
6.6

Ray Ferrier is a divorced dockworker and less-than-perfect father. Soon after his ex-wife and her new husband drop off his teenage son and young daughter for a rare weekend visit, a strange and powerful lightning storm touches down.

War of the Worlds

2005

No artwork available
2.0

A catatonic serial killer is put under a deep hypnosis in order to free his last victim, and revive him into coming to terms with the sadistic sexual acts he is responsible for. An amnesiac detective searching for a serial killer, finds out he is the prime suspect. Criminal psychiatrists and psychologists watch and listen to the mysteries unfold.

Noirland

2020

Deathrow Gameshow poster
5.6

Chuck Toedan hosts the most controversial show on TV: Live or Die, where deathrow inmates compete against each other for a chance to beat the executioner. However, when he accidentally kills a mob boss of the most feared mafia in the city, a hit man tries to put an end to him and his show once and for all. As a battle of wits and survival ensues, Chuck is forced to engage in the very tactics he uses on his contestants, or die trying.

Deathrow Gameshow

1987

The Electric Man poster
2.6

When Trace McNeil experiences a 12,000 volt shock, his life becomes a psychedelic blur of reality and fantasy in this science fiction drama.

The Electric Man

2022

Shadow of the Dragon poster
4.7

Tony Baker (Jimmy Williams), a Vietnam vet who is now an L.A. detective, is on the trail of the 'Mekong Dragon', assisted by his partner Brian O'Malley (Sandy Palm) and police Captain Washington (Robert Z'Dar).

Shadow of the Dragon

1992

The Deceased Won't Desist! poster
5.7

Beneficiaries gather for the reading of a will. Murders ensue.

The Deceased Won't Desist!

2021

Film credits

2020s · 4 titles

1990s · 3 titles

1980s · 4 titles

Deathrow Gameshow poster
5.6

Chuck Toedan hosts the most controversial show on TV: Live or Die, where deathrow inmates compete against each other for a chance to beat the executioner. However, when he accidentally kills a mob boss of the most feared mafia in the city, a hit man tries to put an end to him and his show once and for all. As a battle of wits and survival ensues, Chuck is forced to engage in the very tactics he uses on his contestants, or die trying.

Deathrow Gameshow

1987

The Visitant poster
7.0

A graveside visit turns out to be a never-ending nightmare for a grieving father. Restless spirits and ghastly visitations materialize in the cemetery as if to warn the man of some impending doom.

The Visitant

1981

Strange Tales poster
NR

Aliens! Junkyard hoes! This highly varied anthology of whacked out stories, some of which have no real dialogue, pretty much all of which will leave you wondering what the hell is going on. Most have really cool music that sets the mood, some genuinely creepy moments and good atmosphere throughout. The first story, "The Visitant", features a man in a cemetery visiting his dead son's grave after he died in a car accident. He is soon tormented by visions of his son, as well as other spirits, including an axe-wielding ghoul! The second story, entitled, "Desire In A Public Dump", starts out with a man in a junkyard fixating on a paper with an attractive woman on it. The picture then disappears, and the woman is suddenly in front of him!

Strange Tales

1986

No artwork available
8.0

An experiment with a new kind of hallucinatory-drug from Africa goes terribly wrong for college student Jim Allen, and horrifically right for Professor Von Dorm. Jim is transported into another dimension as the professor conjures up evil spirits in an attempt to obtain eternal life. The bad guys win as Jim ultimately becomes "obliterated" from reality and is forever locked in a world governed by demons.

Obliteration

1984

Behind the camera

The Ghastly Love of Johnny X poster
6.5

The Ghastly Love of Johnny X is a quirky adventure that defies categorization. It combines elements of science-fiction, film noir, teen angst and even musical comedy to create an entertainment unlike any other. With familiar faces like Reggie Bannister, Paul Williams, and Kevin McCarthy, this independently produced film pays homage to cult films of a bygone era.

The Ghastly Love of Johnny X

2012

The Ghastly Love of Johnny X poster
6.5

The Ghastly Love of Johnny X is a quirky adventure that defies categorization. It combines elements of science-fiction, film noir, teen angst and even musical comedy to create an entertainment unlike any other. With familiar faces like Reggie Bannister, Paul Williams, and Kevin McCarthy, this independently produced film pays homage to cult films of a bygone era.

The Ghastly Love of Johnny X

2012

The Ghastly Love of Johnny X poster
6.5

The Ghastly Love of Johnny X is a quirky adventure that defies categorization. It combines elements of science-fiction, film noir, teen angst and even musical comedy to create an entertainment unlike any other. With familiar faces like Reggie Bannister, Paul Williams, and Kevin McCarthy, this independently produced film pays homage to cult films of a bygone era.

The Ghastly Love of Johnny X

2012

A Blind Bargain poster
NR

Set in 1970, A BLIND BARGAIN reimagines the lost 1922 Lon Chaney silent film of the same name. A desperate young man strikes a dark deal with an unhinged doctor, offering his mother as a subject for the physician's twisted experiments.

A Blind Bargain

2025

A Blind Bargain poster
NR

Set in 1970, A BLIND BARGAIN reimagines the lost 1922 Lon Chaney silent film of the same name. A desperate young man strikes a dark deal with an unhinged doctor, offering his mother as a subject for the physician's twisted experiments.

A Blind Bargain

2025

A Blind Bargain poster
NR

Set in 1970, A BLIND BARGAIN reimagines the lost 1922 Lon Chaney silent film of the same name. A desperate young man strikes a dark deal with an unhinged doctor, offering his mother as a subject for the physician's twisted experiments.

A Blind Bargain

2025

Final Destinations poster
NR

Underneath this nice sleazy-looking box art that has absolutely nothing to do with the films, comes this cool & bizarre little Horror/Thriller anthology thingy called Final Destinations, featuring 4 different macabre tales with "the road" being a general theme, as they all have some driving or vehicles involved in the stories. Playing out like the Twilight Zone or a "Tales From..." with plenty of black humor in the mix, they're all actually pretty interesting and quite well-made considering the small budgets I imagine the filmmakers were working with.

Final Destinations

1990

Final Destinations poster
NR

Underneath this nice sleazy-looking box art that has absolutely nothing to do with the films, comes this cool & bizarre little Horror/Thriller anthology thingy called Final Destinations, featuring 4 different macabre tales with "the road" being a general theme, as they all have some driving or vehicles involved in the stories. Playing out like the Twilight Zone or a "Tales From..." with plenty of black humor in the mix, they're all actually pretty interesting and quite well-made considering the small budgets I imagine the filmmakers were working with.

Final Destinations

1990

Final Destinations poster
NR

Underneath this nice sleazy-looking box art that has absolutely nothing to do with the films, comes this cool & bizarre little Horror/Thriller anthology thingy called Final Destinations, featuring 4 different macabre tales with "the road" being a general theme, as they all have some driving or vehicles involved in the stories. Playing out like the Twilight Zone or a "Tales From..." with plenty of black humor in the mix, they're all actually pretty interesting and quite well-made considering the small budgets I imagine the filmmakers were working with.

Final Destinations

1990

That Little Monster poster
4.1

A young teenage girl is hired by a strange couple to watch their baby for the night. What the babysitter doesn't know is how strange the couple is, and exactly what kind of baby she is watching over.

That Little Monster

1994

That Little Monster poster
4.1

A young teenage girl is hired by a strange couple to watch their baby for the night. What the babysitter doesn't know is how strange the couple is, and exactly what kind of baby she is watching over.

That Little Monster

1994

Terrifying Tales poster
4.2

Three tales of horror. The first deals with a woman with a dark secret that is on the run from NASA. The second is about a murderer who has escaped from Hell and is pursued by demonic forces that are intent on taking him back. The final story is about a man who is slowly going mad and is caught up in a police investigation.

Terrifying Tales

1989

The Visitant poster
7.0

A graveside visit turns out to be a never-ending nightmare for a grieving father. Restless spirits and ghastly visitations materialize in the cemetery as if to warn the man of some impending doom.

The Visitant

1981

The Visitant poster
7.0

A graveside visit turns out to be a never-ending nightmare for a grieving father. Restless spirits and ghastly visitations materialize in the cemetery as if to warn the man of some impending doom.

The Visitant

1981

Strange Tales poster
NR

Aliens! Junkyard hoes! This highly varied anthology of whacked out stories, some of which have no real dialogue, pretty much all of which will leave you wondering what the hell is going on. Most have really cool music that sets the mood, some genuinely creepy moments and good atmosphere throughout. The first story, "The Visitant", features a man in a cemetery visiting his dead son's grave after he died in a car accident. He is soon tormented by visions of his son, as well as other spirits, including an axe-wielding ghoul! The second story, entitled, "Desire In A Public Dump", starts out with a man in a junkyard fixating on a paper with an attractive woman on it. The picture then disappears, and the woman is suddenly in front of him!

Strange Tales

1986

Strange Tales poster
NR

Aliens! Junkyard hoes! This highly varied anthology of whacked out stories, some of which have no real dialogue, pretty much all of which will leave you wondering what the hell is going on. Most have really cool music that sets the mood, some genuinely creepy moments and good atmosphere throughout. The first story, "The Visitant", features a man in a cemetery visiting his dead son's grave after he died in a car accident. He is soon tormented by visions of his son, as well as other spirits, including an axe-wielding ghoul! The second story, entitled, "Desire In A Public Dump", starts out with a man in a junkyard fixating on a paper with an attractive woman on it. The picture then disappears, and the woman is suddenly in front of him!

Strange Tales

1986

No artwork available
8.0

An experiment with a new kind of hallucinatory-drug from Africa goes terribly wrong for college student Jim Allen, and horrifically right for Professor Von Dorm. Jim is transported into another dimension as the professor conjures up evil spirits in an attempt to obtain eternal life. The bad guys win as Jim ultimately becomes "obliterated" from reality and is forever locked in a world governed by demons.

Obliteration

1984

No artwork available
8.0

An experiment with a new kind of hallucinatory-drug from Africa goes terribly wrong for college student Jim Allen, and horrifically right for Professor Von Dorm. Jim is transported into another dimension as the professor conjures up evil spirits in an attempt to obtain eternal life. The bad guys win as Jim ultimately becomes "obliterated" from reality and is forever locked in a world governed by demons.

Obliteration

1984